Harborne Academy

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Harborne Academy
Address
Harborne Academy
Harborne Road

Harborne

Birmingham
,
West Midlands
,
B15 3JL

England
Coordinates 52°27′43″N1°56′18″W / 52.4619°N 1.9382°W / 52.4619; -1.9382
Information
Type Academy
MottoAspire Believe Achieve
Local authority Birmingham City Council
Department for Education URN 136213 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherSarah Ross
Gender Mixed [1]
Age11to 16 [1]
Enrolment595 as of January 2023 [1]
Capacity600 [1]
HousesBoulton, Cadbury, Ryland & Zephaniah
Website www.harborneacademy.co.uk

Harborne Academy (formerly Harborne Hill School) is a co-educational secondary school in the Harborne area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. [2]

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Previously a community school administered by Birmingham City Council, Harborne Hill School converted to academy status in September 2010 and was renamed Harborne Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with Birmingham City Council for admissions. The school is now sponsored by Birmingham Metropolitan College, [3] but continues to coordinate with Birmingham City Council for admissions. The school also has specialisms in science and health. [4]

Harborne Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

History

The exact date the school opened is not known, however it is believed it opened in the 1950s as Harborne Hill SMM School. In 2010, due to economic issues, the school became an Academy [5] There was some difficulty finding a sponsor for it after Ark Schools pulled out, but it was eventually sponsored by Birmingham Metropolitan College. [5] [6]

Refurbishment

In around mid 2012, work began to demolish the old building which stood since the school opened, and BAM Construction began work on constructing a new building. [7] The old Library front was preserved however, and still stands today in the Atrium. In 2013, the building was finished, and Samsung Digital Academy was chosen to provide many of the IT resources at the time. [8]

Sixth form

The school previously had a sixth form. [9] This was re-opened in 2014. [10] [11] Inspection in 2016 found that "Teaching in the sixth form is better than in the rest of the school". [12] In 2017 Ofsted reported that "The sixth form is a medical academy and specialises in helping students to gain the qualifications and skills needed to go on to a range of medical professions". [13] As of 2023, the school no longer has a sixth form. [1]

Inspections by Ofsted

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Harborne Academy". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Harborne Academy". harborneacademy.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Sponsor". harborneacademy.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Specialisms". harborneacademy.co.uk.
  5. 1 2 3 Riddiough, Trevor (2013). "Harborne Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Harborne Academy scheme 'on target'". Birmingham Mail. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Harborne Academys new building BAM selected - - BAM News". www.bam.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Insider Media". www.insidermedia.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. 1 2 Fraser, Lisa (2014). "Harborne Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 17 January 2023. The sixth form requires improvement. Too few students gain qualifications in English and mathematics. Major changes are taking place, with a new sixth form opening in September 2014
  10. ↑ "Royal official opening for Harborne Academy". The Birmingham Press. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Forte, Joe (3 March 2022). "Prince Andrew's links to Harborne Academy questioned". Birmingham World. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  12. 1 2 Chapman, Chris (2016). "Harborne Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  13. 1 2 Owen, Dan (2017). "Harborne Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Clarkson, Stuart (2022). "Inspection of a good school: Harborne Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Uppalive and well!". The Plashing Vole. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2023. I was started my education at Harborne Hill state School



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