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King Ecgbert School

Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Summary

Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Field	Value
name	King Ecgbert School
coordinates
type	Academy
opened	1969
head	Paul Haigh
head_label	Headteacher
address	Totley Brook Road
city	Sheffield
county	South Yorkshire
country	England
postcode	S17 3QU
ofsted	yes
urn	138841
gender	Mixed
enrolment	1,350 (as of 2020)
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
website

King Ecgbert School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status (age range 11–18) in the village of Dore in the south-west of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The headteacher (from January 2017) is Paul Haigh . The school is named in honour of King Egbert of Wessex, who became recognised as overlord of England at Dore in 829.

Originally opened in 1957 on Furniss Avenue as a girls-only secondary technical school, King Ecgbert eventually became comprehensive in 1969 when it amalgamated with Abbeydale Secondary School and Greystones Secondary when they were closed down. About half its intake comes from local primary schools in Dore and Totley (for example Dore Primary School, Totley All Saints and Totley Primary) and much of the remainder from the Sheaf valley, running from Dore and Totley to the city centre.

The School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019, and threw a party to celebrate the occasion along with former students being invited back to the school.

Features

After two years under construction, a new three-storey building was opened to students in Easter 2005. Previously the school had been split between two sites, 'Mercia' and 'Wessex'. This building has space for Year 7 - 11 students, Sixth Form students, a drama studio and an astroturf with an indoor sports hall, known as the “Jessica-Ennis Sports Hall”. In March 2024, the school opened its brand-new Sixth Form building, opened by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield.

The school was given good grades in an Ofsted report, rising from 'good' to 'outstanding' in May 2013. The school used to be a Specialist Technology College, until it became an academy in 2012.

In 2013, the school's Sports Hall was renamed to the 'Jessica Ennis Sports Hall', after its Alumna, the Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis DBE

Jessica Ennis]] Sports Hall in the snow (2017)

The old 'Mercia' School site was demolished in 2005, and construction of a housing estate was completed on the site in 2019, but the school still uses the playing field which was left intact adjacent to the school's original position.

The original 1957 school building before its [[demolition]] (1996)

Notable alumni

Matthew Beard, actor
Jessica Ennis, athlete
Gina Higginbottom, academic and nurse
Paul "Silky" Jones, Boxer
Joe Root, cricketer
Jon Shaw, footballer
Tom Wrigglesworth, comedian and broadcaster
Billy Root, brother of former England test captain Joe Root.
Lem Knights, West End performer, The Voice UK contestant.

References

(26 June 2019). "Sheffield school reaches out to alumni to help celebrate 50th anniversary".
Davison, Jo. (17 October 2007). "Jessica Ennis: golden girl with the world at her feet". Johnston Press Digital Publishing.
Squires, Neil. (10 July 2013). "Exclusive: England's Joe Root in the words of those who helped him to the top". [[Daily Express]].
Sheffield, University of. "Professor Gina Awoko Higginbottom MBE - Wall of BAME - Race equality - Inclusion at Sheffield - The University of Sheffield".
Macpherson, Will. (4 February 2021). "Joe Root's enduring enthusiasm a shining example as England skipper reaches 100th Test against mighty India". [[Evening Standard]].

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