King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes

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King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Address
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road

,
L20 6AQ

England
Coordinates 53°27′45″N2°58′56″W / 53.4626°N 2.9821°W / 53.4626; -2.9821
Information
Former nameThe Hawthorne's Free School
Type Free school
MottoExcellence is a habit
Religious affiliation(s)Protestant
Established1946
TrustGreat Schools Trust
Department for Education URN 138260 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherPeter Gaul
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment637
Colour(s)   Black & red
Website kingshawthornes.com

King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes (formerly The Hawthorne's Free School) is a secondary free school located on Fernhill Road in Bootle, Merseyside, England, about four miles (6.4 km) from Liverpool city centre. The school is located within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.

The school rebranded in September 2012, on the site of the former St George of England Specialist Engineering College (previously St George of England High School & St George of England County Secondary School). St George of England Specialist Engineering College closed in 2012, along with St Wilfrid's High School in Litherland. The schools closed due to falling pupil numbers, however parents from both schools campaigned for a new secondary free school to be opened in the area instead.

The schools opening was controversial, as staff from the previous schools were not automatically transferred to the new school, and many lost their jobs. This was despite Sefton Council declaring that staff from the former schools should be subject to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, and either be offered continuing employment at the new school or redundancy. [1] The Hawthorne's Free School claimed that as they were a new school, they were not responsible for the staff at the former schools. Staff from the former schools threatened to take their case to the High Court of Justice, however the council has made an offer to pay the staff redundancy in conjunction with the school. [2]

In the summer of 2018, the school re-branded to King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes. The school is now part of the Great Schools Trust. [3]

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References

  1. Ben Turner (8 August 2012). "Sefton council set to take breakaway Bootle free school The Hawthorne's to High Court". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. "BBC News - Hawthorne's Free School: Teachers' union rejects offer". Bbc.co.uk. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. "Our Academies". Great Schools Trust. Retrieved 31 December 2022.