North Kesteven Academy
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| North Kesteven Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Moor Lane , , LN6 9AG England | |
| Coordinates | 53°11′11″N 0°35′50″W / 53.1864°N 0.5972°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1998 |
| Department for Education URN | 136871 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Jonathan Sloan |
| Headteacher | Joanne Tunnicliffe |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 838 |
| Houses | Tennyson, Boole, Newton, Ruston, Byrd, Swift |
| Colour(s) | Teal, Silver |
| Website | https://www.nkacademy.co.uk |
North Kesteven Academy is a co-educational academy school on Moor Lane, off the A1434 at North Hykeham, in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.
History
[edit]Grammar school
[edit]The school was founded as North Kesteven Grammar School in 1961 when administered by the County of Lincoln - Parts of Kesteven Education Committee, based in Sleaford. It moved into a new building in January 1961 with 600 mixed pupils.[citation needed] In October 1967, meetings with parents about comprehensive education took place.[1]
Comprehensive
[edit]The school became a comprehensive school in 1970, at which time it contained 1200 pupils. From April 1974, it was administered by Lincolnshire.[further explanation needed] It became grant-maintained in April 1992 and a foundation school in September 1999. A sixth form complex opened in 1999, shared as the North Hykeham Joint Sixth Form.[citation needed]
The school was designated a specialist Arts College in performing arts in September 2000, and opened a new Arts Complex in September 2002, which included the 250-seat Terry O'Toole Theatre. The school was awarded academy status in 2010.[citation needed]
School site
[edit]The school is adjacent to Robert Pattinson School on the west side of Moor Lane. Adjacent, on the same site to the west,[2] is North Kesteven Leisure Centre[3] and the Terry O'Toole Theatre. The sports centre is used by the school as a gym during school hours.[citation needed]
Curriculum
[edit]The school has approximately 1400 pupils aged 11 to 18, and teaches towards GCSE, A Level and BTEC certificates in the fields of Technologies, Arts, History, Geography, Business Studies and Modern Foreign Languages.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils
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North Kesteven Grammar School
[edit]- Nick Johnston (1961–66), MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife from 1999 to 2001.
- David Ward, Lib Dem MP from 2010 to 2015 for Bradford East
North Kesteven Comprehensive School
[edit]- Kelly Adams - actress
- Jonathan Kerrigan - actor
- Steve Froggatt - Footballer
- Jennifer Pacey - Athlete and played 'Enigma' on the 2008 reboot of Gladiators
References
[edit]- ^ Nottingham Guardian Tuesday 24 October 1967, page 5
- ^ "Terry O'Toole Theatre and North Kesteven Sports Centre", Geograph.org.uk
- ^ "North Kesteven Leisure Centre". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
