Clacton Coastal Academy

Clacton Coastal Academy town and coast

Headteacher	Mr Stephen Chamberlin
Specialism	Arts College
Location	Pathfields Road Clacton-on-Sea Essex CO15 3JL England
Local authority	Essex
DfE URN	115361
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1463
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–19
Website	clactoncoastalacademy.org

Coordinates: 51°47′58″N 1°08′31″E / 51.79936°N 1.14182°E / 51.79936; 1.14182

Clacton Coastal Academy is a coeducational high school serving the western part of Clacton-on-Sea. The school has a population of about 1600 students in addition to a Sixth form consisting of about 200 pupils. Formerly known as “Colbayns”, the site was officially re-named on the 1st September 2009, after merging with the now defunct school Bishop’s Park. ^[1]

History

The original school dates from 1926 but moved to its present site in 1931 when it was known as the Clacton-on-Sea Senior School. This school gained the unofficial title 'Pathfields School' because access was off Pathfields Road. In January, 1953, a new building on the west side of Pathfields Road was opened as the Clacton County Secondary School for Girls with Miss Lawrence as Headmistress. The original building on the east site became the Clacton County Secondary School for Boys with Mr K. Portman as Headmaster. In September 1973 the two schools were amalgamated to form Colbayns High School under the headship of Mr. D. King. He was succeeded by Mr. J. Midgley in 1984.

Facilities

In 1988 Mr. J. Holt, who joined the staff in 1964, become Headmaster. With the Governing Body he saw the school through into successful incorporation as a Grant Maintained School within the terms of the 1988 Education Act on the 1st September 1993. Under his leadership, in 1996, over £1 million was spent on new facilities.

Mr. N. Pavitt, took up his post at Easter 1997. During his first year, the school was able to put in hand £420,000 of building work through grants from the Funding Agency to build new Science laboratories, Language laboratories and improved sixth form study provision. A grant of a further £170,000 has allowed the building of a new Mathematics suite, completed in the Spring of 1999.

In 2009, Colbayns High School and Bishops Park merged to become the Clacton Coastal Academy. Mr. S. Chamberlain replaced Mr Pavvit, becoming the school's first Executive Principal.

OFSTED

The Overall Evaluation from Ofsted (2004) identified staff turn-over as a root cause of poor behavior in the classroom ^[2].

The school has grown in recent years, particularly at Sixth Form level. In 2003, Clacton Coastal Academy became the first British school to join the US-run Edison Schools Project^[3]. At the moment, Clacton Coastal Academy has two deputy teachers, Mr Ling and Mrs McAteer.

External links

• Clacton Coastal Academy

References

1. ^ Seath, Ian (2007). "Clacton Coastal Academy High School Inspection Report". Ofsted. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=115361&inspectionNumber=311927&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\115\\s5_115361_20071108.xml. 
2. ^ Marriot, Grace (2004). "Clacton Coastal Academy High School Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=259281&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=%5C%5Cschool%5C%5C115%5C%5Cs10_115361_20040527.pdf. 
3. ^ "US company wins school contract". BBC News. 2003-07-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/essex/3078549.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 

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