General Information about the school and the local area
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When you access the above map of Grimethorpe, use the arrows to move around the village. You can also use the + and - signs to zoom in and out and to change the scale of the map.
The School
Willowgarth is a mixed, community school occupying a large open site set in extremely pleasant countryside between the villages of Grimethorpe and Brierley. Having approximately 815 pupils, it is small enough to ensure that no child will be overlooked, and yet it enjoys many advantages owing to its generous accommodation.
We are especially proud of our state-of-the-art computer rooms; our provision for science; design technology; and visual and performing arts; our special needs area (The Link); our learning support unit; our library; our conference room and, last but certainly not least, our dining area.
Improvements to the grounds and premises continue apace. This year another computer room has been built. The running track has been restored and the tennis courts and their perimeter fence have been renewed. Two sets of toilets have been refurbished to a high specification and two disabled toilets have been installed.
Willowgarth was the first school nationally to have a nursery on site. Not only does the nursery provide quality childcare for the local community, the school is able to use this tremendous facility for realistic work placements for our pupils.
Improved facilities have been more than matched by the upgrading of the skills of our staff, both teaching and non-teaching, who are dedicated to providing not only a first-class formal education, but also high quality care and a wide range of other opportunities to enrich the children's lives.
Not surprisingly, the improvements to the accommodation and the grounds have been complemented by great improvements in the school's ethos.
Central to our philosophy is the belief that a school can succeed only in partnership with the community it serves. Willowgarth reaches out into both the immediate and the wider community to the considerable benefit of its pupils. Of paramount importance is the spirit of partnership that we foster with parents. You entrust to us your most precious assets, and we know that if we share your insights into your children, we will be better able to secure their development and progress. Contact with parents, therefore, is valued at any time.
We hope you find this web site both informative and interesting. We attempt to keep it as up to date as possible. Please keep us informed if you wish to have certain information displayed here.
Our school serves the villages of Brierley, Cudworth, Grimethorpe, and Shafton. Some children from outside of this area also attend our establishment.
The school is situated just south of Brierley in South Yorkshire. The A628 road passes through Brierley at Cross Hill. Our local area (click on this link):-
http://uk2.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=441500&Y=410000&gride=&gridn=&width=700&height=400&client=M6&db=&scale=10000&scale=25000
On this map we are the school (sch) on Windmill Hill between Brierley and Grimethorpe. Barnsley is located about 6 miles to the south-west of the school.
When you access the above map of Grimethorpe, use the arrows to move around the village. You can also use the + and - signs to zoom in and out and to change the scale of the map.
The School
Willowgarth is a mixed, community school occupying a large open site set in extremely pleasant countryside between the villages of Grimethorpe and Brierley. Having approximately 815 pupils, it is small enough to ensure that no child will be overlooked, and yet it enjoys many advantages owing to its generous accommodation.
We are especially proud of our state-of-the-art computer rooms; our provision for science; design technology; and visual and performing arts; our special needs area (The Link); our learning support unit; our library; our conference room and, last but certainly not least, our dining area.
Improvements to the grounds and premises continue apace. This year another computer room has been built. The running track has been restored and the tennis courts and their perimeter fence have been renewed. Two sets of toilets have been refurbished to a high specification and two disabled toilets have been installed.
Willowgarth was the first school nationally to have a nursery on site. Not only does the nursery provide quality childcare for the local community, the school is able to use this tremendous facility for realistic work placements for our pupils.
Improved facilities have been more than matched by the upgrading of the skills of our staff, both teaching and non-teaching, who are dedicated to providing not only a first-class formal education, but also high quality care and a wide range of other opportunities to enrich the children's lives.
Not surprisingly, the improvements to the accommodation and the grounds have been complemented by great improvements in the school's ethos.
Central to our philosophy is the belief that a school can succeed only in partnership with the community it serves. Willowgarth reaches out into both the immediate and the wider community to the considerable benefit of its pupils. Of paramount importance is the spirit of partnership that we foster with parents. You entrust to us your most precious assets, and we know that if we share your insights into your children, we will be better able to secure their development and progress. Contact with parents, therefore, is valued at any time.
We hope you find this web site both informative and interesting. We attempt to keep it as up to date as possible. Please keep us informed if you wish to have certain information displayed here.
Our school serves the villages of Brierley, Cudworth, Grimethorpe, and Shafton. Some children from outside of this area also attend our establishment.
The school is situated just south of Brierley in South Yorkshire. The A628 road passes through Brierley at Cross Hill. Our local area (click on this link):-
http://uk2.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=441500&Y=410000&gride=&gridn=&width=700&height=400&client=M6&db=&scale=10000&scale=25000
On this map we are the school (sch) on Windmill Hill between Brierley and Grimethorpe. Barnsley is located about 6 miles to the south-west of the school.