Sheffield Park Academy

Infobox UK school
name = Sheffield Park Academy


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religion = Christian
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street = Beaumont Close
city = Sheffield
county = South Yorkshire
country = ENG
postcode = S2 1RY
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Sheffield Park Academy, a secondary school in Sheffield, opened in September 2006, replacing Waltheof School. It is run in tandem with Sheffield Springs Academy by the United Learning Trust.

Age range

The school is at present a co-educational school with pupils aged 11 to 16. A sixth form is planned and the first intake will be in September 2007.

Management

Each academy has a Principal, supported by an Executive Director who has overall responsibility for both academies.

The headteacher at Sheffield Park Academy is Kath Turner. The school has just recently moved into its new building worth £30m. It can be seen on its website .

Mr David Lewis is the executive director of both Sheffield Park Academy and Sheffield Springs Academy. [ [http://www.ult.org.uk/sheffnews1.htm WORKS UNDERWAY ON BOTH SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES] , retrieved 1 June 2007]

Former school

The Waltheof School was [http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/SCHOOL-CLOSURE-39SCANDAL39.1540853.jp rebuilt] at a cost of £5m in 1998 after being destroyed by a fire in 1995. It was originally known as Waltheof Secondary Modern School.

References

External links

* [http://www.ult.org.uk/sheffieldw.htm Page for the academy on ULT site]
* [http://www.sheffieldpark-academy.org Official school website]