High Weald Academy

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The High Weald Academy
Address
High Weald Academy
Angley Road

Cranbrook
,
Kent
,
TN17 2PJ

England
Coordinates 51°06′00″N0°31′42″E / 51.1000°N 0.52832°E / 51.1000; 0.52832 Coordinates: 51°06′00″N0°31′42″E / 51.1000°N 0.52832°E / 51.1000; 0.52832
Information
Type Academy
MottoAspiration Achievement and Ambition
ClosedAugust 2022
Local authority Kent County Council
Trust Leigh Academies Trust
Department for Education URN 138236 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
HousesAngley, Sheafe, Swattenden, Weald (Since 2020)
Websitewww.highwealdacademy.kent.sch.uk

TheHigh Weald Academy was a coeducational secondary school that opened in 1971 located in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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The academy permanently closed in September 2022, with all the pupils from Year 7 to Year 10 offered places at Mascalls Academy. [1] [2] [3]

History

Angley School was established in 1971 by the merger of Mary Sheafe School for Girls (on the current site) and Swattenden Secondary School for Boys (based at Swattenden House). [4] The school is well-known locally for its on-site farm. [5]

The Mary Sheafe Hall and Swattenden Hall are named after the schools which were merged to form Angley School.

Angley School became the first Specialist Sports College in Kent in 2000. [4] The school benefits from the facilities at the adjacent Weald Sports Centre.

Angley School became The High Weald Academy on 1 September 2012, [6] sponsored by The Brook Learning Trust.

A new building was opened in 2019.

The academy closed permanently in September 2022, despite opposition from MP Helen Grant. [7]

Headteachers/Principals

Ofsted

A 2001 Ofsted inspection found Angley School to be 'satisfactory'. In addition, a 2011 Ofsted Inspection found the school to be making 'Good' progress. These inspections took place before the conversion to High Weald Academy. It has since been inspected three times, most recently in 2019 when the rating was "requires improvement".

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References

  1. ↑ "Struggling school to close by next academic year". 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Secondary school to close in shock decision". 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". www.highwealdacademy.kent.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 1 2 http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Sporting-success/story-11984040-detail/story.html [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Schools: The Angley effect: How they woke up a sleepy rural school". Independent.co.uk . 22 October 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Historic-day-Angley-School-High-Weald-Academy/story-16798101-detail/story.html [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "High Weald Academy". highwealdacademy.kent.sch.uk.
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