The Dukeries Academy
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Location |
Whinney Lane New Ollerton Nottinghamshire England Coordinates: 53°12′33″N 1°00′01″W / 53.2093°N 1.0004°W |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| DfE URN | 139062 Tables |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Website | The Dukeries Academy |
The Dukeries Academy (formerly The Dukeries Comprehensive School and then The Dukeries College and Complex) is a secondary school, community college and leisure centre situated in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. It offers education for students aged 11–19 and is a specialist technology college. Adult education and Whitewater also offer a range of level 2 and 3 courses, including GCSEs and BTECs. Opened in September 1964 as, with Kirkby in Ashfiled Comprehensive School, the first Nottinghamshire County Comprehensives - Fairham Comprehensive School in Nottingham had preceded them, then the School immediately proved to be a high quality "Community Provision" at a time when the village and neighbouring Edwinstowe and Bilsthorpe - who provided young people as pupils at the school - were thriving mining communities. The School/College/Academy therefore celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014. The Dukeries has been visited by Ed Balls,[1] Sebastian Coe[2] and Gordon Brown.[3] Balls described it as "a school of the 21st century". The school received a "satisfactory" grade after an OFSTED inspection.[4]
The school became an academy on 1 January 2013, and was renamed The Dukeries Academy.
The Dukeries offers a swimming pool, a gym, a theatre, horse riding, old peoples centre, on-site counselling, a construction block, an astro-turf pitch, a youth club and a fire service training centre.
In 2009, The Dukeries was included in controversial plans to cut funding. Nottinghamshire County Council proposed to cut £380,000 of the schools budget to save money.[5] There is a current campaign underway to stop these cuts from happening.
References
- ↑ "Government minister opens £1.6m Dukeries centre". Johnston Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ Archived September 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Video Gordon Brown on MP expenses at Ollerton's Dukeries College van Mansfield - Myspace Video". Vids.myspace.com. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ↑ "Find an inspection report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ↑ Published on Thursday 19 November 2009 17:25 (2009-11-19). "Dukeries chiefs slam county council cuts - Local - Mansfield and Ashfield Chad". Chad.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-02.