Southfield Technology College

Southfield Technology College
Address
Moorclose Road Workington , Cumbria , CA14 5BH England
Coordinates	54°37′28″N3°33′19″W / 54.624528°N 3.555306°W / 54.624528; -3.555306
Information
Former names	Southfield School
Type	Community school
Closed	31 August 2015 (2015-08-31)
Local authority	Cumbria County Council
Fate	Merged into Workington Academy

Southfield Technology College was a mixed secondary school in Workington, Cumbria. It was established in 1984 following the merger of Moorclose Boys School and Salterbeck School. ^[1]

Closure and merger

In 2014, following a failed inspection, the school was placed in special measures by Ofsted. It was decided that the school would close and merge with Stainburn School and Science College to form a new academy. ^[2]

To support both schools ahead of the merger, an executive head teacher, Lorrayne Hughes, was appointed. ^[3] It was also announced that William Howard School in Brampton would sponsor the new academy, which led to the creation of the William Howard Trust, a multi-academy trust, in September 2015. ^{[4] [5]}

The school officially closed in August 2015 at the end of the academic year and merged with Stainburn School and Science College to form Workington Academy. ^[6] The new academy building opened in March 2017. ^[7]

Demolition

It was announced that the new school building would be located on the site of the former Stainburn School and Science College, with construction expected to be completed by 2017. ^[6] The site of Southfield Technology College was demolished in 2016, following a series of vandalism incidents. ^[8]

References

1. "Southfield Technology College, Workington". The National Archives. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
2. "Failing Stainburn and Southfield schools set to be closed". BBC News. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
3. "Lorrayne Hughes made executive head teacher at Workington schools". BBC News. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
4. "Stainburn and Southfield schools new academy sponsor found". BBC News. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
5. "The CET Story". Cumbria Education Trust. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
6. "Workington Academy given go ahead". BBC News. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
7. "New Workington Academy building opens its doors". Times and Star. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
8. "Demolition work starts on vandal-hit former school". News and Star. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2025.