Priory School and Sports College

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School in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England

Priory School and Sports College
Address

Littleworth Lane Lundwood Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 5RG England
Coordinates	53°33′32″N 1°26′33″W / 53.558790°N 1.442400°W / 53.558790; -1.442400
Information
Motto	Going Forward Together
Local authority	Barnsley
Specialist	Sport
Headteacher	Bernadette O'Brien
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	900 approx.
Capacity	934
Colour(s)	Black and White

Priory School and Sports College was a comprehensive secondary school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. In September 2011 it merged with Willowgarth High School to form Shafton Advanced Learning Centre (now Outwood Academy Shafton). It served the area including Lundwood, Monk Bretton, Cudworth and Cundy Cross.

The school had a mixed intake of both girls and boys, ages 11–16. It was a state community school, administered by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. At the time of its closure in 2011, Bernadette O'Brien was headteacher.

The school's student body was divided into up to eight form groups in each year, dependent on the number of students in the year group, resembling the name of the school: P, R, I, O, V, Y, S and C.

School logo

The school logo featured a blue forward arrow, on a yellow circular background. It was used frequently and recognised well, featuring on the school uniform.

The school

Priory School and Sports College as of the late 2000s/early 2010s inhabited one central main building and several outer blocks. The school had also recently expanded into the neighbouring former Grange Gate Junior School building, where the canteen was based.

It was proposed for a complete re-build of the school as part of the government's Building Schools for the Future programme, merging with the current Willowgarth High School. The construction of the new merged school is complete, with the merge into the new Shafton ALC premises achieved for January 2012. During September to December 2011, both halves of the new Shafton ALC were operating on their former school sites.

Sports facilities on site included a sports hall, gymnasium, fitness suite, boxing ring, climbing walls, outdoor tennis courts, Astroturf and various sports fields. The school has library and over 50 classrooms, with specialist laboratories and workshops, as well as areas for pupils to go after school.

Notable former pupils

Darren Gough - Former Cricketer
Drew Talbot - Footballer

References

^ "Priory School and Sports College". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
"Shafton Advanced Learning Centre". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

External links

Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 October 2011)

v t e Schools in Barnsley
Primary	Holy Trinity School Upperwood Academy
Secondary	Astrea Academy Dearne Barnsley Academy Darton Academy Holy Trinity School Horizon Community College Kirk Balk Academy Netherwood Academy Outwood Academy Carlton Outwood Academy Shafton Penistone Grammar School
FE & sixth form	Barnsley College Northern College
Defunct	Darfield Foulstone School Edward Sheerien School The Elmhirst School Holgate School Hope House School The Kingstone School Priory School Royston High School Willowgarth High School

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