Consett Academy

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Consett Academy
Address
Consett Academy
Ashdale Road

Consett
,
County Durham
,
DH8 6LZ

England
Coordinates 54°50′28″N1°52′08″W / 54.8412°N 1.869°W / 54.8412; -1.869
Information
Type Academy [1]
MottoInclusion Progression Excellence
EstablishedJanuary 2012 [1]
Local authorityDurham
Department for Education URN 137638 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive Principal [2] [3]
Gender Co-educational [2]
Age11to 18 [2]
Enrolment1233 [2]
Website http://www.consett-academy.org.uk

Consett Academy is a secondary academy school in Consett, the result of a merger between Consett Community Sports College and Moorside Community Technology College. [1]

Contents

History

Consett Community Sports College

Consett Community Sports College was in the Blackhill area of Consett. [4] The site had originally been Consett Grammar School. [5] At the time of closure Consett Community Sports College had a capacity of 985. [4] The last head was Christine Parker. [4] In 2006 it had 750 pupils. [6]

The school had been previously known as Blackfyne Comprehensive School. [7] In 1970 Blackfyne had 650 pupils and was described as a "Mixed Grammar Technical type". [8]

Moorside Community Technology College

Moorside Community Technology College was in the Moorside area of Consett. [9] It was opened in 1959 as Moorside Secondary Modern School; the head at that time was W. Ellison. [9] [10] At the time of closure the school's capacity was 600. [9] Based on the 2007 GCSE results, it was categorised as a failing school. [11] The following year its GCSE results made it the second most improved school in the country. [12]

Consett Academy

The academy was originally planned to be funded under Building Schools for the Future (BSF), but plans were delayed with the cancellation of BSF. [13] In 2010 an Early Day motion called on the government to "release the funding for the much-wanted and prepared-for academy school for the area, putting an end to the anxious wait of all concerned". [14]

The school was sponsored as an academy by New College Durham and Durham County Council. [15] New College Durham is also the academy sponsor for North Durham Academy. [16]

Consett Academy opened in January 2012, initially across the two sites of its predecessor schools. [17] In September 2015 the school moved to purpose-built buildings on Consett's former football ground, co-located with a new city leisure centre. [18]

Academic results

In 2010, 57% of Year 11 pupils at Consett Community Sports College and 63% of those at Moorside Community College attained five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and mathematics. [14]

In 2017, 24% of Year 11 pupils attained Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs, compared to the Durham local authority average of 35% and the national average of 40%. [2]

The average A level points score for sixth-form pupils in 2017 was 32, in line with the local authority and national averages. [2] The percentage of Consett Academy sixth-formers going on to university in 2017 was 79%, compared to 50% in the local authority and 51% nationally. [2]

Ofsted judgements

At the closure of the preceding schools, Consett Community Sports College had been judged Satisfactory and Moorside Community Technology College had been judged Good. [1]

Blackfyne Community School, the predecessor of Consett Community Sports College, had last been inspected in 2004 and judged Good. [19]

Consett Academy was first inspected in 2013 and judged to Require Improvement. [1] It was inspected again in 2016 and judged Good. [20]

School uniform

There was controversy in 2016 about the school's decision temporarily to exclude pupils for not wearing the correct uniform. [21] Despite this, the school's policies have not changed as of 2024.

Notable pupils and staff

Consett Grammar School

Blackfyne Comprehensive School

Consett Community Sports College

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Petts, Clive (2013). "Consett Academy". Ofsted. Ofsted. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Consett Academy". Find and compare schools in germany. Gov.UK. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Consett Academy Teaching and Learning Structure Chart" (PDF). Consett Academy. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Consett Community Sports College". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Memorial Details". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Surname headache for school staff". BBC. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Kearney, Tony (23 June 2016). "Demolition of school in Consett underway". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Parker, Ian (1970). "Development of a Vocational Guidance Unit at Blackfyne Secondary School, Consett, Co. Durham, 1964 –1969". The Vocational Aspect of Education. 22 (52): 91–101. doi: 10.1080/03057877080000161 .
  9. 1 2 3 "Moorside Community Technology College". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Memories of a Consett school after 50 years". Chronicle Live. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Full list of failing schools". The Telegraph. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "School league tables: Most improved schools 2007-08". The Guardian. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  13. ↑ ""Handful" of NE schools will be ready to reopen as academies". The Daily Echo. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  14. 1 2 Glass, Pat (4 November 2010). "EDUCATION IN CONSETT, NORTH WEST DURHAM: Early day motion 959". Parliament.UK. Parliament.UK. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "County Durham's Consett Academy sponsor announced". BBC. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Consett Academy". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Controversial Consett Academy officially opened". The Journal. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  18. ↑ Broad, Stephanie (16 December 2015). "Consett Academy campus provides new vision for education". Academy Today. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  19. ↑ Westwood, Ray (2004). "INSPECTION REPORT: BLACKFYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOL" (PDF). Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 3 September 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  20. ↑ Paddick, John (2016). "Consett Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 3 September 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  21. ↑ Havery, Gavin (20 February 2018). "Consett Academy pupils sent home for 'showing too much ankle' in uniform row". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  22. ↑ Conroy, Brian (11 June 2006). "Dennis Earl". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Bishop of Lincoln to be introduced to House of Lords". Market Rasen Journal. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Consett artist Sheila Mackie is honoured in her home town". The Journal. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  25. ↑ "Weird and wonderful life of a much-missed artist". The Journal. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  26. ↑ Davies, Gareth A (23 July 2013). "Paul Collingwood: I knew cricket was the right choice for me". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  27. ↑ O'Donovan, Gerard (20 May 2009). "The One to Watch: Thursday 21 May". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  28. ↑ Walsh, John (24 May 2009). "Playing the Part, BBC1". The Independent. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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