Castle View Academy | |
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Address | |
Allaway Avenue , , PO6 4QP England | |
Coordinates | 50°50′58″N1°06′40″W / 50.8495°N 1.1112°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Established | 1952 [1] |
Local authority | Portsmouth City Council |
Trust | United Learning |
Department for Education URN | 145372 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Adam Potter |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 11to 16 |
Enrolment | 550 |
Website | www |
Castle View Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in the Paulsgrove area of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire.
Established in 1952 as Paulsgrove Secondary Modern School – it was renamed King Richard School in 1975. In 2006, the school was awarded Arts College status for performing arts. [2] The school has won and been runners up in the UK Rock Challenge and in 2006 students from King Richard School won the Rock Crew of the Year Award. A November 2009 Ofsted inspection assessed the school with Grade 3 (satisfactory). [2] In October 2012, the school was Ofsted inspected again, and assessed the school as Grade 2 (Good).
In 2015, it was announced that the school would be demolished and replaced by a new building on the existing playing field, following a number of issues, including collapsed drains, a collapsed roof and flooding. [3] In late 2017, former pupils were invited back for a tour around the building before it was demolished. [1]
Previously a foundation school administered by Portsmouth City Council, in March 2018 King Richard School converted to academy status and renamed Castle View Academy. [4] The school is now sponsored by United Learning.
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