Hastings Academy
| Established | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Principal | Mr Stuart Smith |
| Location |
Rye Road Ore, Hastings East Sussex TN35 5DN England 50°52′47″N 0°36′55″E / 50.87977°N 0.61528°ECoordinates: 50°52′47″N 0°36′55″E / 50.87977°N 0.61528°E |
| Local authority | East Sussex |
| DfE URN | 114601 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 100+ |
| Students | 900 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | East Hill, Silverhilll, West Hill, Firehills |
| Colours | House colours: East Hill is Yellow, Silverhill is Green, West Hill are Orange and Firehills is Red |
| Website | @hastingsacademy |
The Hastings Academy, formerly known as Hillcrest, is a secondary school in Hastings, East Sussex, England. The Hastings Academy opened on 1st September 2011 moving into a brand new building during February 2013.The school has around 900 students and over 100 staff. The Principal is Mr Stuart Smith.
The Academy's motto, PRIDE Through Success, stands for Potential, Respect, Innovation, Determination and Excellence and this applies equally to all of the Academy's staff as well as to its students.
"I am extremely proud to be the Principal of The Hastings Academy. We are a modern and innovative school with dedicated and determined staff, united by our values, with state of the art facilities. We have approximately 900 students and have the highest expectations of each and every child." Stuart Smith, February 2017.
Hastings A School was completed in 1953, where it opened as a girls secondary school. At around this time the school campus was made up of B-Block and the sports fields. With the closure of the boys school in Priory Road in the late seventies, (next to Castledown School), Hillcrest accepted both male and female students.
In 2007 the school closed its 6th Form.
September of 2013 saw the closing of Hillcrest School and the opening of The Hastings Academy.
The school campus was divided into four blocks: L block, the Sports Centre, A Block and B Block. In addition to the Sports Centre, there is a gymnasium in B Block. There were three tennis courts on site and four playgrounds. There were two fields east of the Language Block. The school owned part of the woodland behind A Block's playground. A multi use games area was opened in 2006.
There were huts behind A Block where maths is taught and student services, the health clinic, library and canteen were located there.
The main entrance was there and leads to Kenway Hall.
...
Wikipedia