Report - Maltby Academy - Apr 21

[Bikin Glynn]

Maltby Academy

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Speedy posting as always but I was flicking through some pics & forgot how good this one was.
Im sure you all know this place from a few years back,
Not sure what the state of play is here now?

Explored this with @HughieD back in the day which was great as I knew I could nic all his history again

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Maltby is a former mining town in the county of South Yorkshire. The former Grammar School, once known for its strict discipline and impressive clock tower was built in 1931 on the site of Rolleston Hall, officially opening on 16th April, 1932. The school’s moto was 'Per Laborem Ad Honorem' meaning “In his effort to honour”. After nearly four decades as a grammar school, it then merged with the adjacent Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School to become Maltby Comprehensive School. New buildings were added and although it re-opened as a comprehensive in October 1967, it wasn’t until 1974 that it became truly comprehensive and the former grammar students had left.

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After a decade or two with business as usual, a couple of things in the noughties painted the school in a less than flattering light. The first were several years of underperformance as evidenced by unsatisfactory and inadequate Ofsted reviews of the school (2004 – unsatisfactory, 2006 – inadequate). Sandwiched in between these reports, in October 2007, Michael Swann, a science teacher at the school, was arrested and cautioned by police for possession of the wrong type of chemicals, i.e. crack cocaine. Despite being found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct in April 2009, he kept his job as the then Head Teacher considered him to be an “excellent role model”!

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In January 2010, partially due to its poor performance, it was converted into a ‘sponsored’ academy and renamed “Maltby Academy”. A £10.9 Million investment plan ensued from the 'Building Schools for the Future' programme and new education facilities were built nearby, and gradually the Old Grammar School building fell out of use. After finally closing in 2012, Maltby Academy board directors looked to demolish the old building, including the clock tower, to make way for more newbuilds. Predictably, this was vehemently opposed by locals, and the plans were refused. Since then, the academy has been sealed up and left empty. On 9th February, 2017, a fire broke out at the school but fortunately three fire engines were in attendance and the fire quickly extinguished and minimal damage was caused. The school’s future now hangs in the balance.

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As always I have way to many pics from here lol, hope you like em.

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Cant remember seeing this but scared the crap out of me when I looked at pic

Cocked this pic up but I actually quite like it.

Thanks for looking.​

 

[dansgas1000]

Nice to see this again, I remember this at the time but never got round to it sadly.

 

[Mikeymutt]

Nice one. I enjoyed it here and made a,solo visit going to Scotland just after lockdown down. My mates wanted to see it so went back with them and was well sealed up. That last shot looks quite cool really.

 

[HughieD]

OMG! Was this over 3 years ago now? All done up now but was a great explore back in the day.

 

[The Young One]

Looks like a good explore that nice pics I'm waiting for my old school to shit last 4 years it's had shit ofsted ratings.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Nice to see this again, I remember this at the time but never got round to it sadly.

Thanks, yh not a bad place

Nice one. I enjoyed it here and made a,solo visit going to Scotland just after lockdown down. My mates wanted to see it so went back with them and was well sealed up. That last shot looks quite cool really.

Yh worthy of a few visits tbh, I was frantically looking for a ladder to get in clock tower but no look lol

OMG! Was this over 3 years ago now? All done up now but was a great explore back ing the day.

crazy how time flies. Didnt realise it had been restored, is it back in use as part of the school?

Looks like a good explore that nice pics I'm waiting for my old school to shit last 4 years it's had shit ofsted ratings.

Lol they are all crap these days but we are so short of schools I doubt it will shut

 

[MotionlessMike]

Can't believe a million people went but no one did the clocktower (myself included)

 

[HughieD]

Can't believe a million people went but no one did the clocktower (myself included)

I was thinking that too. Was it doable?

 

[MotionlessMike]

I was thinking that too. Was it doable?

The hatch was above the main staircase. Guess it was a bit too dodgy to be swinging a ladder around!

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Can't believe a million people went but no one did the clocktower (myself included)

As above I did try, the hatch was fkin high above stairwell if I remember, would of needed a serious ladder to reach it

 

[MotionlessMike]

As above I did try, the hatch was fkin high above stairwell if I remember, would of needed a serious ladder to reach it

Yes it was a bit deathy. Not jealous of the man whose job it was to maintain it!

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Yes it was a bit deathy. Not jealous of the man whose job it was to maintain it!

I assumed there would b a purpose made ladder somewhere but guess they took it out when they vacated

 

[Calamity Jane]

Nice to see again. I really do like the iron work in this place.

 

[Shutterfilm35]

Stunning report and set of photos, I did try here many moons ago, but was sealed, always one I wanted to see.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Stunning report and set of photos, I did try here many moons ago, but was sealed, always one I wanted to see.

as @HughieD pointed out u wont be doing this one now.
Heres details of the restoration that seems about complete.

Renovating Maltby Grammar School

www.maltbylearningtrust.com