Harton Academy

Harton Academy (formerly Harton Technology College, or Harton Comprehensive School) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It founded on the existing site in 1936.

Harton Academy
Address
Lisle Road

South Shields
,
Tyne and Wear
,
NE34 6DL

England
Coordinates54°58′33″N 1°24′27″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoTradition, Innovation, Excellence
Established1885 (as South Shields High School)
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
Department for Education URN108726 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of governorsS Duffy
Executive Head TeacherSir Ken Gibson
Head of SchoolMr David Amos
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,652 as of October 2015
Websitehttp://www.harton-tc.co.uk/

In 2006, Ofsted rated the school as 'outstanding' and it has received three Government Achievement awards, as well as being named in the 'top 50 most improved specialist schools' throughout the UK. In 2009 Ofsted highlighted Harton as one of 12 outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.[1] In 2013, they delivered a similar report.[2]

As part of the Building Schools for the Future initiative, in 2010 the school completed twenty-five million pounds' worth of construction[3] on a new sixth-form building—holding specially designed DT, Maths and Science blocks—which initially housed existing pupils while refurbishment of the main building was under way. The school designed the new building specifically for Sixth Form usage with whole-school Maths, Science, Design Technology and cafeteria, whilst the refurbished old block contains English, Humanities, Computer Science, Music and Modern Foreign Languages. In the summer of 2015, the swimming pool facilities were redeveloped to the cost of £400,000.[4]

In 2011, the National College for Teaching and Leadership announced Harton Academy as one of the first one hundred Teaching Schools to be designated from the start of 2011–2012 academic year; one of only five secondary schools in the north east, and one of only fifty-six secondary schools in the country, to receive the recognition. This new designation entitles the academy to lead the training and professional development of staff from across the North East region.[5]

As part of HM Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list for 2013, the executive head teacher, Ken Gibson was knighted on the grounds of "excellence in administrating education".[6]

  • Harton Academy Old Block: built 1930s, totally renovated 2012. Houses English, humanities, ICT, MFL and art
  • Aerial view (looking east) of Harton Academy showing new sixth-form block

Notable former pupils

South Shields High School (1885–1936)

Westoe Secondary School (1890–1936)

South Shields High School for Boys (1936–1953)

South Shields Grammar-Technical School for Boys (1953–1974)

Harton Comprehensive (1974–2001)

Harton Technology College (2001–2017)

References
  1. "Twelve outstanding secondary schools – Excelling against the odds". Ofsted. 24 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. "2013 Outstanding Ofsted Report".
  3. https://www.ryderarchitecture.com/projects/harton-technology-college.htm
  4. http://www.ncs-uk.com/harton-technology-college-swimming-pool-refurbishment/
  5. "NCTL announcement". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014.
  6. "Executive Head Becomes Sir".
  7. Chronicle
  8. Jim Edwardson
  9. Ian Pegler
  10. "David Wilson – Official RFU England Profile". Rfu.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  11. "Youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle (male)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  12. "Support for X Factor Joe is top class – Local News". Shields Gazette. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
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