St Anne's Academy
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| Motto | Faith in our future |
|---|---|
| Established | 01 September 2007 [1] |
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Church of England [2] |
| Principal | Mrs Caroline Preece [3] |
| Chair | Canon Nicholas Feist |
| Location |
Hollin Lane Middleton Greater Manchester M24 6XN United Kingdom Coordinates: 53°34′00″N 2°12′09″W / 53.5667°N 2.2024°W |
| Local authority | Rochdale [3] |
| DfE URN | 135313 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 657 |
| Gender | Mixed-sex |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | St Annes 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]
History
St Anne's Academy opened in September 2007 replacing The Queen Elizabeth School that in turn was previously Hollin High School. The school is housed in the predecessor school building,[6] that has a capacity of up to 900 places.[3] 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]