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Aldridge School

Field	Value
name	Aldridge School
type	Academy
address	Tynings Lane
city	Aldridge
county	West Midlands
country	England
postcode	WS9 0BG
local_authority	Walsall
ofsted	yes
urn	137974
gender	Coeducational
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
headmaster	Barry Worth
enrollment	1559
coordinates
website	http://www.aldridge.walsall.sch.uk/

Aldridge School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Aldridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. The school was recognised as a Science College. The current head is Mr. Worth.

History

The school was formed in 1975 by the merger of Aldridge Grammar School with Tynings County Secondary Modern School. The schools were based in adjacent buildings on the same campus.

Aldridge Grammar School opened in September 1959 and was an 11-18 selective school. It was originally named Aldridge Grammar-Technical School. The original Headmaster was Eric Ioan Emlyn Whitman, BSc (1909-1990) who had previously played first class cricket for Glamorgan. He served for 15 years until his retirement in July 1974

In September 2003, Aldridge School became a Science College. Since then, it has invested in science equipment for each subject, as well as a biology block. The school has 15 laboratories with prep rooms and technical support.

The school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2017 and it was rated Good.

House system

When a pupil joins the school, they are placed in a tutor group which is assigned to one of the four houses - Barr, Daniels, Linley and Scott - each of which houses around 360 pupils.

Music Scholarship

Prospective students can apply for admission through a music scholarship. The school has a large music department with over 50 pupils studying music at A-level.

Notable former pupils

Aldridge Grammar School

Air Chief Marshal Stuart William Peach, Baron Peach, KG, GBE, KCB, DL, Chief of the Defence Staff (2016–2018)

Aldridge School

Ellie Simmonds, swimmer
Jorja Smith, singer-songwriter
Tom Davies, YouTuber
Lee Sinnott, footballer
Richard Sinnott, actor
Richard Taundry, footballer
Rachel Unitt, footballer
Martyn Bennett, footballer
Jamie Pardington, footballer

References

[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4725/4725.html Cricket Archive, player profile]
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(2017). "Aldridge School - A Science College". Ofsted.
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"Post 16 Prospectus 2019 - 2021".

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