Hall Garth Community Arts College

Hall Garth Community Arts College
Location
Hall Drive
Acklam

Middlesbrough
,
North Yorkshire
,
TS5 7JX

England

54°32′36″N 1°14′41″W / 54.54320°N 1.24460°W / 54.54320; -1.24460
Information
TypeCommunity
Closed2010
Local authority
Middlesbrough
SpecialistArts College
111722 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair
Debbie Bivan
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment690
Websitehttp://www.hallgarth.middlesbrough.sch.uk/

Hall Garth Community Arts College, originally Hall Garth School, was a secondary school in Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England.

The students of the school came from areas with higher than average levels of socio-economic deprivation. The number of students from minority ethnic groups, and those with learning difficulties and disabilities, were well above average.

In 2000, it became a performing arts school and, in 2007, was renamed to Hall Garth Community Arts College from Hall Garth School.

Fatal stabbing incident

Hall Garth was the scene of a fatal stabbing, on 28 March 1994, when Stephen Wilkinson burst into a maths classroom and stabbed several children including 12-year-old Nikki Conroy who died from her injuries. In October 2003 a permanent police presence was established on site. Wilkinson was subsequently convicted of manslaughter and was sentenced to indefinite detention at a psychiatric hospital. A school memorial garden was opened for Nikki, in March 2004.

Anti-bullying initiatives

The school established several initiatives in order to tackle bullying. The students made a video of an anti-bullying theatre performance in December 2004. Then in May 2005 the school hired an anti-bullying co-ordinator and set up a peer support group of older pupils.

Closure

Hall Garth Community Arts College and King's Manor School formally closed in 2010 and were replaced with Oakfields Community College.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hall Garth Community Arts College". Ofsted. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2008. [dead link]
  2. ↑ "Hall Garth school launches hall of fame". Gazette News. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "School Violence 1993-1994". www.columbine-angels.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Police officer on patrol to keep school safe". The Northern Echo. 7 October 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Family will remember schoolgirl". BBC News. 26 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  6. ↑ "Tough role at play time". Evening Gazette. 4 December 2004.
  7. ↑ "The bully busters". Evening Gazette. 12 May 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2008 – via Questia.[dead link]