Knutsford Academy

Knutsford Academy
Type Academy
Headteacher Kevin Hollins
Location Bexton Road
Knutsford
Cheshire
WA16 0EA
 England Coordinates: 53°18′03″N 2°22′53″W / 53.30096°N 2.38129°W
Local authority Cheshire East
DfE URN 111427
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Houses Capesthorn, Tabley, Gawsworth and Tatton
Colours Orange, Blue, Green and Red
Website www.knutsfordacademy.org.uk

Knutsford Academy, formerly known as Knutsford High School, is a secondary school in Knutsford, Cheshire, England. It has Specialist School Status in the areas of English and Humanities.

Buildings

There are two main sites to the school, lower and upper school. Between the two sites there is a public walkway known as the link path. Students in years 7 to 8 are taught in the lower school building. At year 9 the students begin at upper school. Lower school was once known as middle school as it was considered the middle stage of education back when students were expected to find work after their final year at the school - upper school being the last stage of education. The upper school building is joined to the Knutsford Leisure Centre providing sporting facilities for the P.E department. Outside both buildings are fields with multiple football pitches and multiple tennis courts and a three-pitch astroturf pitch.

History

The upper school on Bexton Rd was opened as a secondary modern school for boys and girls on 13 November 1953. The lower school on Westfield Ave.was built as a separate school for girls and opened on 26 April 1966. In 1973 the two schools combined to form one comprehensive co-educational establishment known as Knutsford County High School.[1]

Technology

Knutsford Academy offers technology available for CAD (Computer Aided Design), Computer Graphics and physical construction design, with hardware including over 100 of Apple macs. Those available to all upper students and most teachers have white mac books (most running OSX Tiger or Windows XP) or Notebooks. For students, there are over two hundred general use ICT computers. One such example being the full Adobe CS6. The school also has laser cutters for cutting out CAD work and numerous other wood working devices.

Notable students

Academy Status

Knutsford High School became Knutsford Academy on 1 April 2012 after gaining Academy status.

References

  1. ↑ The Story of Knutsford by Charles R Bennett
  2. ↑ http://www.rowtheamazon.com

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