Winton Academy

Last updated

Winton Academy
Winton Academy badge.png
School badge
Address
Winton Academy
Winton Way

Bournemouth
,
Dorset
,
BH10 4HT

England
Coordinates 50°44′49″N1°53′28″W / 50.747°N 1.891°W / 50.747; -1.891
Information
Type11–16 boys Academy
MottoHigh Achievement - High Standards
Established1877
Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust United Learning
Department for Education URN 140007 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalLeon Lima
GenderBoys
Age11to 16
Enrolment774 boys (2018) [1]
HousesRowling, Ennis, Wilson, Attenborough, King
Colour(s)     
Website Winton Academy

Winton Academy is an 11-16 boys secondary school located in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. By December 2018, a total of 774 boys were enrolled at the school. [2] The current Head Teacher, Leon Lima, is the head of both Winton Academy and the separate girl's school, Glenmoor, both part of the United Learning trust. [3]

Contents

History

The school was founded in 1877 and was expanded on a restricted site until 1995 when it moved to its present site. Originally named Winton Boys' School the school then changed its name to Winton School and then again to Winton Arts and Media College. After converting to academy status in 2013 the school was renamed as Winton Academy.

The school is situated next to Glenmoor Academy for girls, and as of September 2013, the two schools are linked as part of the United Learning trust.

2018 inspection

Winton Academy was inspected by Ofsted between 11–12 December 2018, who found the school to be outstanding in all areas – effectiveness of leadership and management, quality of teaching, learning and assessment, personal development, behaviour and welfare and outcomes for pupils. [4] At the schools previous inspection, it was graded by Ofsted as "good". Inspectors argued that "leaders are driven and passionate about the quality of education and improving pupils’ futures", recognising that this passion was shared by governors, staff and, "increasingly, pupils". [5] Additionally, inspectors found that the academic outcomes and personal development of boys attending Winton Academy to be outstanding, recognising that boys attending the school made very strong progress from their starting points, with this having been the case previously between 2015–2018. [6]

The quality of teaching and learning provided to boys at the school was found to be "consistently effective across almost all subjects", with a curriculum that gives boys access to a broad range of courses and experiences across the school. The schools support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) was praised as "exceptional", with inspectors highlighting that boys attending the school "feel safe" and "behave well". [7] Whilst recognising fixed-term exclusions reducing, the number of boys who were removed from lessons to work away from their peers was also reducing, but progress in languages was found to be weaker than progress in other subjects. [8]

Academic attainment

In 2013, Winton Academy was the top performing non-selective school in Bournemouth and Poole, and in 2014 was the top performing boys' non-selective school in Bournemouth and Poole. [9] Winton Academy was ranked 15th when compared to 50 other similar schools across England. Again, Winton Academy was named the top performing non-selective boys' school in Bournemouth and Poole in 2015, and was recognised in 2016 as the top-performing non-selective school in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, with 74% of boys achieving GCSE Level 5 A*-C grades, including in English & Maths. The same year, Winton Academy was recognised as having the most improved results in the whole of the South West region. [10]

In 2017, Winton Academy received a Performance 8 score of +0.65, recognising the success of 70% of boys achieving GCSE A* - C (or 4+) in both English & Mathematics. Mathematics GCSE results 9 - 4 stood at 83%, English GCSE 9 - 4 stop at 75%, and GCSE Sciences results at A* - C were 70%. [11] 80% of boys achieved 4+ in both English and Mathematics, with a 78% pass rate in English, 91% in Maths and 81% in Science in 2018, whilst 78% of boys achieved a standard pass or above in English and Mathematics in 2019. [12] Results for Winton Academy continued to be strong following the Covid-19 pandemic, with 86% of boys having achieved 4+ in both English and Mathematics in 2022, leading Winton Academy to achieve a Performance 8 score of 0.89, whilst in 2023, 87% of boys achieved a 4+ in both English and Mathematics, with 75% obtaining a 5+ in English and Mathematics. [13]

Admissions

Admissions of boys to Winton Academy is the responsibility of the schools Governors, with the entry into Year 7 and the admissions application as well as the offer process will be coordinated by Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Admissions Services. All boys who are admitted to Winton Academy are done so without reference to ability or aptitude. A waiting list is operational for boys who were either refused a place, or missed out on a space at Winton Academy, due to being out-with the schools catchment area. [14]

School houses

A house system is in place at Winton Academy alongside the school year groups, with the house system designed to develop a sense of community, offer boys the chance to work with other year groups whilst feeling more connected with the community across the school and out–with. [15] Boys can achieve house points though house events, as well as displaying their house values whilst conducting themselves around the school and in their learning. House points are added to a league table, leading to the awarding of a house trophy at the end of the summer term. [16]

Throughout the academic year, Heads of Houses, alongside the house student leaders, coordinate service, sporting, charity and arts events. [17]

The current houses at Winton Academy are: [18]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Petersfield School</span> Academy, secondary school in Petersfield, Hampshire, England

The Petersfield School (TPS) is located in Petersfield, Hampshire, in southern England. The school opened on 20 June 1958 and remains the only state-funded secondary school in Petersfield. It received Arts College status in September 2004, and became an academy in July 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Devonport High School for Girls</span> Grammar school, language academy in Peverell, Plymouth, Devon, England

Devonport High School for Girls is a selective girls' state grammar school with academy status in Plymouth, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poole Grammar School</span> 11–18 boys academy grammar school in Poole, Dorset, England

Poole Grammar School is an 11–18 selective boys grammar school and academy in the coastal town of Poole in Dorset, on the south coast of England. It is a member of the South West Academic Trust (SWAT). The school was a mathematics and computing school, with an additional specialism, cognition, added in 2006.

Lincolnshire is one of the few counties within the UK that still uses the eleven-plus to decide who may attend grammar school, in common with Buckinghamshire and Kent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kingsdale Foundation School</span> Academy in Southwark, London, England

Kingsdale Foundation School (KFS) is a British mixed secondary school with academy status in West Dulwich, London, with an age range of 11–19 (Year 7 to sixth form). Admissions to the school are coordinated by the Southwark London Borough Council as part of the Pan London Admissions Arrangements. However, many students live in surrounding boroughs, such as Lambeth, Lewisham and Croydon.

Oxford Spires Academy is a state funded secondary school for children aged 11–18 in Glanville Road, East Oxford, England formerly known as Oxford Community School and The Oxford School. Formerly sponsored by the CfBT Education Trust it is currently part of the Anthem Schools Trust.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bourne End Academy</span> Academy in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England

Bourne End Academy, is a co-educational secondary school in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England. It is a secondary school, which takes pupils from the age of 11 to 18. The school is a smaller than an average secondary school, with just over 800 pupils attending every year.

Westcliff High School for Girls, also known by its initialism WHSG, is a selective grammar school and academy for girls in Southend-on-Sea, Essex and surrounding areas. It teaches students from the age of 11 through to 18 years old, and admission to the school is dependent upon their performance in selective 11+ tests set by the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alcester Grammar School</span> Academy, grammar school in Alcester, Warwickshire, England

Alcester Grammar School (AGS) is a co-educational 11-18 maintained selective grammar school, situated in Alcester, Warwickshire, England. On 1 April 2011, Alcester Grammar School became the first school in south Warwickshire to achieve academy status.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Avonbourne Boys' Academy</span> 11–16 boys academy in Bournemouth, Dorset, England

Avonbourne Boys' Academy is an 11–16 boys secondary school with academy status in Bournemouth, England. The school was formerly located on Portchester Road, but was moved to a new site on Harewood Avenue, with the former building being demolished.

The Cornerstone Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, England. The school serves the Hamworthy and Turlin Moor areas and pupils are taken mostly from Hamworthy and Turlin Moor Junior Schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Skipton Girls' High School</span> Grammar school in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England

Skipton Girls' High School, founded in 1886 by the Petyt Trust, is an all-girls selective grammar school situated in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. The school is a founding member of Northern Star Academies Trust, and leads Northern Lights Teaching School Alliance and Northern Lights SCITT. The school has over 800 students.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fulston Manor School</span> Academy in Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Fulston Manor School is a secondary School with academy status in Sittingbourne, Kent. The head teacher is Mrs Susie Burden. It teaches years 7–13.

The Dover Christ Church Academy, previously known as Archers Court Secondary School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Whitfield, Kent, 4 miles north of Dover.

Winton Community Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Andover in the English county of Hampshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Charles Dickens School</span> Academy in Broadstairs, Kent, England

The Charles Dickens School is a co-educational secondary modern school located in Broadstairs in the English county of Kent. The school is named after Charles Dickens, the 19th-century writer and social critic. It is one of six non-selective schools on the Isle of Thanet, physically isolated corner of Kent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Malling School</span> Foundation high school in East Malling, Kent, England

The Malling School is a mixed high school located in East Malling in the English county of Kent.

Glenmoor Academy is a secondary school for girls located in the Ensbury Park area of Bournemouth in the English county of Dorset.

Queen Elizabeth School, also abbreviated to as QES, is a coeducational, comprehensive secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It is located in Kirkby Lonsdale, in the English county of Cumbria. In October 2022, it had a population of 1,170 students aged 11 to 18 in the main school, and 186 in the sixth form.

References

  1. ↑ "Winton Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Winton Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Principal's Message". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Winton Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Winton Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Winton Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Winton Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Winton Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "INCREDIBLE STUDENTS! INCREDIBLE RESULTS!". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "INCREDIBLE STUDENTS! INCREDIBLE RESULTS!". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "INCREDIBLE STUDENTS! INCREDIBLE RESULTS!". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "INCREDIBLE STUDENTS! INCREDIBLE RESULTS!". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "INCREDIBLE STUDENTS! INCREDIBLE RESULTS!". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "WINTON ACADEMY ADMISSIONS POLICY 2023-2024" (PDF). Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "School Houses". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "School Houses". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "School Houses". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "School Houses". Winton Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.