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South Shields Community School was a coeducational
secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
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South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...
, Tyne and Wear, England, with pupils aged from 11 to 16. The school was formed from the amalgamation of Brinkburn School and King George V School. The school opened at the former Brinkburn School site in McAnany Avenue in South Shields in April 2007. The school is part of the South Tyneside and Gateshead Building Schools for the Future Programme and moved into a new £20M building on the site of the former King George V School in 2011. From 2018 the school is underwent a controlled closure which was completed at the end of the 2019/2020 academic school year.


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Defunct schools in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside Educational institutions disestablished in 2020 Education in South Shields 2020 disestablishments in England {{TyneAndWear-school-stub