Vale of York Academy

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Vale of York Academy
Address
Vale of York Academy
Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton

York
,
North Yorkshire
,
YO30 6ZS

England
Coordinates 53°58′34″N1°06′02″W / 53.9761°N 1.1005°W / 53.9761; -1.1005
Information
Type Academy
MottoAlways the best
EstablishedAs Canon Lee School in 1941 / As Vale of York Academy in 2015
Local authorityCity of York
TrustHeartwood Learning Trust
Department for Education URN 143864 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherG Mills
GenderCo-educational
Age11to 16
Enrolment509 (June 2016) [1]
Colour(s)  Maroon
Website https://voy.hslt.academy/

Vale of York Academy previously called Canon Lee School is a co-educational secondary school located in Clifton, York, England. The school is still often referred locally as Canon Lee.

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History

Canon Lee was built in Clifton to serve the north-west suburbs of Rawcliffe, Clifton and Skelton. The doors opened in 1941. The first headmaster was Mr J Storey, and because of the war the school was also used as a hospital and refuge shelter (hence why it has such wide corridors).

In 1972 the first extension was built to accommodate the large number of pupils and to bring the school up to date this included a gym science labs maths and textile classrooms. It was extended again at a cost of £4 million in 1999 to accommodate the influx of students when Queen Anne's School closed. [2]

In 2012, an all weather 3G football pitch was opened at the school by former England manager Steve McClaren. [3]

The school was placed in special measures following an Ofsted inspection in 2015. [4] In September 2016 it was announced that Canon Lee would be renamed as the Vale of York Academy as part of a series of changes that include becoming part of Hope Learning Trust, York. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Vale of York Academy. Ofsted. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Haydn (27 March 2012). "Kevin Deadman retiring as head teacher of Canon Lee School after 18 years". The Press . Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Steve McClaren opens school's football pitches". York Press. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Haydn (27 November 2015). "Canon Lee School in Clifton York placed in special measures after damning Ofsted report". The Press . Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Canon Lee School to become Vale of York Academy". Minster FM. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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