Minsthorpe Community College | |
Coordinates: | 53.6026°N -1.291°W |
Type: | Academy |
Address: | Minsthorpe Lane |
City: | South Elmsall |
County: | West Yorkshire |
Country: | England |
Postcode: | WF9 2UJ |
Local Authority: | City of Wakefield |
Ofsted: | yes |
Urn: | 137011 |
Gender: | Coeducational |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Website: | http://minsthorpe.cc |
Minsthorpe Community College is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, England. It is specifically for students aged eleven to eighteen. It is situated on Minsthorpe Lane, in the Minsthorpe district north of the town.
It was opened in 1969 by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as an upper school - Minsthorpe High School, when Wakefield LEA operated a three-tier education system.
Wakefield College has two adult education courses at the school, one being in Beauty Therapy. Minsthorpe Community College also has a day care centre on the site named "Happy Days Children's Centre" and a Sports and Fitness Centre open to the whole community as well as its students, who are aged 15 or above.