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26-712: Although the first major housing developments around Hateley Heath took place in the Heath Lane area during 1930s when private builders built houses within the boundary of West Bromwich, the largest section of Hateley Heath was developed during the late 1940s and early 1950s within the boundaries of West Bromwich and neighbouring Wednesbury, when mass council house building took place. The new homes were initially very popular with their occupants, who appreciated modern facilities such as indoor toilets, bathrooms, running water, electricity and gardens. They had previously lived in 19th century slums which lacked these facilities. An infant school

52-469: A local phasing-out scheme of grammar schools in favour of comprehensive schools. It became a sixth form college after closing as a grammar school, until Dudley College took it over in September 2001, although this arrangement only lasted for three years, and in early 2008 the buildings were demolished. [1] The new St Michael's Church of England High School opened on the site in September 2011 to replace

78-523: A merger with Tipton Grammar School to form Alexandra High School and Sixth Form Centre (a comprehensive school), but the buildings remained in use for the youngest three year groups in the new school. By the early 1980s, however, extensions were added to the main Alexandra site on Alexandra Road which meant that the younger pupils only used the Park Lane buildings (by this stage in a deteriorating condition) on

104-613: A part-time basis. The Park Lane site closed completely in July 1990, ending 86 years of education at the site, and it was demolished the following year. Victoria Infant School was opened on the site in September 1995 to replace Manor Road Infant School . Rowley Regis Grammar School was a grammar school situated in Rowley Regis , West Midlands (formerly Staffordshire ), England . The school started life in Wrights Lane , Old Hill using

130-479: Is Frank Skinner , the television comedian who attended between 1968 and 1973 when it was still Oldbury Technical School. The school merged with Langley High School (formerly Oldbury Grammar School ) during the 2006-2007 academic year to form Oldbury College of Sport, with a lower and higher school site, and a new school is to be built on the upper school site. The new school opened its doors early in January 2007, at

156-504: The BBC's flagship political TV programme, in 1989. Hill Top High School was a secondary school located in West Bromwich , West Midlands (formerly Staffordshire ), England . It opened in 1911 as Hill Top Council School , incorporating infant, junior and secondary departments, on the corner of Hill Top and Coles Lane. The buildings were enlarged in 1914 to take in extra pupils. Part of

182-636: The sex offender registry for life. The school is now known as Oldbury Academy . 52°34′48″N 2°00′36″W  /  52.580°N 2.010°W  / 52.580; -2.010 List of schools in Sandwell This is a list of schools in Sandwell , West Midlands , England. *This school is located in Birmingham, but is for pupils from Sandwell *This school is located in Staffordshire, but

208-517: The 1980s, Hateley Heath was plagued by high unemployment and crime, and the condition of the housing was deteriorating. A small section of the estate, consisting of low-rise flats, was demolished between 1988 and 1992, and new housing was built in its place by both the public sector and private sector. Several other houses on the estate have since been demolished and the remaining council properties have been refurbished. In January 1992, an Express & Star report claimed that Hateley Heath had some of

234-526: The Flash Road site, a type of school which bridged the gap between secondary modern and grammar schools and was very biased towards the teaching of technology. [2] The head teacher was Mr Bullerwell and the deputy head was Mr Thompson. There was also a sixth form centre , which survived the name change in September 1975 but closed during the 1980s following a rise in popularity of sixth form colleges like Halesowen College . The school's best known former pupil

260-537: The beginning of the Spring term. The school made the headlines for all the wrong reasons in February 2007 when teacher Kenneth Paskin, 59, was found guilty of sexual offences against a 13-year-old girl who had been placed in his care some time earlier. Mr Paskin, a teacher and netball coach for some 30 years (the final nine of them at Warley) prior to his arrest, was sentenced to three years and three months in prison and put on

286-406: The decline of Hateley Heath, with an unemployment rate of 14.9% in 1991, when the national rate was below 10%. However, parts of the nearby towns of Smethwick and Tipton had an even higher unemployment rate at this time, when Britain was in recession . Hateley Heath has since improved with the aid of local community projects. Private housing was built on the site of the demolished flats. Most of

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312-586: The existing buildings on Throne Road, which were later demolished. 52°29′36″N 2°02′19″W  /  52.4934°N 2.0386°W  / 52.4934; -2.0386 Warley High School was a secondary school located in Oldbury , West Midlands (formerly Worcestershire ), England . The school was granted Sports College specialist status . It opened in 1930 at the Junior Technical School , later becoming Oldbury Technical School , moving from

338-486: The following year, with all but the oldest pupils being transferred to Heathfield Foundation Technology College for the 2002-2003 academic year. However, the 2001-2002 Year 10 pupils were allowed to remain at Britannia in order to complete their GCSE studies, before the school closed completely in July 2003. The school buildings were demolished in 2004 and the site is now occupied by the new Blackheath Primary School . The school featured in an edition of On The Record ,

364-483: The main secondary school for pupils living in Hateley Heath. In 1966, Wednesbury urban district was absorbed into an expanded West Bromwich borough and Hateley Heath was fully incorporated into the township of West Bromwich, within which it has remained ever since. The opposite transfer of township took place with neighbouring Friar Park , which was now within the township of Wednesbury rather than West Bromwich. By

390-399: The most common crime in the area, followed closely behind by burglaries and vandalism. During the year, 48 people who lived on the estate were arrested on suspicion of various criminal offences, though it is unknown how many of these arrests resulted in a conviction. What is known is that all but three of the people arrested were aged under 25. Unemployment and social deprivation were blamed for

416-522: The old Victorian premises used by the local Central School. It became a Grammar School in 1948. After persistent lobbying particularly by the headmaster Mr George Lloyd that the premises were unfit for a Grammar school, a new school was built at a site on Hawes Lane in Rowley Regis and opened in September 1962, providing education for pupils aged 11 to 18 years. It remained opened for 13 years until Sandwell Council decided to close it in July 1975, as part of

442-459: The remaining homes have been comprehensively refurbished, while a small section of the northern part of the estate was demolished in the early 2010s. The estate has been served by an infant school since 1950 and a junior school since 1952. Both of these schools replaced facilities at nearby Hill Top School , which remained open as a secondary school until 1992 and is now the site of a housing development. A second primary school, Kent Close Primary,

468-443: The school closed in July 1983 on a merger with nearby Oldbury High School to form Langley High School, which in turn closed 24 years later on a merger with Warley High School to form Oldbury College of Sport (now Oldbury Academy ). The Albright school buildings remain in use as a community facility. 52°30′03″N 2°00′14″W  /  52.50093°N 2.00391°W  / 52.50093; -2.00391 Britannia High School

494-651: The school roll were falling and Sandwell council decided that it was no longer viable and would have to close. The final intake of 11-year-old pupils started at Hill Top in September 1989, with youngest two year groups transferring to Wodensborough Community Technology College after the end of the academic year in July 1990. The oldest two year groups in the school were allowed to remain at Hill Top until it closed completely in July 1992 The school buildings were then demolished and replaced by housing 52°32′N 2°01′W  /  52.54°N 2.01°W  / 52.54; -2.01 Park Lane Secondary Modern School

520-520: The school was damaged by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War . The infant school relocated to a site of the new Hateley Heath housing estate in 1950, with the juniors following in 1952, leaving only the secondary school pupils at Hill Top. The schools status changed from secondary modern to comprehensive in 1969, when it took on the title of Hill Top High School. By the late 1980s, numbers on

546-483: The worst crime rates in the region. It was estimated that six out of ten children living in Hateley Heath were involved in crime. Joyriding , burglaries, theft and vandalism were just some of the many problems that were reported to be plaguing the area. Several shopkeepers had closed their stores due to extensive theft and vandalism. In 1991 alone, no less than 1,006 crimes were recorded on the estate - an average of once in just over eight hours. Car thefts and break-ins were

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572-543: Was a secondary modern school situated in Oldbury , Worcestershire (now West Midlands ), England . It was built in the 1930s and named after local manufacturer Albright and Wilson . The school buildings were situated on Pope's Lane to the south of the town centre. The school's name changed in September 1974 – the same year that Sandwell was created from the merger of Warley with West Bromwich – when it gained comprehensive status and became Albright High School. However, this arrangement only lasted for nine years, as

598-420: Was a secondary school located in Rowley Regis , West Midlands , England . It was opened in 1932 as Rowley Regis Secondary Modern Boys School and later became a mixed school with the title Britannia High School . Plans to close the school were first drawn up in 2001, but these were initially shelved in July of that year after a re-think by Sandwell council officials. Council officials changed their mind

624-468: Was a secondary school located in Tipton , Staffordshire (now West Midlands ), England . It was the last of seven schools to be opened by Tipton School Board, which was formed in 1871. The foundation for the school was laid on 20 May 1903 by the chairman, Mr Atkins Hinton. It was opened the following year as two single sex schools school for children aged 11 upwards. After 65 years, it closed in July 1969 on

650-428: Was built to serve the estate in 1950, replacing facilities at nearby Hill Top , followed by the junior school two years later. The infant and junior schools merged to form a single primary school in September 1999. The senior school at Hill Top remained open and was the most popular destination for the secondary school population of the estate until its closure in the early 1990s, since when nearby Wodensborough has been

676-619: Was opened on the estate in 1960 to serve the growing 5-11 population. It closed in July 2005 and was later demolished. 52°32′17″N 1°59′46″W  /  52.538°N 1.996°W  / 52.538; -1.996 Hill Top High School This article details a number of defunct schools that were once located in Sandwell in the West Midlands of England. For details of currently operating schools in Sandwell, please see: List of schools in Sandwell . Albright Secondary Modern School

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