Brinsworth Academy (formerly Brinsworth Comprehensive School) is a
mixed secondary school
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and
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
located in
Brinsworth
Brinsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated close to the River Rother between Rotherham (to the north-east) and Sheffield (to the south-west). At the time of the ...
,
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
, England.
History
As Brinsworth Comprehensive School it was previously awarded specialist
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics. Schools that suc ...
status. The school became an academy in October 2010. It changed its name from Brinsworth Comprehensive School to Brinsworth Academy on 1 September 2015.
Ofsted inspections
Since the commencement of
Ofsted
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inspections in September 1993, the school has undergone six inspections:
Headteachers
* Mr Richard Fone, 2008–December 2015
* Mr Barsby and Mr Riches (co-headteachers), January 2016–present
Notable pupils
*
Howard Webb
Howard Melton Webb MBE (born 14 July 1971) is an English former professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League from 2003 to 2014, as well as for FIFA as a FIFA international referee from 2005 to 2014.
Webb is co ...
, football referee who officiated the
2010 FIFA World Cup Final
References
External links
Brinsworth Academy"Brinsworth Comprehensive School" Department for Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for child protection, child services, education (compulsory, further and higher education), apprenticeships and wider skills in England.
A Department ...
report.
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Secondary schools in Rotherham
Academies in Rotherham