Winterhill School
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Winterhill School is a secondary school
located in Kimberworth
, Rotherham
, South Yorkshire
, England
. The school was formed in 2004 by the merger of Old Hall Comprehensive School
and the nearby Kimberworth Comprehensive School. It lies on the former site of Old Hall School, at the corner of High Street and Little Common Lane in Kimberworth. The name of the new school was chosen by pupils and is derived from the “Winter Hills”, a range of hills that lie directly behind the school. These "Winter Hills" were the spoil heaps from the coal-mining operations in the area and were effectively removed by landscaping in 1976. The name “Old Hall” lived on for a time in the nearby Old Hall City Learning Centre
, but this has now been renamed the “City Learning Centre @ Winterhill”.
The school employs around 150 staff and has an enrolment of between 1,600 and 1,700 pupils and accommodates children from Years 7–11. There is no sixth form, but many leaving pupils go on to complete further education in other institutions, such as Thomas Rotherham College
and Rotherham College of Arts and Technology
Winterhill School has also become an Accredited Test Centre for the European Computer Driving Licence.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Kimberworth
Kimberworth
Kimberworth is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 2.2 miles north west of Rotherham town centre and 4.7 miles north-east of the City of Sheffield....
, Rotherham
Rotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, 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...
. The school was formed in 2004 by the merger of Old Hall Comprehensive School
Old Hall Comprehensive School
Old Hall Comprehensive School was located in Kimberworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Originally built in the 1960s, it grew quickly and at the time of its closure it had around 130 staff members and around 1500 pupils from between the ages of 11 and 16...
and the nearby Kimberworth Comprehensive School. It lies on the former site of Old Hall School, at the corner of High Street and Little Common Lane in Kimberworth. The name of the new school was chosen by pupils and is derived from the “Winter Hills”, a range of hills that lie directly behind the school. These "Winter Hills" were the spoil heaps from the coal-mining operations in the area and were effectively removed by landscaping in 1976. The name “Old Hall” lived on for a time in the nearby Old Hall City Learning Centre
City Learning Centre
A City Learning Centre is a facility in the United Kingdom which provides state-of-the-art ICT-based learning opportunities for the pupils at the host school, for pupils at a network of surrounding schools and for the wider community...
, but this has now been renamed the “City Learning Centre @ Winterhill”.
The school employs around 150 staff and has an enrolment of between 1,600 and 1,700 pupils and accommodates children from Years 7–11. There is no sixth form, but many leaving pupils go on to complete further education in other institutions, such as Thomas Rotherham College
Thomas Rotherham College
Thomas Rotherham College is a college for 16 to 19 year olds, founded in 1967. It is located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.-Admissions:...
and Rotherham College of Arts and Technology
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology is a further education college with two campus locations in South Yorkshire, England, one in Rotherham, and one in Dinnington...
Winterhill School has also become an Accredited Test Centre for the European Computer Driving Licence.