Abington Academy

Abington Academy
Motto	"Strive to succeed"
Established	1957/1954
Closed	2015
Type	Academy
Location	Station Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 2DU England Coordinates: 52°34′53″N 1°06′54″W / 52.5814°N 1.115°W / 52.5814; -1.115
Gender	mixed
Ages	10–14
Colours	Black, Yellow and Green
Trust Name	Abington Academy Trust
Successor School	Wigston Academy
Website	Abington Academy

Abington Academy was a middle school located in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. It opened in September 1957 as Abington High School.^[1]

History

The history of the school is traceable to 1934, moving to its last site in 1954 and officially opening in September 1957.^[2]

On 1 April 2012, Abington High School converted to an academy, becoming Abington Academy. In 2015, plans for the merger with Bushloe High School were finalized.

Additional Buildings

In 2007, 50 years after opening, Abington got a new Sports Hall.

In 2012, a new centre for children with Autism was opened called EXCEL. Children in EXCEL will remain in EXCEL from Year 6 to Year 13,

Merger

A merger with neighbouring school Bushloe High School was proposed towards the end of 2013. After several consultation periods, it was announced in Spring 2015 that Bushloe and Abington would merge in September 2015 to form Wigston Academy under the new trust, Wigston Academy Trust. In September 2017, the age range of the school will change from 10 - 14 to 11 - 16.

On Tuesday 1st September 2015, Abington Academy merged with Bushloe High School to become Wigston Academy under the Wigston Academies Trust.

Awards

Awards Abington Academy (Abington High School) received:

Ofsted Outstanding
National Support School
Diamond Jubilee
Leading Edge
Healthy School
Arts College
IQM (Inclusion Quality Award)
International School Award (2009 to 2012, 2012 to 2015) - Abington won this award for their work with other schools locally, nationally and internationally.
Invest in People
Arts Mark Gold
Quality Mark
Sportsmark
Sainsbury's School Games Mark
The Diana Award
Enquiry School

References

Schools in Leicestershire (including Leicester)

Primary	Bishop Ellis Catholic Samworth Sir John Moore CofE

Middle	Brookvale High School Gartree High School Ibstock Community College Ivanhoe College Leysland High School Lutterworth High School Manor High School The Market Bosworth School St Martin’s Catholic Voluntary Academy Welland Park Academy Wigston Academy

Upper & secondary	Ashby School Babington Community College Beauchamp College Beaumont Leys School Belvoir High School Bosworth Academy Brockington College The Cedars Academy Charnwood College City of Leicester College Countesthorpe Community College Crown Hills Community College De Lisle College English Martyrs Catholic School Fullhurst Community College Groby Community College Hamilton Community College Hind Leys Community College Hinckley Academy Humphrey Perkins School John Ferneley College Judgemeadow Community College King Edward VII Science and Sport College Lancaster School Limehurst Academy Long Field Academy Lutterworth College Madani Schools Federation The Martin High School Moat Community College New College Leicester Rawlins Community College Robert Smyth Academy Roundhill Academy Rushey Mead School St Paul's Catholic School Samworth Enterprise Academy Sir Frank Whittle Studio School Sir Jonathan North Community College Soar Valley College South Charnwood High School Wigston College William Bradford Academy Winstanley Community College Woodbrook Vale Wreake Valley Academy

Sixth form	Gateway College Regent College Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College

Independent	Dixie Grammar School Emmanuel Christian School Fairfield Preparatory School Grace Dieu Manor School Leicester Grammar School Leicester High School for Girls Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough High School Our Lady's Convent School Ratcliffe College

Further education	Brooksby Melton College Leicester College Loughborough College South Leicestershire College

Special	Ellesmere College RNIB College

Former	Abington Academy Alderman Newton's School Burleigh Community College Bushloe High School Garendon High School King Edward VII School Mary Linwood Comprehensive School Riverside Business and Enterprise College Rosebery Primary School Sathya Sai School

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