Ninestiles School is a secondary school situated in Acocks Green, Birmingham, England. It is a mixed comprehensive Technology College with 1,200 students, including 60 in the sixth form. It has over 1,000 laptops and the largest wireless network of any school in Europe. The current head teacher is Christine Quinn. It is the lead school in a federation headed by Sir Dexter Hutt, and associated with a consultancy company "Ninestiles Plus". The school was granted Technology College status in 1997 and became a foundation school in 1999. Ninestiles School is also connected with Fox Hollies Leisure Centre, giving the school access to a swimming pool, squash and badminton facilities, an astroturf pitch and a large field generally used for rugby, cricket and other outdoor sports. In 2003 a new building was built onto the site of Ninestiles, known as the ICT and Business Studies Block. The Building came into use for 2004, providing more ICT and Business Study Rooms. In 2005, the school changed the length of its lessons to two and a half hours apiece. This change was intended to allow for subjects to be taught in greater depth and for guest speakers to come into school.