Ockbrook School

Ockbrook was founded in 1799 by the Moravian Church and continued to maintain a Christian ethos. The school was originally a ladies' school and the boys' school did not open until 1813. It became a girls-only school in 1915. The primary section later became coeducational, although this was later extended throughout the school. The Church continued to be responsible for the school but in the later years responsibility was exercised largely through the school's local board of governors. A history of the school was published in 2000 as part of the bicentenary celebrations (1799–1999). In March 2012 the board of governors announced the decision to extend the 11+ intake to boys beginning in…

The main building in the school, referred to as "main school" was used for most lessons and housed the English, Maths, Humanities and Languages departments, along with other smaller classrooms for 6th form use. The main school also provided form rooms for years 7–13. The Grange was a primary building located near to the main school, next to the Birtill Hall (named after a previous Head Teacher.) The Mount was a further primary building, housing nursery and years 1, and 2. Pupils moved over to The Grange for years 3, 4, 5 and 6. The school also had a Sports Complex, Arts and Technology complex (named Mallalieu Centre), Music block, Lecture Theatre and Science complex (opened in 2003). The…