Darton High School
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Darton High School is a Secondary School
in Darton
in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
, South Yorkshire
, England
. It is a specialist Humanities College
. The school provides education for more than 1,100 pupils in Years 7 to 11.
In the 1970s, preparations for the changes to comprehensive education in the area, combined with the raising of the school leaving age
led to considerable developments at the Kexborough campus. By this time, the school catered for 890 pupils, with the first two years being spent at Darton, before moving to Kexborough.
Further changes came in 1990 when the sixth form provision was moved to Barnsley College
. All pupils remaining at the school were moved to the Kexborough site, with the school once again maintaining a single campus.
In February 2011 the old Darton High School closed, and staff and students moved to the new "Darton College" building.
in the village of Kexborough on the edge of the open countryside approximately one mile from junction 38 of the M1 motorway
.
An innovative, state-of-the-art new building opened in February 2011, as part of the government's Building Schools for the Future programme, and the school was re-named Darton College.
. It continues to provide a full curriculum in accordance with the National Curriculum for all pupils.
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...
in Darton
Darton
Darton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley , on the border with West Yorkshire. According to the 2001 UK census, it has a population of approximately 14,927...
in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley....
, 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...
. It is a specialist Humanities College
Humanities College
Humanities Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, humanities. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Humanities...
. The school provides education for more than 1,100 pupils in Years 7 to 11.
History
Darton Hall Senior School was opened in the village of Darton in 1935, providing senior education for 560 pupils of both sexes. In 1957, buildings were opened at the current Kexborough site, which then became the boys' campus, with girls remaining at Darton.In the 1970s, preparations for the changes to comprehensive education in the area, combined with the raising of the school leaving age
Raising of school leaving age
The raising of school leaving age is an act brought into force when the legal age a child is allowed to leave compulsory education increases...
led to considerable developments at the Kexborough campus. By this time, the school catered for 890 pupils, with the first two years being spent at Darton, before moving to Kexborough.
Further changes came in 1990 when the sixth form provision was moved to Barnsley College
Barnsley College
Barnsley College is a further education college just outside the town centre of Barnsley, England. It has several campuses: Eastgate House, the Falcon Centre, the SciTech Centre, Old Mill Lane Site, Construction Centre Site, Bell Vue and the Honeywell Centre...
. All pupils remaining at the school were moved to the Kexborough site, with the school once again maintaining a single campus.
In February 2011 the old Darton High School closed, and staff and students moved to the new "Darton College" building.
Campus
The school is located to the north west of BarnsleyBarnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
in the village of Kexborough on the edge of the open countryside approximately one mile from junction 38 of the M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
.
An innovative, state-of-the-art new building opened in February 2011, as part of the government's Building Schools for the Future programme, and the school was re-named Darton College.
Curriculum
Since 2005, the school has been a specialist humanities schoolSpecialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
. It continues to provide a full curriculum in accordance with the National Curriculum for all pupils.