Ormiston Denes Academy

Ormiston Denes Academy
Type Academy
Principal Mr Peter Marshall
Location Yarmouth Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 4AH
England Coordinates: 52°29′23″N 1°44′55″E / 52.489779°N 1.748652°E
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Website ormistondenes.co.uk

Ormiston Denes Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in the northern outskirts of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It has around 850 students aged 11 to 16.[1]

It is situated on Yarmouth Road, the A12. It is also home to a sports training centre open to the public.

History

The school was known as Lowestoft County Grammar School, and prior to that, Lowestoft Secondary School. The original building, built in 19091910 by Brown and Kerr, is a Grade II Listed Building.[2] It is built in Queen Anne style and includes the main hall.[2]

The school became a comprehensive in 1971 and was renamed The Denes High School. In September 2004 it was designated by the Department for Education and Skills as a specialist school as a Business and Enterprise College.[3]

In September 2011 the school became an 11 to 16 school as part of the reorganisation of schools in Lowestoft by Suffolk County Council. Pupils in years 7 and 8 joined the school after the closure of eight middle schools in Lowestoft. The opening of Lowestoft Sixth Form College also meant that the school lost its role in the Lowestoft 6th consortium, which had operated as a shared sixth form between the high schools in the town.

The Denes High School converted to academy status in 2013 and was renamed Ormiston Denes Academy. The school is now part of the Ormiston Academies Trust.

After an Ofsted inspection the school has been placed in special measures.

Notable alumni

The Denes High School

Lowestoft Grammar School

References

  1. Suffolk County Council School Profile. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Denes High School, Lowestoft, British Listed Building. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
  4. Barker.D (2009) James Hoseason obituary, The Guardian, 7 December 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2011.

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