Fowey River Academy

Fowey River Academy
Type Academy
Religion Mixed
Principal Mr John Perry
Location Windmill
Fowey
Cornwall
PL23 1HE
England Coordinates: 50°20′05″N 4°38′37″W / 50.33464°N 4.6436°W
Council area Cornwall
DfE number 908/4001
DfE URN 140836 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11–16
Houses Pencarrow,Trenarren,Gribben,Cannis,Killyvarder and Lantic
Colours Red for years 7, 8, 9 &10 and Black for year 11
Website School homepage

Fowey River Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status, serving a large and diverse catchment area including Fowey the nearby towns of St Blazey and Lostwithiel and surrounding villages.

History

The school was awarded full community status in June 1990, and in June 1992 received the Schools’ Curriculum Award for enriching the curriculum through links with the community.

The school was designated Fowey Community College in 1997 following its successful application to become Cornwall’s first Technology College in September 1996. It gained second phase funding in 1999 and entered its third phase in 2002. In 1996 it was awarded Investor in People status and was re-designated for a third time in 2002.

In 2001 it received the Eco Schools and Schools Achievement Awards, in 2002 it received the Sportsmark and Investor in People awards and in 2003 it was awarded membership of the Specialist Schools Trust Value Added Club.[1]

It became a Beacon School in September 2000 and a Leading Edge School in 2004.

In 2004 it was identified by OFSTED as a school “extremely effective in providing high quality education and ensuring that their pupils achieve very well.”[1]

In 2013 it was rated by Ofsted as inadequate.[2][3] Following this rating it began the process of converting to an academy.[4] and was given approval by the Education Secretary Michael Gove in February 2014.[5] In the same week Ofsted inspectors said the school had improved significantly.[5]

The school formally converted to academy status on 1 June 2014 and was renamed Fowey River Academy. The school is part of the Adventure Learning Academy Trust.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Inspection Report". Ofsted. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ofsted: Fowey Community College is not up to standard". Cornish Guardian. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "School Inspection Report". Ofsted. 17–18 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Under-fire Fowey Community College eyes academy status". Cornish Guardian. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Fowey School is all set to become academy". Cornish Guardian. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  6. ↑ http://foweyriveracademy.org.uk/about-us/about-adventure-learning-academy-trust/