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Goodwin Academy was previously rated Outstanding by Ofsted before dropping to [[Special measures|Special Measures]] within three years. The [[SchoolsCompany Trust]] sponsored the school to help it improve and renamed it to SchoolsCompany Goodwin Academy from Castle Community College. However, due to internal failings at the Trust, the school became independent (SchoolsCompany was disbanded and was stripped of all four of the schools it sponsored) before shortly being sponsored by the Thinking Schools Academy Trust and renamed again to The Goodwin Academy.{{ |
Goodwin Academy was previously rated Outstanding by Ofsted before dropping to [[Special measures|Special Measures]] within three years. The [[SchoolsCompany Trust]] sponsored the school to help it improve and renamed it to SchoolsCompany Goodwin Academy from Castle Community College. However, due to internal failings at the Trust, the school became independent (SchoolsCompany was disbanded and was stripped of all four of the schools it sponsored) before shortly being sponsored by the Thinking Schools Academy Trust and renamed again to The Goodwin Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goodwin Academy – SchoolsCompany Trust on the way out? - Kent Independent Education Advice|url=https://www.kentadvice.co.uk/peters-blog/news-a-comments/item/1057-goodwin-academy-schoolscompany-trust-on-the-way-out.html|access-date=2020-06-20|website=www.kentadvice.co.uk|language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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TSAT have been criticised for its new policies in the school and have been described by staff and students as unnecessary. It is also known that the Trust are not used to sponsoring schools like Goodwin Academy, as most of their other schools have been [[Grammar school|grammar schools]]. This may have affected their management of the school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentadvice.co.uk/peters-blog/news-a-comments/item/1057-goodwin-academy-schoolscompany-trust-on-the-way-out.html|title=Goodwin Academy – SchoolsCompany Trust on the way out? - Kent Independent Education Advice|website=www.kentadvice.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:32, 20 June 2020
| Goodwin Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Mill Road , , | |
| Coordinates | 51°12′59″N 1°23′32″E / 51.2165°N 1.3923°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Trust | Thinking Schools Academy Trust UID =5049 |
| Department for Education URN | 136300 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://goodwinacademy.org.uk/ |
Goodwin Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Deal in the English county of Kent.[1]
The school was converted to academy status on 1 October 2010. It was previously a community school administered by Kent County Council, however Goodwin Academy continues to coordinate with Kent County Council for admissions.
Goodwin Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[2] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels, OCR Nationals and further BTECs.[3]
The school is sponsored by the Thinking Schools Academy Trust.[4]
Sponsors And Renaming
Goodwin Academy was previously rated Outstanding by Ofsted before dropping to Special Measures within three years. The SchoolsCompany Trust sponsored the school to help it improve and renamed it to SchoolsCompany Goodwin Academy from Castle Community College. However, due to internal failings at the Trust, the school became independent (SchoolsCompany was disbanded and was stripped of all four of the schools it sponsored) before shortly being sponsored by the Thinking Schools Academy Trust and renamed again to The Goodwin Academy.[5]
References
- ^ "Warm Welcome » Castle Community College". Castle.kent.sch.uk. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "KS 4 Curriculum » Castle Community College". Castle.kent.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "Success Roll of Honour » Castle Community College". Castle.kent.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "Get information about schools - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Goodwin Academy – SchoolsCompany Trust on the way out? - Kent Independent Education Advice". www.kentadvice.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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