Silverdale School
Encyclopedia
Silverdale School is located in Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
. It opened in 1957 as a Secondary Modern
School
, then became a Comprehensive
School
in 1969. It serves approximately 1200 pupils from the local area, from ages eleven to eighteen. Silverdale achieves excellent results in national and external examinations. Recent OFSTED
reports have been good with some excellent areas.
The current head teacher is Mrs. Helen Storey.
Michael Vaughan
, the former England cricket
captain, and his Irish wife Nichola Shannon (who works for one of Vaughan's favoured charities, the Sheffield Children's Trust), are prominent Silverdale ex-pupils.
programme (which aims to see every secondary school in England rebuilt), Silverdale School has a new building. Construction began 6 months late on 26 March 2007 on the site of the old playing fields and opened on 7 January 2009. The scheme is a controversial Private Finance Initiative
, meaning ownership of the site has since transferred to Taylor Woodrow
, who were named the preferred construction company in 2006. Besides constructing the new building and demolishing the old, Taylor Woodrow Facilities Management will rent the school to Sheffield City Council
and other companies who can use its 21st century facilities for the next 25 years. After 25 years, the site and building ownership returns to Sheffield City Council.
The new building has been built on greenbelt
land, and its footprint is twice the size of the old building. Inside, the building houses interactive whiteboards in all classrooms, state of the art sports facilities and an enhanced ICT
system, managed by Civica
.
Demolition of the old building began in February 2009. An new field and all weather sports pitch will built on the land, and expected to be available for use for the 2009–2010 academic year.
. This is above both the Local Authority average of 40.8% and the national average of 47.6%.
The average points score for AS and A2 Level students was 870, above the national average of 739.8.
Silverdale attains the highest results for any comprehensive school in Sheffield, and is ranked second overall in the city. The private all girls school Sheffield High School holds the top spot.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, 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 opened in 1957 as a Secondary Modern
Secondary 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...
School
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
, then became a Comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
School
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in 1969. It serves approximately 1200 pupils from the local area, from ages eleven to eighteen. Silverdale achieves excellent results in national and external examinations. Recent OFSTED
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
reports have been good with some excellent areas.
The current head teacher is Mrs. Helen Storey.
Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan
Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries...
, the former England cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
captain, and his Irish wife Nichola Shannon (who works for one of Vaughan's favoured charities, the Sheffield Children's Trust), are prominent Silverdale ex-pupils.
New building
As part of the nationwide BSFBuilding Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future is the name of the previous UK Government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England. The program is very ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicians from all English political parties supportive of the principle but...
programme (which aims to see every secondary school in England rebuilt), Silverdale School has a new building. Construction began 6 months late on 26 March 2007 on the site of the old playing fields and opened on 7 January 2009. The scheme is a controversial Private Finance Initiative
Private Finance Initiative
The private finance initiative is a way of creating "public–private partnerships" by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital...
, meaning ownership of the site has since transferred to Taylor Woodrow
Taylor Woodrow
Taylor Woodrow was one of the largest British housebuilding and general construction companies. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but merged with rival George Wimpey to create Taylor Wimpey on 3 July 2007.-Early years:Frank Taylor was...
, who were named the preferred construction company in 2006. Besides constructing the new building and demolishing the old, Taylor Woodrow Facilities Management will rent the school to Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors...
and other companies who can use its 21st century facilities for the next 25 years. After 25 years, the site and building ownership returns to Sheffield City Council.
The new building has been built on greenbelt
Green Belt (UK)
In United Kingdom town planning, the green belt is a policy for controlling urban growth. The idea is for a ring of countryside where urbanisation will be resisted for the foreseeable future, maintaining an area where agriculture, forestry and outdoor leisure can be expected to prevail...
land, and its footprint is twice the size of the old building. Inside, the building houses interactive whiteboards in all classrooms, state of the art sports facilities and an enhanced ICT
Information and communication technologies
Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
system, managed by Civica
Civica
Civica Group Ltd is a market leader in specialist systems and outsourcing services that help organisations improve service delivery and efficiency. Civica is headquartered in London in the United Kingdom...
.
Demolition of the old building began in February 2009. An new field and all weather sports pitch will built on the land, and expected to be available for use for the 2009–2010 academic year.
Senior leadership
The following is a list of the teachers who make up the Silverdale School leadership team. These teachers help maintain the running of the school in the various areas, as well as continuing their teaching duties. They are as follows:- Mrs Helen Storey – Headteacher
- Mr Charles Ponsford – Deputy Headteacher
- Mr Michael Pollard – Deputy Headteacher
- Mr Tony Moore – Assistant Headteacher
- Mrs Cathy Henderson – Assistant Headteacher
Exam pass rate
In 2008 80% of pupils who took GCSE exams achieved the standard of 5 A*–C grades, including Maths and EnglishEnglish studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
. This is above both the Local Authority average of 40.8% and the national average of 47.6%.
The average points score for AS and A2 Level students was 870, above the national average of 739.8.
Silverdale attains the highest results for any comprehensive school in Sheffield, and is ranked second overall in the city. The private all girls school Sheffield High School holds the top spot.
The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship
The school has a good record of students attaining places on the prestigious Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. The school achieved its first two students in the inaugural year of the programme, 2008, and in 2009 had another successful applicant.Notable former pupils
- Michael VaughanMichael VaughanMichael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries...
– CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er - William SnapeWilliam SnapeWilliam Snape is an actor, perhaps most notable for playing Gaz's son Nathan in the British comedy The Full Monty.Snape was born in Sheffield on 17 April 1985...
– Actor in The Full MontyThe Full MontyThe Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy... - Willie WilliamsWillie Williams (lighting designer)Willie Williams is a video director, stage and lighting designer for concerts, theatre, & multimedia projects...
– Theatre designer and video director