The Lowry Academy

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The Lowry Academy
Address
The Lowry Academy
Hilton Lane

Little Hulton

City of Salford
,
Greater Manchester
,
M28 0SY

England
Coordinates 53°31′20″N2°24′38″W / 53.5221°N 2.41048°W / 53.5221; -2.41048
Information
Type Academy
Established1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) [1]
Local authority Salford City Council
Trust United Learning
Department for Education URN 148393 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalClaire Coy
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Website https://www.lowryacademy.org.uk/

The Lowry Academy (formerly Harrop Fold School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, [2] which serves pupils from Little Hulton and Walkden. The school came to prominence from being featured in the Educating... TV series.

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The school is named after the noted Salford artist, L.S. Lowry. [3]

History

The school was formed in 2001 from the merger of Joseph Eastham High School in Salford and Little Hulton Community School in Little Hulton. Originally on both former schools' sites, a new building was subsequently constructed on the playing fields of Joseph Eastham High School and the old building demolished in 2008.

The school has a very high proportion of pupils who are economically disadvantaged. [4]

In 2003, Ofsted inspectors told the governing body that Harrop Fold was the "worst school in the country". [5]

In 2005, the school had improved and 94% of teaching was judged satisfactory or better. [6] [7]

In 2010 and again in 2013 the school was judged Good. [8] [9]

In 2018 the headteacher, Drew Povey, was first suspended and then resigned. [10] This was linked to allegations that the school had wrongly recorded information, possibly in order to make results appear better than they were ("off-rolling"). [11] He had served as headteacher since February 2010. [12] Later in the year the school was judged Inadequate and placed back into Special Measures. [4]

Previously a community school administered by Salford City Council, in March 2021 Harrop Fold School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by United Learning. [13] In September 2021 the school completed its transformation and was renamed The Lowry Academy, after the Salford-born artist, L.S. Lowry, [3] with a new uniform and logo. [14]

Starting in 2025, each September will include a grammar stream for a cohort of around 28-32 students from Year 7 onwards alongside the comprehensive nature of the school. [15]

Television coverage

The school featured in Educating Greater Manchester on Channel 4. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.planning.data.gov.uk/entity/3133006
  2. ↑ "Home". Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Prospectus" (PDF). The Lowry Academy. 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Harrop Fold School: School report". Ofsted. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Billen, Andrew (13 October 2018). "Drew Povey interview – why the Educating Greater Manchester star left Harrop Fold School". The Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Improved school wins PM's praise". Bolton News. 19 December 2005. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Alistair Smith (3 February 2010). Winning the H Factor: The Secrets of Happy Schools. A&C Black. pp. 76–. ISBN   978-1-85539-570-1. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Harrop Fold School". Ofsted. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Harrop Fold School: School report". Ofsted. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  10. ↑ Pidd, Helen (18 September 2018). "Educating Greater Manchester head quits over 'council vendetta'". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Keeling, Neal (18 September 2018). "Drew Povey: 'They have used this admin error to get what they really wanted - which was me out'". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Harrop Fold School: Inspection report". Ofsted. 28 September 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "United Learning > Home". Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Logo". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Grammar Stream". Archived from the original on 5 December 2024.
  16. ↑ Ryan, Gary (25 September 2017). "Those who can". The Big Issue. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

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