NCEA Duke's Secondary School

Northumberland Church of England Academy
Location
Ashington , Northumberland England
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	2009 (mergers)
Local authority	Northumberland
Department for Education URN	135886 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Carole Snelling
Executive Director	Andrew Day
Gender	Coeducational
Age	2 to 19
Website	http://ncea.org.uk

The Northumberland Church of England Academy is an academy in Northumberland, England. Spread out across several campuses in southeastern Northumberland, it caters to pupils aged 2 to 19.

History

The school was founded in September 2009, replacing Hirst High School and nine primary school sites in the Ashington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and Lynemouth area of Northumberland.

The new Josephine Butler Campus was handed over to the Academy by Kier Construction and Northumberland County Council on 1 March 2012, moving secondary, primary and special needs students into one building with the exception of the Thomas Bewick, William Leech, Grace Darling and James Knott campuses, which will stay at their current location.
The Centre [Special Educational Needs unit] will also include the SEN pupils from Abbeyfields First School in Morpeth which is also located in the Josephine Butler Campus.

£48 million was spent on the new academy. Of the sum, £2 million has come from the county council with the DfE and other grants funding the remainder. Funding was also provided by the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle and the Duke of Northumberland (represented by Northumberland Estates), who have invested a combined £2 million in the Academy Trust.

External links

• Northumberland Church of England Academy
• Ofsted reports
• School Info on Northumberland County Council website