New Rickstones Academy

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New Rickstones Academy
Address
New Rickstones Academy
Conrad Road

Witham
,
Essex
,
CM8 2SD

England
Coordinates 51°49′06″N0°38′08″E / 51.8184°N 0.63553°E / 51.8184; 0.63553
Information
Type Academy
Motto“find your remarkable”
FounderAET
Local authorityEssex
SpecialistPerforming Arts
Department for Education URN 135651 Tables
Ofsted Reports
President7042
Head of AcademySimon Gibbs (Deceased, awaiting new head.)
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1065
Colour(s)   
blue, black, yellow
Website www.newrickstonesacademy.org

New Rickstones Academy (NRA) is an academy secondary school in Witham, Essex. It is the smaller of the two major comprehensive schools in Witham.

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During 2012 the school moved into a new building, constructed by Carillion. An Ofsted inspection took place on 17 and 18 January 2013. [1] The school is sponsored by the Academies Enterprise Trust.

During 2015, the school received a "Good" in its Ofsted report.[ citation needed ]

During the summer of 2022, the construction of a new building outside of the Physical Education department was begun. And during September 2022, the building known as “A Block” was opened to students. This building featured new rooms for the Food Technology department, Humanities Department, Science Department, 2 computer rooms and other multi-purpose rooms. As well as this, a new method of food collection was installed with a new room called the “Grab and Go.”

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References

  1. "New Rickstones Academy - Contact Us". www.newrickstonesacademy.org. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.