Fakenham Academy

Fakenham Academy (formerly Fakenham High School and College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located at Field Lane Fakenham, Norfolk, England.[1]

Fakenham Academy Norfolk and Fakenham Sixth Form
Location
Fakenham
,
Norfolk

England
Coordinates52°50′27″N 0°50′39″E
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1959
Department for Education URN139572 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherRichard Evans
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Websitefakenhamacademy.org.uk

The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study. Pupils in the sixth form can choose to study from a range of A Levels and BTECs.

The school converted to with academy status in 2013 after previously receiving a 'inadequate' rating in an Ofsted report.[2] In the most recent OFSTED inspection (June 2015) Fakenham Academy was rated as a "Good" school.

The Arts Department

It could be said that the greatest asset to the Academy and Sixth form is its Arts department.

English: Each year the school allows students to partake in a 500 word short story competition with various prizes for first, second and third-place winners.

Drama: Occasionally the school encourages their students to join musical productions that they perform in the Hall to raise money for the school. The latest performance was on the 5th to the 6th of July 2019. It was a remake of ‘High School Musical’ based on a Disney Channel Original Movie and Book written by David Simpatico.

The production was directed by Jennifer Hart, former Drama teacher at the Academy. Assistant director, Sarah Curtis and 2nd assistant director Izzy Frammingham, both current teachers at the Academy. Produced by David Lloyd, current teacher and former student, and musical assistance by Chris Brown, former music teacher at the Academy. The Stage Manager was Sophie Brown, former Academy and Sixth form student, along with a Back Stage Crew Of current students at the Academy and Sixth Form, Izzie Thompson, Lili Briers and Scarlett Curl.

The cast for the production was purely Fakenham Academy and Sixth Form students: Gabriella Montez played by Gabriella Green, Troy Bolton played by Ieuan Jones, Sharpay Evans played by Annabel Nash, Ryan Evans played by Maxwell Lake, Chad Danforth played by Robert Bond, Taylor McKessie played by Alice Hobbs, Kelsi Nielsen played by Kaira Bundock, Zeke Baylor played by Jessica Pearson, Martha Cox played by Millie Delaney, Ripper played by Emily Collins, Ms Darbus played by Tegan George, Jack Scott played by Walter Mitchell, Cheer Captain played by India Ellis, Coach Bolton played by Jake Dorman.

Cheerleaders, Jess Pearson, Caitlin Tuck, Elizabeth Sims, Bethany Long, Maddy Curl.

Ensemble, Kate Frost, Courtney Abel, Fiona Degning, Erin Frost, Grace Wright, Jasmine Biddulph, Emily Collins.

The production was a huge success and saw the end to Jennifer Harts career at the Academy as her final year working at Fakenham after 14 years teaching.

Notable alumni

References
  1. https://fakenhamacademy.org.uk/
  2. "Fakenham High School and College head says foundations are in place for major improvements after inadequate Ofsted rating - Education - Eastern Daily Press". Edp24.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. "City Signing's Fakenham Link". Dereham Times. Retrieved 10 June 2009.


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