Fletton Grammar School
| Motto | Here to achieve |
|---|---|
| Established |
1959 (as a grammar school) 1961 (as a comprehensive school) 2011 (as an academy) |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Stephen Howard (as of Sep. 2013) |
| Location |
Oundle Road Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE2 7EA England |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| DfE number | 874/5414 |
| DfE URN | 137082 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1200 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Colours | Black and Blue/Green/Red/Yellow |
| Website | neneparkacademy.org |
1959 (as a grammar school) 1961 (as a comprehensive school)
Nene Park Academy (formerly Orton Longueville School) is a secondary academy school in Peterborough. The school was renamed in September 2011 when it converted to an Academy upon joining Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT). A new £15 million academy building was opened by Professor Robert Winston in February 2014. The Academy's sponsorship by CMAT means it is partnered with Swavesey Village College, one of the very best state schools in the country. Nene Park Academy is also home to Peterborough United Football Club's Youth Training Academy, and a partnership has been developed with the Club.
The Academy provides for pupils aged 11-19 and the Academy’s population was just over 960 in the 2013/14 year. The Academy has an admission limit of 180 for Year 7 students starting the 2014/15 academic year.
The Academy began as Orton Longueville Grammar School in 1959. This was originally Fletton Grammar School in Old Fletton (also in Huntingdonshire), which opened in 1910, and moved to the new site. It kept Fletton's motto of Onward and Upward. The former Fletton school became a primary school on London Road. The 1959 Orton school was built by Huntingdonshire County Council (not the Soke of Peterborough which then contained most of Peterborough) on the grounds of Orton Hall, owned by the Marquess of Huntly. The hall is now a Best Western hotel. The grammar school had a catchment area as far south as the Alconburys and Sawtry. It was one of three grammar schools in the former Huntingdonshire (very similar area to the current district).
Next door to the grammar school, the Orton Longueville Secondary Modern School opened in 1961, which merged with the grammar school in September 1970. This school was originally situated in Woodston. It was administered by Huntingdon and Peterborough from 1965, Cambridgeshire County Council from April 1974, and the City of Peterborough from 1998.
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