Mortimer Community College

Mortimer Community College is a coeducational secondary school in South Shields, South Tyneside, England. It takes pupils from the age of 11 to 16.^[1] It is a specialist Arts and Sports College.

Mortimer Community College
Address
Reading Road South Shields , South Tyneside , NE33 4UG England
Coordinates	54°58′53″N 1°25′39″W / 54.9813°N 1.4276°W / 54.9813; -1.4276
Information
Type	Community school
Local authority	South Tyneside
Department for Education URN	108727 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Simon Hignett
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1500
Website	http://www.mortimercommunitycollege.co.uk/

The school teamed up with the National Glass Centre for a project to design a large glass mural for the foyer of the school. The glass mural was unveiled by David Miliband, then the UK Foreign Secretary, on 19 March 2010.^[2]

Notable former pupils and staff

• Perrie Edwards - Member of the band Little Mix
• Sarah Millican - Comedian
• Chris Cook - Olympic swimmer^{[citation needed]}
• Steve Simonsen - Professional goalkeeper^{[citation needed]}
• Katy McLean - Rugby Union player for England^{[citation needed]}
• John Barbour - inventor and manufacturer of the Barbour jacket^{[citation needed]}
• Jason Ainsley - Spennymoor manager^[3]

References

1. Home – Mortimer Community College
2. Mortimer Community College – NGC 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
3. Amos, Mike (25 January 2018). "Backtrack: Jason Ainsley - the manager guiding Spennymoor Town to unknown heights has "settled down a bit"". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.