Maltby Academy is an

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in the former

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of Maltby in

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, England.

Admissions

The school has a sixth form. The school is below capacity in its numbers. It is situated on Braithwell Road (B6376) close to the junction with the A631. It gained academy status in January 2010. A £10.9 million In 2014, the Capital Build Programme completed, with new buildings put in place, some demolished and also refurbishments to other buildings. However, the Clock tower is still standing. In 2022, the

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gained £4.5 million in the government's Levelling Up Fund to redevelop the old Maltby Grammar School building, after it has been left derelict since 2014.

History

The co-educational Maltby Grammar School was established in 1931, being built on the site of Rolleston Hall on Rotherham Road (A631). It was officially opened on (Saturday) 16 April 1932 by Sir Percy Jackson, the Chairman of the West Riding Education Committee. The school

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was 'Per Laborem Ad Honorem'. The Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School was on Braithwell Road and merged with the grammar school when it became a comprehensive in 1967.

Comprehensive

Buildings were added in the 1960s to prepare the school to become a comprehensive. It became Maltby Comprehensive School, being officially opened on 7 October 1967 by

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, the Master of

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and Vice-Chancellor of the

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. This was an incremental change to becoming a comprehensive, with the school becoming fully comprehensive by 1974 once all former grammar school intakes had left. In October 2007, Michael Swann, a science teacher at the school, was arrested and cautioned by police for possession of crack cocaine. The

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subsequently found Swann guilty of unacceptable professional conduct in April 2009, but allowed him to continue teaching. Swann was only the second teacher ever to escape a disciplinary order after a drugs offence – a decision criticised by both the

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and drugs charity

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. The school's headteacher, David Sutton, called Swann an 'excellent role model' and continued to employ him.

December 1998 fire

In July 2000, four 17 year olds were each sentenced to six years youth custody for arson - Paul Smith, Paul Walters, Michael Watson and Lee Morris. The fire had been started in the school library.

Academy

Due to several years of underperformance, the school was converted to a sponsored academy in January 2010. It was initially sponsored by U-Explore, an educational technology firm, but the company's involvement ended in 2014 when the school became part of Maltby Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust.

Academic performance

Similar to most schools in Rotherham LEA (and most former coalfield areas), it receives GCSEs results under the England average. Maltby's results are comparable to many schools nearby (such as Dinnington). A level results are under the England average but average for Rotherham.

The Maltby Learning Trust

Maltby Academy is part of a Multi-Academy trust, named 'The Maltby Learning Trust', alongside

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, Ravenfield Primary Academy, Maltby Redwood Academy, Maltby Lilly Hall Academy and Maltby Manor Academy. Maltby Academy has a joint Sixth Form with

, named 'Post 16 @ MLT'.

Ofsted inspections

Since the commencement of

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inspections in September 1993, the school has undergone seven inspections:

Headteachers/Principals

The first and only Headmaster of Maltby Grammar School was Gerald Rush, who retired when it became Maltby Comprehensive School. There were two headmasters of Maltby Grammar School, the second being Mr Arthur Dodman. * Mr Gerald Rush, 1931–1961 * Mr Arthur Dodman, 1961–???? * Mr Morris, ????–???? * Mr Wilshaw, ????–???? * Mr D Musson, ????–???? * Mr David Sutton, September 2007 – 2017 (role name changed to 'Principal' in January 2010) * Mrs Rachel Nash, 2017–2018 * Mr Chris Eccles, 2018 – June 2019 (acting principal) * Mr Richard Wood, June 2019–present

Alumni

Maltby Grammar School

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from 1963 to 1905

Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School

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– England and

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Maltby Academy

*. Liam Kirk - British professional ice hockey left winger for the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL). *. Fran Kitching - English football player *. Mr Wordsworth - Teacher in the Academy

References

External links

Maltby Academy

Former grammar school
* https://www.maltbylearningtrust.com/maltby-grammar-

News items

New academy in May 2009

Academy plans in May 2009

27 year old science teacher possessing cocaine in April 2009

First school in Rotherham to remove chips from the menu in November 2005
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