St Anne's Academy

St Anne's Academy is an 11–18 mixed comprehensive academy in Middleton area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.[3] The school has specialist status in Information and Communication Technology.[4] The School has 657 students on roll, with 98 in sixth form.[5]

St Anne's Academy
Address
Hollin Lane

, ,
M24 6XN

Coordinates53°34′00″N 2°12′09″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoFaith in our future
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England [1]
Established01 September 2007 [2]
Local authorityRochdale [3]
SpecialistICT
Department for Education URN135313 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairCanon Nicholas Feist
PrincipalMrs Caroline Preece [3]
GenderMixed-sex
Age11 to 18
Enrolment657
Websitewww.stannesacademy.org.uk

History

St Anne's Academy opened in September 2007 replacing The Queen Elizabeth School that in turn was previously Hollin High School. The school has a capacity of up to 900 places.[3][6] The academy is jointly supported by the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, and David and Anne Crossland.[5][7] In 2007 the Academy received £17.6 million to build additional and refurbish existing buildings. The project was funded by the Church of England, private backers David and Anne Crossland, founders of Airtours Travel and the Government’s Building Schools for the future programme. The work was completed summer 2012.[7]

School Performance

During a 2012 Ofsted inspection the school was described as providing a good education to students providing guidance and support tailored to individual students needs with outstanding effectiveness of care, guidance and support. However pupil attendance was found to be Inadequate.[5]

Alumni

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

  • Julie Goodyear (née Kemp) MBE, actress who played Bet Lynch in Coronation Street mainly from 1970–95
  • Prof Philip Grime FRS, Professor of Botany from 1983-98 at the University of Sheffield
  • Eric Ogden, Labour MP from 1964–83
  • Bob Smithies, photographer
  • Frank Tyson, cricketer
  • Edward Francis Williams, Baron Francis-Williams CBE, Editor from 1936-40 of the Daily Herald
  • Edgar Wood, architect

Hollin High School

References

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