South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy
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South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy is a city academy serving the town of Bilston
and the southern area of the city of Wolverhampton
in the West Midlands
of England
. Its current head teacher is Mrs Kerry Inscker. It serves the age range 11-18 years.
It opened in September 2009 to replace Parkfield High School, which occupied a building at Bilston town centre and another at Lawnswood Avenue in the Lanesfield
area of Wolverhampton. However, the school is set to move to a new site at Dudley Street, Bilston, in September 2012. It will be adjacent to the new Bilston Leisure Centre, set to open in October 2011.
The history of Parkfield High School can be traced back to April 1962, when Parkfield Secondary Modern School was opened on Lawnswood Avenue by Coseley UDC, to replace the cramped Manor Secondary School as the secondary modern school for children aged 11 and above living in the north of the town. The Manor buildings were re-opened in September 1962 as a primary school for children aged 5-11 years and remains in existence today.
However, this section of Coseley was incorporated into the borough of Wolverhampton under local government reorganisation in April 1966, and the school's status changed to comprehensive in the 1970s, around the same time that further buildings were added. Most of the main buildings were remodelled in the late 1970s and early 1980s due to structural problems.
The school at Bilston was opened around 1930 as Stonefield Secondary School, later adopting the name Hall Green High School during the 1970s, before becoming Bilston High School during the 1980s and merging with Parkfield High School during the 1990s.
Bilston
Bilston is a town in the English county of West Midlands, situated in the southeastern corner of the City of Wolverhampton. Three wards of Wolverhampton City Council cover the town: Bilston East and Bilston North, which almost entirely comprise parts of the historic Borough of Bilston, and...
and the southern area of the city of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Its current head teacher is Mrs Kerry Inscker. It serves the age range 11-18 years.
It opened in September 2009 to replace Parkfield High School, which occupied a building at Bilston town centre and another at Lawnswood Avenue in the Lanesfield
Lanesfield
Lanesfield is a district now within the boundaries of Wolverhampton, specifically in the city council's Spring Vale ward. Lanesfield lies within the Ancient Manor of Sedgley and was a rural village for many years until the growth of the Black Country's industries. Lanesfield's name originates from...
area of Wolverhampton. However, the school is set to move to a new site at Dudley Street, Bilston, in September 2012. It will be adjacent to the new Bilston Leisure Centre, set to open in October 2011.
The history of Parkfield High School can be traced back to April 1962, when Parkfield Secondary Modern School was opened on Lawnswood Avenue by Coseley UDC, to replace the cramped Manor Secondary School as the secondary modern school for children aged 11 and above living in the north of the town. The Manor buildings were re-opened in September 1962 as a primary school for children aged 5-11 years and remains in existence today.
However, this section of Coseley was incorporated into the borough of Wolverhampton under local government reorganisation in April 1966, and the school's status changed to comprehensive in the 1970s, around the same time that further buildings were added. Most of the main buildings were remodelled in the late 1970s and early 1980s due to structural problems.
The school at Bilston was opened around 1930 as Stonefield Secondary School, later adopting the name Hall Green High School during the 1970s, before becoming Bilston High School during the 1980s and merging with Parkfield High School during the 1990s.