High Weald Academy

The High Weald Academy
Motto Aspiration Achievement and Ambition
Established September 2012
Type Academy
Co-Principals Caroline Longhurst and Nicola Taylor
Chief Executive Officer Carol Morris
Location Angley Road
Cranbrook
Kent
TN17 2PJ
England
51°06′00″N 0°31′42″E / 51.1000°N 0.52832°E / 51.1000; 0.52832Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 0°31′42″E / 51.1000°N 0.52832°E / 51.1000; 0.52832
Local authority Kent
DfE URN 118891 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff 54
Students 480
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Aspiration, Ambition, Achievement (Since 2015)
Colours Blue, Green and Red
Website The High Weald Academy

The High Weald Academy is a secondary school in Cranbrook, Kent.

History

Angley School was established in 1971 by the merger of Mary Sheafe School for Girls (on the current site) and Swattenden Secondary School for Boys (based at Swattenden House).[1] The school is well-known locally for its on-site farm.[2]

The Mary Sheafe Hall and Swattenden Hall are named after the schools which were merged to form Angley School.

Angley School became the first Specialist Sports College in Kent in 2000.[3] The school benefits from the facilities at the adjacent Weald Sports Centre.

Angley School became The High Weald Academy on 1 September 2012,[4] sponsored by The Brook Learning Trust

Headteachers/Principals

  • Michael Head (1971-1993)
  • Stephanie Bedford (1993-2006)
  • Phillip Morris (2006-2009)
  • Robert Jackson (2010-2014)
  • Carrie Beech (2014 to 2016)
  • Caroline Longhurst & Nicola Taylor (2017 to present)

Ofsted

A 2001 Ofsted inspection found Angley School to be 'satisfactory'. In addition, A 2011 Ofsted Inspection found the school to be making 'Good' progress. These inspections took place before the conversion to High Weald Academy. It has since been inspected twice, most recently in November 2016 when the rating was "requires improvement".

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Sporting-success/story-11984040-detail/story.html
  2. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/schools-the-angley-effect-how-they-woke-up-a-sleepy-rural-school-1149662.html
  3. ↑ http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Sporting-success/story-11984040-detail/story.html
  4. ↑ http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Historic-day-Angley-School-High-Weald-Academy/story-16798101-detail/story.html
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