Wilsthorpe Business and Enterprise College
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| Motto | "Be The Best You Can Be" |
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| Type | Community Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Mr Crofts |
| Location |
Derbyshire England 52°54′11″N 1°17′28″W / 52.903°N 1.291°WCoordinates: 52°54′11″N 1°17′28″W / 52.903°N 1.291°W |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Students | 1000 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Infant School | Parklands |
| Junior School | Harrington |
| Sixth form | 100 |
| Website | Wilsthorpe Community School website |
Wilsthorpe Community School is a secondary comprehensive school, in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
It opened in 1954 as the Wilsthorpe Secondary Modern School. Neighbouring the school was the Parklands County Secondary Modern School, which became an infants school. During the Eighties it was known as Wilsthorpe Community School and still retains the 'community school' status.
The school gained Business and Enterprise status in 2005. It is currently piloting an Enterprise Award scheme in partnership with the local council, Erewash Borough Council.
The secondary school shares its site with Parklands Infants School and Harrington Junior School, allowing children to stay on the same site from their first year of school all the way to the Sixth Form of approximately 140 students. Also on the same site are Brackenfield Special School and English Martyrs RC Junior School.
Wilsthorpe, along with a number of 'primary partners', is involved in an Independent State School Partnership with nearby Trent College. 'ISSP' is a government-funded initiative.
Wilsthorpe was the first school in the UK to offer facilities for a community policeman on site in 2003.
In 2009 the school opened a new catering facility and installed a new security barrier.
The school was involved in the filming of Shane Meadows' film "This Is England" in 2005. The school is the location for the opening/fight sequence in the film.
Wilsthorpe has gained a nationwide reputation for film-making in recent years, receiving commissions from various organisations, such as Chatsworth House, Derbyshire Constabulary and the National College for School Leadership, to make documentary and training films for them. In 2008, a group of students led 'break-out' sessions at the Tate Britain Education Conference at the Liverpool Tate.
Wilsthorpe now produces plays every year, the latest one being Les Misérables.
A new headteacher started at the school in January 2008 when the previous head left to lead The Dukeries College. The new headteacher is Jonathan Crofts, a former teacher at the school, who was Deputy Headteacher at Chellaston School prior to the appointment.
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