Aldersley High School Explained

Aldersley High School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Pendeford area of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.^{[1] [2]}

Despite the name, Aldersley High School is not in Aldersley, but straddles the Wolverhampton / South Staffordshire border on the western edge of Pendeford, surrounded on two sides by countryside.Many pupils who attend the school come from the Dovecotes area of Wolverhampton, however recently more students are attending from as far as Fordhouses.

History

Previously a foundation school administered by Wolverhampton City Council,^[3] Aldersley High School converted to academy status in January 2013 and is now sponsored by the Amethyst Academies Trust.^{[4] [5]} However the school continues to coordinate with Wolverhampton City Council for admissions.

In 2012 a BMX track was constructed on the school grounds, one of the first (and to date only) such tracks at a school in England.^[6] Work started in 2013 to construct a new theatre and remodel existing buildings, in preparation for an increase in capacity from 700 to 1,050.^[7]

In 2016, a former vice-principal of the school, Daljit Kaur, was convicted for committing fraud whilst at the school.^[8] Kaur was subsequently banned from teaching for life.^[9]

A new sixth form centre was built at Aldersley High School in 2019,^[10] which houses the entire sixth form provision for the Amethyst Academies Trust, and so includes sixth form students from Moreton School.^[11]

Academics

Aldersley High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aldersley High School. Aldersley High School. 2017-11-23.
2. Web site: James. Tom. Barnhurst Lane - Brownfield site turns green. Pitchcare. 28 November 2017.
3. Web site: Aldersley High School - GOV.UK. get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
4. Web site: Aldersley High School - GOV.UK. get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
5. Web site: Home. Amethyst Academies Trust.
6. Web site: ALDERSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, ROLLINGS RACEWAY | Forever Changes.
7. Web site: 2013-01-23. Work begins on next phase of Wolverhampton's £270m BSF. live. 2021-11-17. TheBusinessDesk.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117140435/https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/422401-work-begins-on-next-phase-of-wolverhampton-s-270m-bsf . 17 November 2021 .
8. Web site: Ex-Aldersley High School vice-principal found guilty of fraud. www.expressandstar.com.
9. Web site: Ex-Wolverhampton school deputy banned from classroom for life. David. Cosgrove. www.expressandstar.com.
10. Web site: Cosgrove. David. Wolverhampton schools growing as pupil numbers rise. Express and Star. 28 November 2017.
11. Web site: Post 16.
12. Web site: Curriculum Offer for Aldersley High School.