Orchard Mead Academy

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Orchard Mead Academy
Address
Orchard Mead Academy
Keyham Lane West

Leicester
,
Leicestershire
,
LE5 1RT

England
Coordinates 52°39′08″N1°03′08″W / 52.6521°N 1.0523°W / 52.6521; -1.0523 Coordinates: 52°39′08″N1°03′08″W / 52.6521°N 1.0523°W / 52.6521; -1.0523
Information
Type Academy
MottoEvery Pupil Achieves Their Very Best and Feels Secure
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established1959–2017, 2017–
Local authority Leicester
Department for Education URN 144629 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive PrincipalMark Oldman [1]
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment1179
Website https://www.orchard-tmet.uk

Orchard Mead Academy, previously known as Hamilton Community College, is a co-educational secondary school located in Leicester, England, taking children between the ages of eleven and sixteen. [2]

Contents

The college became an academy on 1 September 2017, joining The Mead Educational Trust /(TMET) as a sponsored academy.

The main school building dating from the 50s and 60s was replaced in 2014 as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. As part of these works Nether Hall Special School co-located with Hamilton on the Keyham Lane West site. 2502 Squadron Air Training Corps also shares the school site. [3]

The school was awarded the status of a specialist Technology College in September 2001. [1]

Principal

Principals

The current principal is Mark Oldman. The school has had several changes in leadership since the retirement of the long-standing principal, John Morris.

Academic attainment

In 2013, 68% of the school's sixteen year-old pupils achieved five or more GCSE passes at grades A* to C, with 50% of pupils doing so including GCSE English and Maths. [4] In 2014, 55% of students achieved 5 GCSE grades A*-C including English and Maths; this figure dropped to only 25% in 2015. [5]

In 2016, the school achieved a progress 8 score of -0.73, placing it in the bottom 10% of schools in England. In 2017 the school's progress 8 score was -0.78. [6]

Concerns and criticisms

In October 2016, the school was rated by Ofsted as "Inadequate" in all areas and was placed into special measures. [7]

In June 2017, the school attracted criticism after informally excluding at least 40 pupils for peacefully protesting against cuts to education funding and compulsory redundancy of support staff. The then headteacher, Jackie Gair, refused to comment on the incident, but a statement issued by the local authority, Leicester City Council, stated that the authority "was pleased with the way the situation was managed." Many parents responded by saying they only peacefully protest against Hamilton Academy policies. [8]

Notes

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    References

    1. 1 2 Message from the Principal Archived 23 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine at hamiltoncc.co.uk (accessed 25 June 2008)
    2. ↑ Hamilton Community College at dcsf.gov.uk (accessed 25 June 2008)
    3. ↑ "2502 Hamilton Squadron | Air Cadets | Clubs for Kids (5859)". clubsforkids.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
    4. ↑ School's Website Archived 2 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine at hamiltoncc.co.uk
    5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    6. ↑ "Hamilton College - GOV.UK - Find and compare schools in England". Find and compare schools in England. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
    7. ↑ https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2617103/urn/120285.pdf [ dead link ]
    8. ↑ Martin, Dan (30 June 2017). "Pupils disciplined for trying to save teaching assistant's job". leicestermercury. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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