Haberdashers' Abraham Darby

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Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
(Abraham Darby Academy)
Address
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Ironbridge Road
Madeley

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TF7 5HX

Coordinates 52°38′03″N2°28′06″W / 52.6341°N 2.4684°W / 52.6341; -2.4684
Information
Type Academy
Motto"Confident, Calm and Caring"
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established2009 (Academy)
FounderAbraham Darby
Local authority Telford and Wrekin
Department for Education URN 135582 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsJames Penney
PrincipalJoanne Edgar
Vice PrincipalsNick Scott
EG Bediako
Clemency Price
David Hughes
Staff144
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1200
HousesWebb, Owen, Woodhall and Darwin
Colour(s)Blue, green, red and black
Local AuthorityTelford and Wrekin
TrustHaberdashers' West Midlands Academy Trust
ParentHaberdashers' Adams Grammar School
Website https://www.haberdashersabrahamdarby.co.uk/

Haberdashers' Abraham Darby Academy in Telford, Shropshire, England, is a coeducational secondary school on Ironbridge Road in Madeley which was founded in 1937. It is named after Abraham Darby III and is situated one mile from the Iron Bridge which he built in 1779. In September 2008 the school was converted to an academy through a link to Haberdashers' Adams, and was accepted by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The school is a subsidiary of Haberdashers' Adams Grammar School in Newport. It part of the HWMAT group of schools. The new-style-academy is sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers'.

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History

The school was founded as Madeley Senior Council School, Hill Top, opened in 1927 with 400 mixed places. It became known as Madeley Modern School from 1944, was enlarged in 1958-59 and had 619 pupils by the end of 1959.[ citation needed ]

It amalgamated with Coalbrookdale High School in 1965 to form the Abraham Darby Comprehensive School. There were 1,244 pupils in 1980. The school has a musical tradition, particularly with the wind band and the Abraham Darby Showband, which has played in the Royal Albert Hall and at the Carnegie Hall in New York City. The school achieved Arts College status and again renamed itself, this time to the Abraham Darby School for the Performing Arts in 2003.[ citation needed ]

The new building began construction in late 2009 and completed in 2012. It was officially opened by Prince Edward on 11 October 2012.[ citation needed ]

In 2018, a new trend steming from the name change of Adams Grammar School to Haberdashers' Adams emerged and led to the name change from Abraham Darby Academy to Haberdashers' Abraham Darby as part to recognise the historical links with the Haberdashers' company and as a marketing strategy.[ citation needed ]

Academy

Links between Haberdashers' Abraham Darby Academy and Haberdashers' Adams Grammar School at Newport are strong, with student and teacher exchanges, leadership training, mentoring systems, CPD Events, a common house system and the same uniform for all year groups. There are joint events, including those for sport, music, drama and academic events. The curriculum is supported by ICT, and each school has specialisms: Abraham Darby Academy with performing arts, business, enterprise and social sciences ; Adams Grammar School with Science, Mathematics, English, Technology and MFL .[ citation needed ]

The joint project is supported by Telford and Wrekin Council, the DCSF, and the 300-year-old Haberdashers' Company as a sponsor. The two schools, although operating separately, will share governors. Part of the project will be a capital investment, and new school building by 2011.[ citation needed ]

ADA student uniform comprises a tie, and a blazer bearing the Haberdashers’ crest, identical to that of Adams Grammar.

Notable alumni

Madeley Modern School

Coalbrookdale County High School

Notable staff

Madeley Modern School

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