Yewlands Academy

Yewlands Academy (formerly known as Yewlands Secondary School and Yewlands Technology College) is a secondary school with academy status located in the Grenoside area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.^[1] Until March 2018, it was managed by the Wakefield City Academies Trust.^[2] Following the collapse of the trust, it was taken over by the Brigantia Learning Trust who manage the nearby schools Hinde House School and Longley Park Sixth Form.

Yewlands Academy
Address
Creswick Lane Sheffield , South Yorkshire , S35 8NN England
Coordinates	53°25′35″N 1°29′14″W
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Sheffield
Trust	Brigantia Learning Trust
Department for Education URN	145943 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Mike Vickers
Head teacher	Kimberly Willmot
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	873 as of January 2017[update]
Capacity	900
Uniform	Black blazer with logo (y11 no logo), white shirt, black trousers, black shoes, tie (y11 have a different tie)
Website	Yewlands Academy

The school was originally located on three sites; Elm, Yew and Willow. The school was rebuilt as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme and reopened in September 2009.^[3] The school has under 900 students.

Notable former pupils

• Olympic Long Jumper Sheila Sherwood (née Parkin) who won Silver at the Mexico Games in 1968, and a Commonwealth Gold two years later.