Cleethorpes Academy

Cleethorpes Academy

Established	2010
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Martin Brown
Chief Executive	David Hampson
Location	Grainsby Avenue Cleethorpes North East Lincolnshire DN35 9NX England
Gender	Coeducation
Ages	11–16

Coordinates: 53°33′00″N 0°02′56″E / 53.550078°N 0.048875°E / 53.550078; 0.048875

Cleethorpes Academy is a secondary school with academy status, based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England. The school opened in September 2010, on the site previously occupied by the Lindsey School and Community Arts College.^[1] Cleethorpes Academy is owned and operated by Tollbar Edge, an educational trust formed in 2009 as a partnership between Tollbar Business and Enterprise College and Edge Hill University.^[2] The decision to close the Lindsey School and open Cleethorpes Academy, came after the former was placed in special measures by OFSTED, the Government appointed schools inspectorate.^[3]

History

Grammar school

The school originated as Cleethorpes Girls' Grammar School, becoming a comprehensive co-educational school in 1973. Cleethorpes' corresponding former boys' grammar school became known as Matthew Humberstone School, which went comprehensive at the same time, but closed in 2010, and was replaced by St Andrew's College, Cleethorpes

Comprehensive

It became a comprehensive in 1973, and had a sixth form, when under the jurisdiction of the Lindsey Education Committee, based in Lincoln (from which it received its name). It merged with North Cleethorpes Secondary School, a secondary modern school, on Elliston Street. A year later it joined the LEA of Humberside, based in Beverley. In the 1980s, when still in Humberside, the school was well regarded, with a good academic reputation.

On Tuesday 22 February 2000, 17-year-old Bradley Parkin was found dead at the upper school, from a tragic accident. He had apparently committed suicide by hanging himself on a rope used in a school play, and was discovered by a dinner lady just before a parents' evening, which was postponed. He was taken to the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital. The coroner returned an open verdict in September 2000.

Closure of sixth form

The sixth form was closed in July 2008 which it shared with the Matthew Humberstone C of E School, Cleethorpes' two former grammar schools. It was known as the Cleethorpes Sixth Form. By 2008, it was receiving low A level results.

Closure of the Lindsey School

In October 2009, headteacher Diane Johnson refused to return to the school, when it was reported unofficially that the school was to be placed in special measures following its OFSTED inspection. Johnson resigned officially a month later, after the OFSTED report was published, confirming the schools special measures status. She was replaced on an interim basis by Jim Cunningham who was drafted in as a result of his experience with other failing schools in the area. In March 2010 however, the schools minister accepted a proposal from Tollbar Edge to replace the Lindsey School with an academy, and it eventually closed at the end of the academic year in July 2010.^[4][5][6]

Cleethorpes Academy

Cleethorpes Academy opened at the start of the new academic year in September 2010.

Alumni

• Chris Hargreaves former professional football player, clubs include Grimsby Town, Oxford United and Northampton Town.
• Guardsman James Major, of the 1st Grenadier Guards, who was killed on 3 November 2009 in Nad e-Ali, Afghanistan
• Peter Winn (footballer) a young footballer currently playing for Stevenage F.C.

References

1. ^ http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/principal-new-Cleethorpes-Academy-named/article-2059763-detail/article.html
2. ^ http://www.tollbaredge.org/information.html
3. ^ http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Failing-school-goes-high-note/article-2436930-detail/article.html
4. ^ http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/New-head-charge-Lindsey-School/article-1382604-detail/article.html
5. ^ http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/New-head-charge-Lindsey-School/article-1382604-detail/article.html
6. ^ http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Tollbar-Edge-proposal-accepted/article-1955812-detail/article.html

External links

• Tollbar Edge - Website

News items

• Proposals for academy in December 2009
• Charity match for former pupil in December 2009
• Special measures in November 2009
• Memory of Grenadier Guard in November 2009
• sixth form closes in July 2008
• Investigation into hanging in February 2008
• Hanging investigation in April 2005

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