Mortimer Community College

Community school in South Shields, South Tyneside, England
54°58′53″N 1°25′39″W / 54.9813°N 1.4276°W / 54.9813; -1.4276InformationTypeCommunity schoolLocal authoritySouth TynesideDepartment for Education URN108727 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherSimon HignettGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16Enrolment1500Websitehttp://www.mortimercommunitycollege.co.uk/

Mortimer Community College is a coeducational secondary school in South Shields, South Tyneside, England. It takes pupils from the age of 11 to 16.[1] It is a specialist Arts and Sports College.

The school teamed up with the National Glass Centre for a project to design a large glass mural for the foyer of the school. The glass mural was unveiled by David Miliband, then the UK Foreign Secretary, on 19 March 2010.[2]

Notable former pupils and staff

  • Perrie Edwards - Member of the band Little Mix
  • Sarah Millican - Comedian
  • Chris Cook - Olympic swimmer[citation needed]
  • Steve Simonsen - Professional goalkeeper[citation needed]
  • Katy McLean - Rugby Union player for England[citation needed]
  • John Barbour - inventor and manufacturer of the Barbour jacket[citation needed]
  • Jason Ainsley - Spennymoor manager[3]

References

  1. ^ Home – Mortimer Community College
  2. ^ Mortimer Community College – NGC Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Amos, Mike (25 January 2018). "Backtrack: Jason Ainsley - the manager guiding Spennymoor Town to unknown heights has "settled down a bit"". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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