Noel-Baker Academy (formerly Noel-Baker Community School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Alvaston, Derby, England.
The school takes students from the Alvaston, Boulton and Crewton areas of Derby. In September 2004, the school was awarded specialist school status as a Language College by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
Previously a foundation school administered by Derby City Council, in February 2017, Noel-Baker Community School converted to academy status and was renamed Noel-Baker Academy. The school is now sponsored by the LEAD Multi-Academy Trust.
The school was named after Olympic silver medallist, Derby South MP and Nobel Peace prize winner, Philip Noel-Baker.
Student Leadship Team
Noel-Baker Academy has started there new house systems and new student leader we have six House Captains, five House Vice Captains and twenty House Prefects each house or year .
House Captains
Lead –Erin Lee
Empower –Kaleb Daborn
Achieve –Lakeisa Moyo
Drive –Muhammad Muntasir
Excel –Janai Carr-Fearn
House Vice Captains
Lead –DiDi Njoke
Empower –Rubie Watson
Achieve –Harry Day
Drive –Kirills Bulazs
House Prefects
Lead:
Year 7 Esther Toindepi
Year 8-Macey Rae Enright
Year 9-Teegan Goodwin
Year 10-Lillimae Wakefield
Empower:
Year 7- Cai Russell
Year 8-Isabelle Meakin
Year 9- Angelika Aleksandrowicz
Year 10- Maddison McFarlane
Year 11-Saskia Vernon
Achieve:
Year 7-Eric Mahaka
Year 8-Bailey Bradshaw
Year 9-Evelyn Hardy
Year 10- Cody Marshall
Drive:
Year 7- Igor Skorupa
Year 10- Learni Asri
Year 11- Jacob Driscoll
Year 8- Ashley Chinemo
Year 9- Rhianna Hogan
New building
The old building, over 50 years old and now demolished, has been replaced with a new building constructed on the old playing fields. The new building was ready for the beginning of the school year in September 2012 at a cost of £34 million. The 1,150 pupils have combined with 90 pupils from St.Martin's Special School which educates special needs students.