Hollinsclough Church of England Academy supports the educational needs of the children within what is termed the Benefice of Longnor (including Quarnford, Flash and Sheen areas which are within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Longnor).
The old school
The original Hollinsclough St. Agnes Church of England School was founded in 1789.
The church building still remains, and in so far as we know it is owned by members of the former Wheldon School PTA from Nottingham and they renamed the old school The Hollinsclough Bunkhouse/Michael Hutchinson Residential Centre. It was intended that they would use the building as an outdoor education facility for their pupils, which they did from the late 1960s through to around 2010. The Wheldon School was renamed Carlton Academy in around 2011 and is now part of the Redhill Academy Trust in Nottingham. The old building now forms part of the Redhill Academy Trust estate, although is not directly owned by them.
Present day
Our current school building opened its doors to pupils as Hollinsclough Church of England Primary School on its new site adjacent to the former St Agnes Church in January 1960.
Grant Maintained
The school achieved Grant Maintained status during the early 1990s when the then Government of the day offered the opportunity to all schools across the country.
Hollinsclough Church of England Grant Maintained (or GM) Primary School became Hollinsclough Church of England Voluntary Aided (VA) Primary School on the 1st September 1999. VA status gave the school its continued independence from most of the mainstream system and helped to keep the school open when numbers fell to only five pupils in 2009.
The introduction of Flexi-schooling at Hollinslough
In 2009, ‘flexi-schooling’ became an offering at Hollinsclough, catering for pupils who had struggled in 5-days-a-week education for various reasons and for parents who wanted to play a bigger, more active role in their child’s education. This saw our numbers rise significantly and ‘flexi’ remains a form of education that our pupils and their parents benefit hugely from; we are immensely proud of our pupils’ achievements, and it is always an honour to be part of their journey.
Academisation
We are proud to be part of The Moorlands Primary Federation of schools, along with Bishop Rawle C.E. Primary School, Cheadle; Dilhorne Endowed C.E. Primary School, Dilhorne (founding member); Great Wood Primary School, Upper Tean; Manifold C.E. Primary Academy, Warslow; St. Werburgh’s C.E. Primary School, Kingsley (founding member); and The Valley Primary School, Oakamoor (founding member)
For information about the village of Hollinsclough see www.hollinsclough.org.uk
