Harton Academy
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Harton Academy, formerly Harton Technology College or Harton Comprehensive School, is a mixed secondary and sixth form academy located in South Shields, South Tyneside, England.
In March 2022, Ofsted rated Harton Academy’s overall effectiveness as ‘requires improvement’. This was over ‘issues in record-keeping’. The leadership and management was rated as ‘requires improvement’. The quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and 6th form provision were rated as ‘good’.[1]
In February 2024, Ofsted rated Harton Academy’s overall effectiveness as 'good'. The personal development and 6th form provision were rated as 'outstanding'. The quality of education, behaviour and attitudes and leadership and management were rated as 'good'.[2]
History
Harton was rated as 'outstanding' by Ofsted in 2006 and 2013,[3] received 3 Government Achievement awards, featured in the 'top 50 most improved specialist schools' in the UK and identified as one of twelve outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.[4]
In 2010, £25,000,000 worth of construction was completed[5] on a new 6th form block and the refurbishment of the 1936 block. In 2015, the swimming pool was redeveloped at the cost of £400,000.[6]
In 2011, the DfE awarded Harton with Teaching School status, allowing the academy to lead training and professional development of staff.[7]
In 2017, Harton Technology College was granted multi-academy status by the DfE and is now known as Harton Academy, part of The Illuminare Multi Academy Trust.[8]
In November 2023, the Illuminare Multi Academy Trust announced the appointment of a new Headteacher, Jon Skurr. In January 2024, Skurr took over from the previous Acting Headteacher, David Amos. Skurr is the eighth Headteacher in the school's history. The previous Executive Headteacher, Ken Gibson, remains as the Chief Executive Officer of the Illuminare Multi Academy Trust.[9][10]
Gallery
- Harton Academy Old Block: built 1930s, totally renovated 2012. Houses English, humanities, ICT, MFL and art
- Aerial view (looking east) of Harton Academy showing new sixth-form block
Notable former pupils
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South Shields High School (1885–1936)
- Sir Robert Chapman, 1st Baronet, MP for Houghton-le-Spring, Territorial Army officer
- Harry Eltringham, entomologist
- Robert Cooke Fenwick, aircraft designer
- Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
- Francis Scarfe, poet
Westoe Secondary School (1890–1936)
- Jack Brymer, clarinettist
- James Kirkup, controversial poet
South Shields High School for Boys (1936–1953)
- John Erickson, historian
- Ron Fenton, footballer
- James Mitchell, writer of When the Boat Comes In and Callan
- David Phillips (chemist), professor of physical chemistry from 1989–2006 at Imperial College, and gave the 1987 Christmas Royal Institution lecture
- Donald Pickering, actor
- David Alan Walker, Professor of Biology from 1970–84 at the University of Sheffield
- Sir Robert Wilson (astronomer)
South Shields Grammar-Technical School for Boys (1953–1974)
- Barry Clarke, professor of civil engineering geotechnics since 2008 at the University of Leeds, and of civil engineering from 1998–2008 at Newcastle University, and president from 2012–13 of the Institution of Civil Engineers
- Robert Colls, professor of English history at the University of Leicester
- Ian Michael Davison, PLO terrorist – for which Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked on 5 September 1986 to free him[11] from serving life imprisonment in a Cyprus prison for the murder of three Israelis
- John Gray (philosopher), School Professor of European Thought from 1998–2007 at the LSE
- Kevin Maguire (journalist), Daily Mirror main political journalist (at the comprehensive from 1974)
- John F. Pollard, historian
- Edward Wilson – actor
Harton Comprehensive (1974–2001)
- David Wilson, rugby union player[12]
Harton Technology College (2001–2017)
- Kane Avellano, Guinness World Record for youngest person to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle (solo and unsupported) at the age of 23 in 2017.[13]
- Joe McElderry, The X Factor 2009 winner.[14]
References
- ^ "School inspection: Requires Improvement". Ofsted. 21 June 2022.
- ^ "School inspection: Good". Ofsted. 21 March 2024.
- ^ "2013 Outstanding Ofsted Report". 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Twelve outstanding secondary schools – Excelling against the odds". Ofsted. 24 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Harton Technology College".
- ^ "Harton Technology College Swimming Pool Refurbishment – NCS".
- ^ "NCTL announcement". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Harton Academy | The journey to becoming a MAT". harton-tc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Harton Academy | New Head Teacher – Mr Jon Skurr". harton-tc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Key Information". Harton Academy. 25 March 2024.
- ^ Chronicle
- ^ "David Wilson – Official RFU England Profile". Rfu.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle (male)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Support for X Factor Joe is top class – Local News". Shields Gazette. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Site for old pupils, history of the school
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