Robert Owen Academy

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Robert Owen Academy
Address
Robert Owen Academy
Blackfriars Street

, ,
HR4 9HS

England
Information
Type Free school
Established2013
Closed2018
Local authority Herefordshire
Department for Education URN 139895 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Age14to 19
Website http://www.roacademy.org/

Robert Owen Academy was a secondary school in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

It opened in September 2013. [7] [8] It was formed a specialist school within the Vocational area, the current site of the academy was opened in 2014, previously the group had a site not far away from their current in an area called Holme Lacy but after a £3 million renovation on a £1 million patch of land the academy opened up their new site.

After poor results the school closed in August 2018. [9]

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  8. Adams, Richard (1 July 2015). "Ofsted inspectors rate two more free schools as inadequate". The Guardian.
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