Open Academy

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Open Academy
Address
Open Academy
Salhouse Road

Norwich
,
Norfolk
,
NR7 9DL

England
Coordinates 52°38′41″N1°19′38″E / 52.6448°N 1.3272°E / 52.6448; 1.3272
Information
Type Academy
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established2008
Trust DNEAT [1]
Department for Education URN 135650 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalJon Ford
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
HousesChallenge, Destiny, Inspiration, Respect
Colour(s)Black and Turquoise
Website http://www.open-academy.org.uk/

Open Academy (formerly Heartsease High School) is a secondary school with academy status located in the Heartsease area of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk.

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History

The academy was first formed in September 2008, replacing Heartsease High School and housed in the buildings of the former school, the Open Academy moved to new buildings in September 2010. It is a Church of England school that is sponsored by the Bishop of Norwich and businessman Graham Dacre. [2]

Description

The school offers GCSEs, BTECs and vocational courses as programmes of study for its pupils. The school has a specialism in environmental science and offers courses geared towards the specialism. [3]

Key Stage 3

All schools in England are obliged to the National Curriculum, and are encouraged to teach Progress 8 subjects. Open Academy chooses to spend three years on Key Stage 3. All classes except for Maths are taught in mixed ability. [4] German is the modern foreign language. Students and their parents can download a knowledge organiser each year. [5]

Key Stage 4

In Year 10 and 11, for Key Stage 4, students study the core subjects of English (Language and Literature) Mathematics, Science, PE and Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship and Economic Education (PSHCEE). This Core curriculum occupies 30-hours of lessons per fortnight, with four pathway subjects filling the remaining 20-hours per fortnight. [4]

Sixth form (Key Stage 5)

Open Academy was formerly a part of the Kett Sixth Form College consortium, which also includes Sprowston Community High School and Sewell Park College. The Kett operates as a separate entity to its host schools. [6] As of 2013, the Academy gained a separate Sixth Form, to be known as OA6 . OA6 is a small, but growing Sixth Form, offering a variety of A-Levels and BTECs.

Notable former pupils

Heartsease High School

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References

  1. ↑ "Trust Structure & Governance". DNEAT. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "UK | England | Norfolk | New academy building topped out". BBC News. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Open Academy". Open Academy. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Curriculum - Open Academy". www.open-academy.org.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "KS3 Knowledge Organisers - Open Academy". www.open-academy.org.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Kett Sixth Form College • Welcome". Kett6.org. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Subjects and Courses - Open Academy". www.open-academy.org.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "YouTube success helped Stuart to realise his film-making dream". 12 November 2014.
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