Aldercar Community Language College
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Aldercar Community Language College is a comprehensive, mixed secondary school for ages 11-19, on Daltons Close in Aldercar
, Derbyshire
.
It is close to the A610
and Langley Mill Junior School, and is next door to Aldercar Infants School.
, Langley Mill
and Heanor
. Many students attend from towns as far away as Ilkeston
, Eastwood
, Codnor
and Ripley
As of 2008, the school had around 800 students.As of 2011, the school had around 600 students.
. It became Heanor Aldercar Comprehensive School, then Aldercar School. The school has been awarded specialist Language College
status and [vocational] status.
In 2009, the new Phoenix Centre Sixth Form building opened, offering many courses for ages 16-19.
Aldercar
Aldercar is a village in Derbyshire, England.It is located near Langley Mill, and is often mistaken as being in Nottinghamshire.The area is commonly known in Amber Valley thanks to Aldercar Community Language College, the local secondary school....
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
.
It is close to the A610
A610 road
The A610 is an A-road in England, which runs from Nottingham to Ambergate, where it joins the A6.-Route:The road starts in Nottingham at a roundabout which Maid Marian Way and Upper Parliament Street spur from. From here road ascends, passing Nottingham Cathedral. The A610 becomes Alfreton Road as...
and Langley Mill Junior School, and is next door to Aldercar Infants School.
Admissions
The school's catchment area includes the village of AldercarAldercar
Aldercar is a village in Derbyshire, England.It is located near Langley Mill, and is often mistaken as being in Nottinghamshire.The area is commonly known in Amber Valley thanks to Aldercar Community Language College, the local secondary school....
, Langley Mill
Langley Mill
Langley Mill is a small town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It is on the border of Nottinghamshire, and runs into the towns of Aldercar and Heanor . Across the River Erewash is the Nottinghamshire town of Eastwood. It is part of the Aldercar and Langley Mill parish....
and Heanor
Heanor
Heanor is a town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It is northeast of Derby. According to the census of 2001 the town's population was 22,620.-History:...
. Many students attend from towns as far away as Ilkeston
Ilkeston
Ilkeston is a town within the Borough of Erewash, in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the River Erewash, from which the local borough takes its name. Its population at the 2001 census was 37,550...
, Eastwood
Eastwood
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, Codnor
Codnor
Codnor is a Derbyshire village in the Amber Valley district, and a former mining community, with a population of nearly 5,000. It is approximately 12 miles from the city of Derby and 14 miles from Nottingham by road.-History:...
and Ripley
Ripley
-Surname:*Alexandra Ripley , American writer*Alice Ripley , American actress*Allen Ripley , American baseball player*Andy Ripley , English rugby player*Arthur Ripley , American screenwriter...
As of 2008, the school had around 800 students.As of 2011, the school had around 600 students.
History
It opened in September 1955 as a secondary modern schoolSecondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
. It became Heanor Aldercar Comprehensive School, then Aldercar School. The school has been awarded specialist Language College
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
status and [vocational] status.
In 2009, the new Phoenix Centre Sixth Form building opened, offering many courses for ages 16-19.
Notable Former Pupils
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, world champion motorcycle racer. - Paris SimmonsParis SimmonsParis Simmons is an English footballer currently playing for New Orleans Jesters in the USL Premier Development League.-England:...
, footballer. - Nick WrightNick Wright (footballer born 1975)Nicholas John "Nick" Wright is an English former professional footballer who played for Derby County, Carlisle United and Watford before his career was cut short by injury...
, footballer - James BurginJames BurginJames Burgin is an English footballer currently playing for New Orleans Jesters in the USL Premier Development League.-Swansea City:...
, footballer. - Paul ReecePaul ReecePaul John Reece was a footballer who played in The Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town, Notts County, Oxford United, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion.-References:...
, footballer. - Chanel CresswellChanel CresswellChanel Cresswell is an English actress best known for playing Kelly in the film This Is England and This Is England 86, and also appearing as Katie in the television series Trollied.-Biography:...
, actress.