Wilmington Academy

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Wilmington Academy
Motto Act Enterprisingly - Work in Partnership - Achieve Excellence
Established September 1954 (as Wilmington Technical School)
September 1972 (as Wilmington Hall, which was when the schools split)
1 September 2010 (as the academy)
Type State, Academy
Principal Tracey Trusler
CEO Frank Green
Specialism Business and Enterprise, Vocational Studies
Location Common Lane
Wilmington
Dartford
Kent
DA2 7DR
England Coordinates: 51°25′41″N 0°11′38″E / 51.428°N 0.194°E / 51.428; 0.194
Local authority Kent LEA
DfE URN 136205
Students 811[1]
Gender Coeducational
Houses Minerva     , Apollo     
Previous names Wilmington Enterprise College, Wilmington Hall School, Wilmington High School, Wilmington Technical School.
Website wilmingtonacademy.org.uk

Wilmington Academy is a mixed high school specialising in business and enterprise and a vocational centre for land-based learning located in Wilmington, Kent. It stands next to the site of Wilmington Hall.

History

Historical Roots

The location has been the site of several schools since shortly after World War II when Dartford County Technical School for Girls used Wilmington Manor, across the street, for first-year classes. In 1950 Wilmington Hall (built in 1734, demolished in 1970) became Dartford Technical School for Boys.[2] Wilmington Technical School, formed in the early 1960s, was renamed Wilmington High School in 1975 when new buildings were built. In the mid-1980s two schools were created on the site: Wilmington Hall School and Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. In 2006 Wilmington Hall School achieved the status of a Business and Enterprise Specialist College, and following a decision by students, parents, staff and governors was officially renamed Wilmington Enterprise College in September that year.[3]

In April 2009 Jane Wheatley (Headteacher of Dartford Grammar School for Girls) became Executive Headteacher after the school was put onto special measures.[4] After that, the school saw a massive turn around and huge improvements were seen.

On 1 September 2010, Wilmington Enterprise College became part of the The Leigh Academies Trust to become Wilmington Academy, and is planned to have a major reconstruction which is due to be completed in 2013.

Alumni

Keith Richards, rock musician (guitarist of The Rolling Stones)

Educational focus

Wilmington Academy specialises in business, enterprise and is a Kent county vocational centre for land-based learning. In addition, it teaches priority subjects including English, mathematics, humanities, and French. There are three student centres on the campus: Learning Resources, Business and Vocational, and Pupil Achievement and Welfare. There is also a strong focus on the 6th form. Students have access to over 400 PCs and administration systems are fully computerised.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=136205
  2. ↑ Goerge Whitehead, "The History of Wilmington Hall (Formerly known as 'Common House')", www.odwa.co.uk/archives/WilmingtonHallHistory.doc (MS Word document), accessed 23 March 2009
  3. ↑ Wilmington Enterprise College http://web.archive.org/web/20080607102004/http://www.wec.kent.sch.uk/index.htm
  4. ↑ School Put into special measures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8035547.stm

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