Castle View Enterprise Academy

Coordinates: 54°55′05″N 1°26′53″W / 54.918°N 1.448°W / 54.918; -1.448 Castle View Enterprise Academy (Formerly Castle View School) is a Sponsored Academy in Sunderland, England.

Castle View School was officially opened in 1960 and extended in 1972. The extensive site is situated to the north west of Sunderland and is bounded by the Hylton Dene and within sight of the historic Hylton Castle. The urban catchment area incorporates the former mining village of Castletown and the post war housing estates of Hylton Castle and Town End Farm. In 2009 it became one of the original 200 sponsored academies in England. These were the most challenging schools in the country with a history of poor educational performance. Taken out of local authority control it is now sponsored by Northumbrian Water Limited. It is an area with significant social and economic deprivation free school meals eligibility stands presently at around 48%. During the conversion it changed its name to Castle View Enterprise Academy. The academy opened in 2009 in £17 million new buildings on the site of its predecessor school.

The principal of the school is Janet Bridges, who received an OBE in the 2013 New Years Honours list for her services to education.

The academy has just been successful in a joint bid to build a 4G FIFA international standard artificial football pitch. The pitch will be ready for September and used by both school and the local community. They will shortly be launching the Castle View Football Academy in partnership with SAFC (Sunderland Football Club) to run alongside the Cricket Academy already working with qualified coaches and Durham County Cricket Club.

The academy recently launched a new website with all the school policies and a great deal of detail about the work of staff and students.

The academy is currently rated as "Good" by OFSTED (Jan 2012); its results have passed national averages, making it one of the highest performing schools in the City of Sunderland and the North East. In 2009 the predecessor school closed on 26% 5A-C. The results since have increased each year: 2010 = 43%; 2011 = 54%; 2012 = 67%; 2013 = 68%. This rapid rise was recognised in 2014 with an award from the SSAT ( Specialist Schools and Academies Trust) for most improved academy.

Learning Resource Centre

CVEA has a Learning Resource Centre (LRC) run by the library and resources manager. Student Librarians are recruited every year to assist in the running of the centre.

References

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/394_4036.stm http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/departmentalinformation/honours/a00219324/new-year-honours-list-2013

External links

Castle View Enterprise Academy homepage

City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Education	Academy 360 Argyle House School Biddick Academy Castle View Enterprise Academy ESPA College Farringdon Community Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Hetton School Kepier School Monkwearmouth Academy Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy St Aidan's Catholic Academy St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy St Robert of Newminster Catholic School Sandhill View Academy Southmoor Academy Sunderland College Sunderland High School Thornhill School University of Sunderland Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Washington School

Places of interest	Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens Stadium of Light Penshaw Monument National Glass Centre Sunderland Empire Theatre St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth Sunderland International Airshow Washington Old Hall Monkwearmouth Station Museum Sunderland Aquatic Centre The Bridges WWT Washington Keel Square New Wear Bridge

Local media	Sunderland Echo Sun FM Spark FM

Twinned places	Essen Saint-Nazaire Washington, D.C. Harbin

Sport	Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Ladies

Schools in Tyne and Wear

Primary	Academy 360 Excelsior Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Hilton Primary Academy Kings Priory School

Middle	Gosforth Central Middle School Gosforth East Middle School Gosforth Junior High Academy Marden Bridge Middle School Valley Gardens Middle School Wellfield Middle School

Secondary	Academy 360 Benfield School Biddick Academy Boldon School Burnside Business and Enterprise College Cardinal Hume RC School Castle View Enterprise Academy Churchill Community College Emmanuel College Excelsior Academy Farringdon Community Academy George Stephenson High School Gosforth Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Harton Technology College Heaton Manor School Hebburn Comprehensive School Hetton School Heworth Grange Comprehensive School Jarrow School John Spence Community High School Joseph Swan Academy Kenton School Kepier School Kings Priory School Kingsmeadow Community School Longbenton Community College Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Marden High School Monkseaton High School Monkwearmouth Academy Mortimer Community College Norham High School Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy Sacred Heart RC High School St Aidan's RC Academy St Anthony's Girls' RC Academy St Cuthbert's High School St Joseph's RC Academy St Mary's RC Comprehensive School St Robert of Newminster RC School St Thomas More School, Blaydon St Thomas More Academy, North Shields St Wilfrid's RC College Sandhill View Academy Seaton Burn College South Shields Community School Southmoor Academy Studio West Thomas Hepburn Community Academy Thornhill School Thorp Academy Venerable Bede CE Academy Walbottle Campus Walker Technology College Washington School Whickham School Whitburn CE Academy Whitley Bay High School

Independent	Argyle House School Dame Allan's School Newcastle High School for Girls Newcastle School for Boys Royal Grammar School Sunderland High School Westfield School

Further Education	Dilston College ESPA College Gateshead College Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls Newcastle College Newcastle Sixth Form College South Tyneside College Sunderland College Tyne Metropolitan College Usworth Sixth Form

Defunct	Breckenbeds Junior High School Gateshead Grammar School Heathfield Senior High School Hookergate School Hylton Red House School La Sagesse Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School Ryhope Grammar School St Mary's CE Primary School

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