Montgomery Academy
School buildings (2011)
Address
All Hallows Road

Blackpool
,
Lancashire
,
FY2 0AZ

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1959
FounderField Marshal Montgomery
Department for Education URN137973 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive PrincipalMr Sean Bullen
PrincipalMr Stephen Careless
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1,400
Colour(s)   Maroon and gunpowder black
Websitehttp://www.montgomeryschool.co.uk/

Montgomery Academy (formerly Montgomery High School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Bispham (near Blackpool) in the English county of Lancashire.[1]

History

The school has previously held Specialist Language College status and was part of the Beacon schools programme.[2]

In February 2001, the Times Educational Supplement listed Montgomery in a group of schools that had received outstanding inspection reports or achieved sustained excellent GCSE results.[3]

In September 2005 it was notable for being awarded 'outstanding' assessments by Ofsted in the following key areas:

  • How well does the school work in partnership with others to promote learners' well-being?
  • How good is the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?
  • How well do the curriculum and other activities meet the range of needs and interests of learners?
  • How well are learners cared for, guided and supported?[2]

Joan Humble and Stephen Twigg congratulated the school for its achievements in the House of Commons on 20 January 2005[4] and the school was then visited by the Secretary of State for Education Ruth Kelly.[5]

Previously a foundation school administered by Blackpool Council, in April 2012 Montgomery High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Fylde Coast Academy Trust,[6] and was later renamed Montgomery Academy.

In 2014, Montgomery was placed in special measures. Ofsted rated it inadequate in all four areas of effectiveness: achievement of pupils, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety of pupils and leadership and management.[7]

In January 2016, the school's Facebook page received a threat from an alleged pupil of a gun incident on Monday, January 4, 2016.[8] On 20 April 2016, Blackpool police extended the police bail of the only suspect in the threats for a further 5 weeks after the initial 15 weeks intensive investigation revealed nothing of substance. On 13 May 2016, Blackpool police issued a Notice of No Further Action to the man previously arrested in connection with the alleged threats purported to have been made against the school's pupils.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ "Montgomery Academy".
  2. 1 2 "Montgomery High School - A Language College and Beacon School", Ofsted, September 2005
  3. ↑ "OFSTED annual report: the 'outstanding schools'" Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Times Educational Supplement, 7 February 2001
  4. ↑ Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Skills - Foreign Languages", Hansard
  5. ↑ "Education Minister Backs Headteacher' Policies On Discipline In Schools" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Blackpool Gazette, 2 February 2005
  6. ↑ "Our Academies | Fylde Coast Academy Trust".
  7. ↑ "Inspection Report, Montgomery High School, May 2014". Ofsted.
  8. ↑ "'Student' Leaves Chilling Threat to Massacre Pupils at Blackpool School". 2 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tune in for Hayley". Blackpool Gazette. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.

53°51′20″N 3°02′17″W / 53.85554°N 3.03796°W / 53.85554; -3.03796

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.