Ibstock School

Ibstock School is a coeducational secondary school located in Ibstock in the English county of Leicestershire. Previously a community middle school administered by Leicestershire County Council, in September 2012 Ibstock School converted to academy status.

Type: School
Description: school in Leicestershire, UK
Also known as: “Ibstock Community College”
Address: Central Avenue, Coalville, LE67 6NE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Denys and Paget Tombs in Churchyard and Sence Valley Forest Park.

Church of St Denys and Paget Tombs in Churchyard

Church

Photo: Kjn1961, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church of St Denys and Paget Tombs in Churchyard is situated 2,600 feet south of Ibstock School.

Sence Valley Forest Park

Park

Sence Valley Forest Park is located between Ibstock and Heather in North West Leicestershire, and within the National Forest, England. It is situated on the site of a former open cast mine where, between 1982 and 1996, eight million tonnes of coal were extracted by opencast mining. Sence Valley Forest Park is situated 1 mile northwest of Ibstock School.

Kelham Bridge

Nature reserve

Photo: John Talbut, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kelham Bridge is a 8.1 hectares nature reserve north of Ibstock in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ibstock and Heather.

Ibstock

Village

Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ibstock is a former coal mining village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 5,760 at the 2001 census increasing to 6,201 at the 2011 census and 7,615 at the 2021 census.

Heather

Village

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heather is a village west of Ibstock in North West Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 949 at the 2001 census reducing to 920 at the 2011 census.

Ellistown

Village

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ellistown is a village about 2 miles south of Coalville in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. It is named after Colonel Joseph Joel Ellis who died in 1885. Ellistown is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ibstock School.