Minsthorpe Community College

Minsthorpe Community College

Type	Academy
Location	Minsthorpe Lane South Elmsall West Yorkshire WF9 2UJ England Coordinates: 53°36′09″N 1°17′27″W / 53.60255°N 1.29096°W / 53.60255; -1.29096
Local authority	City of Wakefield
Ages	11–18
Website	minsthorpe.cc

Minsthorpe Community College is a secondary school with academy status in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, England. It is specifically for students aged eleven to eighteen. It is situated on Minsthorpe Lane, in the Minsthorpe district north of the town.

History

It was opened in 1969 by the Duke of Edinburgh as an upper school - Minsthorpe High School, when Wakefield LEA operated a three-tier education system.

Facilities

Wakefield College has two adult education courses at the school, one being in Beauty Therapy. Minsthorpe Community College also has a day care centre on the site named "Happy Days Children's Centre" and a Sports and Fitness Centre open to the whole community as well as its students, who are aged 15 or above.

Alumni

John Godber (1969–74 as Minsthorpe High) - also returned as a teacher, becoming Head of Drama.
Claire Utley (1992–95 as Minsthorpe High) - England footballer.

Teachers

David Hopkins (Humanities 1973–5) became Chief Advisor of School Standards at the DFES.

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Schools in the City of Wakefield

Secondary schools	Airedale Academy Castleford Academy Carleton Community High School Cathedral Academy Crofton Academy De Lacy Academy The Featherstone Academy Freeston Academy Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy Horbury Academy Kettlethorpe High School The King's School Minsthorpe Community College Ossett Academy Outwood Grange Academy St Thomas à Becket RC College St Wilfrid's RC High School Wakefield City Academy

Special schools	Oakfield Park Special School

Independent schools	Ackworth School Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Silcoates School Wakefield Girls' High School

FE & sixth form colleges	NEW College, Pontefract Wakefield College

Defunct schools	Pontefract and District Girls High School

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