Nottingham University Samworth Academy

Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Address
Map
Bramhall Road
Bilborough

Nottingham
,
Nottinghamshire
,
NG8 4HY

England
Coordinates52°57′50″N 1°14′06″W / 52.964°N 1.235°W / 52.964; -1.235
Information
TypeAcademy
TrustNottingham University Samworth Academies Trust
Torch Academy Gateway Trust
Department for Education URN135761 Tables
OfstedReports
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Websitehttp://www.nusa.org.uk/

Nottingham University Samworth Academy (formerly William Sharp School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Bilborough area of Nottingham in the English county of Nottinghamshire.[1]

History

Bilateral school

Previously a community school administered by Nottingham City Council, William Sharp School, which began as a bilateral school in 1955 (it had a grammar stream).

William Sharp was the Lord Mayor of Nottingham in 1949.

Academy

It converted to academy status on 1 September 2009 and was renamed Nottingham University Samworth Academy. The school is sponsored by the University of Nottingham and businessman Sir David Samworth,[2] and is supported by the Torch Academy Gateway Trust, a trust which oversees other Nottinghamshire schools, including Meden School and Toot Hill School.[3] However, Nottingham University Samworth Academy continues to coordinate with Nottingham City Council for admissions.

Admissions

Nottingham University Samworth Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school operates a small vocational sixth form for work-related courses, and there is also a provision for pupils with special educational needs who are deaf.

Notable former pupils

William Sharp Bilateral School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Welcome | Nottingham University Samworth Academy". Nusa.org.uk. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Nottingham University Samworth Academy - The University of Nottingham". Nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Home". torchacademy.co.uk.


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