De Warenne Academy

De Warenne Academy (previously Northcliffe School)

Religion	Non-denominational
Principal	Mrs G Pollard
Location	Gardens Lane Conisbrough South Yorkshire DN12 3JS England
Local authority	Doncaster
DfE URN	106783
Ofsted	Reports
Students	c. 800
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16
Website	www.DeWarenne.org.uk

Coordinates: 53°29′05″N 1°14′21″W / 53.4846°N 1.2393°W / 53.4846; -1.2393

The De Warenne Academy is a comprehensive school on Gardens Lane in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England.

History

The school changed its name (from Northcliffe School) in September 2009, when it became an academy.^[1] Previously it had been Northcliffe School, a secondary modern school.

The Academy is sponsored by the School Partnership Trust (SPT), a Yorkshire-based educational and social charity, and co-sponsored by Doncaster Council and Dearne Valley College.^[1]

Christian Academy

The school was the centre of some controversy in the early 2000s due to a proposal to convert it into an academy run by the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, a Christian charity. The proposal was withdrawn in 2004 after legal threats by the National Secular Society.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Roots, Emma. "Bye-de-bye to Northcliffe School - Dearne Today". Southyorkshiretimes.co.uk. http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/news/Byedebye-to-Northcliffe-School-.5606839.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
2. ^ New Statesman article, November 2004
3. ^ Protest spikes plan for academy school in Doncaster, Guardian Online

External links

• EduBase

News items

• Teacher attacked September 2005 by former pupils
• Injured teacher
• Pupil killed by air gun in May 2005
• Academy plan dropped in October 2004
• Parents put school on eBay in September 2004
• Protest over Academy plan in June 2004
• Placed in special measures in 2003