Harton Academy | |
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Address | |
Lisle Road , , NE34 6DL | |
Coordinates | 54°58′33″N1°24′27″W / 54.975697°N 1.407403°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Motto | Tradition, Innovation, Excellence |
Established | 1885 (as South Shields High School) |
Founder | The Illuminare Multi Academy Trust (created from Harton Technology College) |
Local authority | South Tyneside |
Trust | The Illuminare Multi Academy Trust |
Department for Education URN | 144204 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of the Board of Directors | Scott Duffy |
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Head Teacher | Mr Jon Skurr |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,662 as of April 2024 [update] |
Colour(s) | Royal blue, yellow |
Website | www |
Harton Academy, formerly Harton Technology College or Harton Comprehensive School, is a mixed secondary and sixth form academy located in South Shields, South Tyneside, England.
In March 2022, Ofsted rated Harton Academy’s overall effectiveness as ‘requires improvement’. This was over ‘issues in record-keeping’. The leadership and management was rated as ‘requires improvement’. The quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and 6th form provision were rated as ‘good’. [1]
In February 2024, Ofsted rated Harton Academy’s overall effectiveness as 'good'. The personal development and 6th form provision were rated as 'outstanding'. The quality of education, behaviour and attitudes and leadership and management were rated as 'good'. [2]
Harton was rated as 'outstanding' by Ofsted in 2006 and 2013, [3] received 3 Government Achievement awards, featured in the 'top 50 most improved specialist schools' in the UK and identified as one of twelve outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities. [4]
In 2010, £25,000,000 worth of construction was completed [5] on a new 6th form block and the refurbishment of the 1936 block. In 2015, the swimming pool was redeveloped at the cost of £400,000. [6]
In 2011, the DfE awarded Harton with Teaching School status, allowing the academy to lead training and professional development of staff. [7]
In 2017, Harton Technology College was granted multi-academy status by the DfE and is now known as Harton Academy, part of The Illuminare Multi Academy Trust. [8]
In November 2023, the Illuminare Multi Academy Trust announced the appointment of a new Headteacher, Jon Skurr. In January 2024, Skurr took over from the previous Acting Headteacher, David Amos. Skurr is the eighth Headteacher in the school's history and is the Chief Executive Officer of the Illuminare Multi Academy Trust. [9] [10]
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