Abbeydale Grange School was a mixed comprehensive school in Sheffield, England, established in 1969 and closed after the 2009/10 academic year, after being listed amongst the schools with the worst GCSE examination results.

Admissions

The school was set in a green site off Abbeydale Road (part of the A621), a short bus journey from Sheffield city centre. It served both the local area and the wider city community.

Upper school

The Upper School was north of the Lower School site.

Lower school

The Lower School site closed in July 2010, and was adjacent, to the south of the Upper School site.

Redevelopment

After the School was closed the site was cleared, and in 2016 it was announced that a new housing development was to be constructed on the former lower school land.

History

Grammar school

The school originated in 1940 as Grange Grammar School, alongside Abbeydale Grammar School for Girls, housed in two former mansions called Holt House and Grange House on Abbeydale Road in Millhouses. It was subsequently merged into Hurlfields Girls' Grammar School in 1947 and in 1954 the merged school on this site was renamed Grange Girls' Grammar School. Abbeydale Boys' Grammar School was established nearby in 1958. The building of this school had begun in 1956 and was the replacement for Nether Edge Grammar School which had been founded in 1927. In 1969 Abbeydale Grange School (a mixed comprehensive school) was formed from the merger of Grange Girls' Grammar School, Abbeydale Grammar School for Girls and Abbeydale Boys' Grammar School.

Comprehensive

The comprehensive school was closed in 2010 because of its poor exam results.

Notable alumni

Abbeydale Boys' Grammar School

Abbeydale Grammar School for Girls

Nether Edge Grammar School

Abbeydale Secondary Modern School

Former teachers