Longley Park Sixth Form is a 16-18 academy in the Longley area of

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. It is not to be confused with the multi-campus Sheffield College. Longley Park Sixth Form was established in 2004 with circa 1,200 students enrolled. It is part of the Brigantia Learning Trust, an academies partnership with feeder school Hinde House 3-16 School.

History

It opened to the public and to students in September 2004 at a cost of £8.5 million. The sixth form has been visited by both the former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the former Home Secretary David Blunkett MP (who both opened it). It is just north of the

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on ''Barnsley Road'' (A6135), although the entrance is on ''Horninglow Road''. It was designed by Ellis Williams of

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and built by Kier Northern. In 2015 they had awards where

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was present.

Admissions

The Sixth Form provides a range of different courses for students between the age of 16-19 to choose at

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, BTEC, and

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(AS/A2).

Facilities

The sixth form has many different resources. These range from Interactive whiteboards in each class room, to the Learning Resource Centre (LRC). The sixth form also has a

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which is powered by

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Lifelong Learning Network

Longley Park Sixth Form is a partner institution of

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, the Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) for South Yorkshire, north Derbyshire and north Nottinghamshire.

References

External links

Official website

EduBase

RIBA Award 2005

Use of aluminium in the building

Joinery of the building

News items

Sheffield Telegraph May 2008
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