Lodge Park Academy
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| Lodge Park Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Shetland Way , , NN17 2JH | |
| Coordinates | 52°30′07″N 0°43′17″W / 52.50191°N 0.72127°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Broadening Horizons |
| Department for Education URN | 139060 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Sponsor | The David Ross Education Trust |
| Head teacher | Ruth Roberts[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Rumbelow, ,Dickson, Parker and Ashworth |
| Website | http://www.lodgeparkacademy.co.uk/ |
Lodge Park Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Corby, Northamptonshire, England.
Background[edit]
Founded in 1964 as Lodge Park School, it was one of the first wave of specialist schools designated in 1994 and was renamed Lodge Park Technology College.[2]
In January 2013 Lodge Park became an Academy in partnership of the David Ross Education Trust.
Awards[edit]
The college has received a number of awards including Investor in People,[3] ArtsMark Gold,[4] the International Schools Award[5] and ICT Mark.
Previous Principals[edit]
The principals of Lodge Park have been Neville Rumbelow, Richard Parker, Tom Waterworth, Guy Shearer, Toby Mullins, Alison Hayes, Darren Gadsby, Leo Gilbert, Meena Wood, Robert Sloan and Carly Waterman.[1] The current principal, appointed in 2022, is Ruth Roberts.[6]
Ofsted judgements[edit]
In 2019 the school was inspected with an outcome of Inadequate – Special Measures.[7][8][9]
In 2021 the school was rated 'requires improvement' following an Ofsted inspection.
Sports[edit]
The academy is currently[when?] Northamptonshire Sports School of the year, Corby Sports School of the year and holds both the School Games Gold Kitemark and the YST Gold Quality Mark.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils[edit]
- James Ashworth VC, British soldier and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross[citation needed]
Lodge Park Trust[edit]
Lodge Park is a Trust School, in partnership with the David Ross Education Trust.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Lodge Park Academy". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Lodge Park Technology college taken over by council". BBC News. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Home". Investors in People.
- ^ "Artsmark - recognition and reward for schools dedicated to the arts". Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "How Lodge Park in Corby has taken the private school approach to lockdown learning". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Clarke, Jamie (2019). "Lodge Park Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "MP seeks 'urgent' meeting with Lodge Park bosses after Ofsted said pupils were 'failed'". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Post, Martin (2019). "Pre-Termination Warning Notice to the Members and Trustees of the David Ross Education Trust in respect of Lodge Park Academy" (PDF). Gov.UK. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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