Houghton Regis Academy

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Houghton Regis Academy
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Address
Houghton Regis Academy
Parkside Drive

Houghton Regis, Dunstable
,
Bedfordshire
,
LU5 5PX

England
Coordinates 51°54′51″N0°30′24″W / 51.9141°N 0.5066°W / 51.9141; -0.5066 Coordinates: 51°54′51″N0°30′24″W / 51.9141°N 0.5066°W / 51.9141; -0.5066
Information
Type Academy
Established1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
Trust Greenwood Academies Trust
Department for Education URN 138569 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalSteve White
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment313 as of September 2019 [1]
Capacity1320
Website houghtonregisacademy.org

Houghton Regis Academy (formerly Kings Houghton Middle School [2] ) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Houghton Regis in the English county of Bedfordshire. [3]

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History

This was previously a community middle school administered by Central Bedfordshire Council, known as Kings Houghton Middle School. It converted to academy status on 1st September 2012 and was renamed Houghton Regis Academy. The school is sponsored by the Greenwood Academies Trust group of Academies. [4]

From September 2013 the school began to change its age range, transitioning to become a secondary school. [4] It would teach pupils in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 and eventually have a sixth form (Key Stage 5). As an academy it had to follow the UK National Curriculum and be subject to inspection from Ofsted. It would lose the hands on support of the Local Education Authority and rely on the services of the sponsor, Greenwood Academies Trust. Greenwood has a local advisory board of governors but they have no delegated powers. [5]

The school is due to close permanently in August 2022. [6]

Description

This is a very small 11-16 secondary school with significant excess capacity. The pupils are happy and feel safe and respect the staff for addressing potential bullying behaviour. It first entered pupils for GCSE qualifications in summer 2016. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils known to be entitled to the pupil premium and those with Special Educational Need or Disabilities is above average. Those with an education, health and care plan is broadly in line with the national average. The transition from Middle School has not been easy and there has been significant staff turbulance. The principal in charge at the time of the previous inspection left in December 2018. Most pupils are from White British backgrounds. [5]

Inspectors from Ofsted felt that in 2019, this was an 'inadequate school'. [5] At the subsequent monitoring visit in January 2020, they rejected the senior management's school assessment and recovery plan, and ask the Greenwood Trust to put in additional support and assistance.

Having considered all the evidence I am of the opinion that at this time:

Leaders and managers are not taking effective action towards the removal of special measures. The trust’s statement of action is not fit for purpose.

The school’s action plan is not fit for purpose

[7]

Academics

There are 30 lessons of 50 mins a week. 2016 17 Curriculum breakdown.All pupils follow a broad range of subjects.

In years 7, 8 & 9 the week is broken down into: 5 lessons of English and Maths, 4 lessons of Science, 3 lessons of PE and then 2 lessons of History, Performing Arts and Spanish. Th ofere will be a single lesson Geography, ICT. Technology is taught on a rotation, each student will have a double lesson of two of these subjects per term; Art, Food Technology and Resistant Materials. This is the broad and balanced curriculum required for Key Stage 3. [8]

In years 10 and 11 the Key Stage 4 curriculum includes a core of:6 lessons of Science, 5 lessons of English and Maths and 2 lessons of PE. In year 10 and 11 the remaining timetable consists of 3 lessons each from a subject chosen from each option blocks: (in 2017 these were)

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References

  1. ↑ "Houghton Regis Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "King's Houghton Middle School - Home Page". Kingshoughton.beds.sch.uk. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Home". Houghton Regis Academy. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "About Us". Houghton Regis Academy. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Ofsted Report 2019". www.houghtonregisacademy.org. Retrieved 29 March 2020. UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright
  6. ↑ https://www.houghtonregisacademy.org/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=90
  7. ↑ "Monitoring Visit January 2020". www.houghtonregisacademy.org. Retrieved 29 March 2020. UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright
  8. 1 2 "Options- at Houghton Regis". www.houghtonregisacademy.org. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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