Swindon Academy
| Established | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Ruth Robinson |
| Location |
Beech Avenue Swindon Wiltshire SN2 1JR England Coordinates: 51°20′43″N 1°28′16″W / 51.3452°N 1.471°W |
| DfE number | ???/6905 |
| DfE URN | 135364 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 265 |
| Students | 1,509 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 3–19 |
| Original Name | Headlands School |
| Website | www |
Swindon Academy is a non-selective co-educational school within the English Academy programme, in Swindon. It caters for children aged 3 to 19 and has 1,509 pupils on roll as of January 2011[update]
The history of the school can be traced back to the 19th century but the present site was established in 1952 with the creation of The Headlands Grammar School which later became The Headlands Comprehensive School. This school closed on 31 August 2004 and on 1 September 2004 Headlands School was born. Swindon Academy opened in September 2007, replacing Headlands School, Pinehurst Junior School and Pinehurst Infant School.
The former grammar school buildings were demolished in December 2009. In 1943 The College and Euclid Street Secondary School amalgamated to become Headlands Grammar School. The grammar school had 800 boys and girls and moved to new buildings in 1952.
It became a comprehensive for ages 14–19 in 1964, known as The Headlands School, then becoming an 11–16 school.
The Academy opened in September 2007 and replaced Headlands School, Pinehurst Junior School and Pinehurst Infant School. The Headlands School was a community school.
It is run by United Learning, formerly the United Church Schools Trust. It operates on a non-denominational basis, but follows the Christian, specifically Church of England, ethos of its parent organisation.
It is situated (just) in the civil parish of Stratton St Margaret, near Upper Stratton and Pinehurst at the junction of Cricklade Road (A4311) and Beechcroft Road (B4006). It is in the parish of St Philip, Swindon in the north of Swindon.
From the formation of the Swindon LEA in 1997 until the school's closure in 2006, Headlands was consistently 2nd from bottom (1998 and 1999) or bottom (2000 onwards) of the Swindon schools league table when based on Level 2 results (5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C). On at least one occasion, it was also bottom of the National league table.
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