The Hyndburn Academy

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The Hyndburn Academy
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Address
The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street

Rishton
,
Lancashire
,
BB1 4ED

England
Coordinates 53°46′15″N2°25′07″W / 53.7709°N 2.4185°W / 53.7709; -2.4185
Information
Type Academy
Motto"The best in everyone"
Established1942
Local authority Lancashire
Trust United Learning
Department for Education URN 144356 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherNicola Palmer
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment396
Capacity685
HousesTuring
Mandela
Jackson
Curie
Website www.thehyndburnacademy.org.uk
The Hyndburn Academy
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The Hyndburn Academy, previously known as Norden High School and Sports College, is the united learning academy school situated in the town of Rishton, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [1] The current headteacher is Nicola Palmer, who was appointed in 2017.

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Description

The school provides secondary education for around 600 children aged 11 to 16 who live in the towns of Rishton, Great Harwood, Clayton-Le-Moors and Accrington. In the 2019 GCSE results, the percentage of students who received Grade 5 or higher was 19%, and 39.7% of students achieved the Progress 8 benchmark. [2]

The school gained sports college status in 2004, [3]

Ofsted ratings

Following an Ofsted inspection in 2016, the school received a rating of 'Inadequate'. It subsequently became part of the United Learning trust of academies and was rebranded as The Hyndburn Academy in 2017. [4] The school had a further Ofsted inspection in 2022 and received a rating of 'Good'. [5]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Establishment: Norden High School and Sports College". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hyndburm Academy GCSE Results 2019".
  3. ↑ "Schools' joy at special status victory". accringtonobserver.co.uk. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "'Inadequate' Norden to change name and take on executive principal". Lancashire Telegraph. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hyndburn Academy celebrating after Ofsted inspection report". inyourarea.co.uk. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Humphreys, Jemma (9 July 2010). "East Lancashire actor stars in high school reunion". Blackburn Citizen. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  7. ↑ Innes, Caroline (15 January 2005). "Life's so Ideal for TV scriptwriter Graham". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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