The Birley Academy


The Birley Academy, previously known as Birley Community College, is a secondary school in Birley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is part of the L.E.A.D. Academy trust. The headteacher is Victoria Hall.

Special needs provision

The school has dedicated Special education in [the United Kingdom|special needs provisions], with a pastoral care department, and a separate section of the school, the Interactive Resources Unit, aiming to assist children with learning difficulties in accessing mainstream education.

Available GCSE Courses

Courses available at Birley are: Maths, English, Science, Food Preparation and Nutrition, Graphics, Creative iMedia, Art, Music, Drama, History, BTEC Sport Science, BTEC Travel and Tourism, Geography, BTEC Engineering, GCSE French and Resistant Materials.

History

Thornbridge School

It is the former Thornbridge School, the former Thornbridge Grammar School also known as Birley Thornbridge Grammar School. The first headmaster of Thornbridge Comprehensive School was Walter Snook.

Birley School

The school has connections with the village of Pwani Mchangani, Zanzibar.
Birley Secondary Modern School existed throughout the 1960s.
In 2012 work began to demolish the old building and replace it with a new modern one. The construction of the new building finished in early January of the same year.
The site is off the A6135 in south-east Sheffield, north of Birley Lane tram stop.
In 2017 it was granted academy status and became part of the LEAD Academy trust alongside three local feeder schools as well as two other secondary schools.

Notable former pupils

Thornbridge Grammar School

Birley Community College

Former teachers