| Hillcrest School and Community College | |
| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Comprehensive community school |
| Religious affiliation | Secular |
| Principal | April Garratt |
| Specialism | Arts CollegeTraining School |
| Location | Simms Lane Netherton Dudley West Midlands DY2 0PB England |
| LEA | Dudley |
| Ofsted number | 103863 |
| Students | 848 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Website | http://www.hillcrest.dudley.gov.uk/ |
The Hillcrest School and Community College is a secondary school located in Netherton, near Dudley, England. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic For the article on The Community School in Sun Valley Idaho, see Community School (Idaho. Arts Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. A training school is an official designation awarded by the Department for Children Schools and Families, to Schools in England that provide exceptional Netherton is a town in the West Midlands within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
The school was opened in about 1960 as one of two new secondary schools built in the expanding town. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The other was Saltwells Secondary School. Saltwells Secondary School was a secondary school located in Netherton, West Midlands, England. Both of these schools replaced a smaller pre-fabricated school in Halesowen Road which was known locally as "The Iron School". Saltwells in turn closed in 1986 to merge with an expanded Hillcrest, though it still does not have enough places to accommodate the town's entire secondary school age population. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) As a result, a significant number of pupils aged 11 to 16 living in Netherton have had to attend schools further afield including Heathfield Foundation Technology College in Cradley Heath and Castle High School in Dudley. Heathfield Foundation Technology College (formerly Heathfield High School) is a secondary school and Sixth form college located in the Old Hill area of Cradley Heath is a town in the Black Country, located in Sandwell Metropolitan borough, England. For schools of the same name see Castle High School. Castle High School is a secondary school located in Dudley, West Midlands, England
The school's current Principal is April Garratt who took over in Easter 2007. Prior to this the school was run by Dame Maureen Brennan, who became a Dame of the British Empire in December 2005 in recognition of her services to local education. Dame Maureen Brennan DBE, known familiarly as "Mo Brennan" is the headteacher at Barr Beacon Language College in Walsall, West Midlands The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She had been appointed as Principal of the school five years earlier, shortly after a damning OFSTED report which criticised the school for a catalogue of shortcomings, combined with a disappointing 17% of GCSE students attained 5 or more A-C grades. The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject generally taken in a number of subjects by Standards have improved dramatically since Dame Brennan's arrival. Since Dame Brennan left, The school has failed, and is due to be closed down in the next year.
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