King Ecgbert School | |
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Address | |
Totley Brook Road , , S17 3QU | |
Coordinates | 53°19′14″N 1°32′12″W / 53.3205°N 1.5368°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Opened | 1969 |
Department for Education URN | 138841 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Paul Haigh |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,350 (as of 2020) |
Website | www |
King Ecgbert School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status (age range 11–18) in the village of Dore in the south-west of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The headteacher (from January 2017) is Paul Haigh. The school is named in honour of King Egbert of Wessex, who became recognised as overlord of England at Dore in 829.
Originally opened in 1957 on Furniss Avenue as a girls-only secondary technical school,[1] King Ecgbert eventually became comprehensive in 1969 when it amalgamated with Abbeydale Secondary School and Greystones Secondary when they were closed down. About half its intake comes from local primary schools in Dore and Totley (for example Dore Primary School, Totley All Saints and Totley Primary) and much of the remainder from the Sheaf valley, running from Dore and Totley to the city centre.
The School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019, and threw a party to celebrate the occasion along with former students being invited back to the school.[1]