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| The Academy at Shotton Hall | |
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| Address | |
| Passfield Way Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1NX England | |
| Coordinates | 54°44′56″N 1°20′56″W / 54.749°N 1.349°W / 54.749; -1.349 |
| Information | |
| Former name | Shotton Hall Comprehensive School, Shotton Hall Secondary Modern School |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Where every child experiences ecellence every day |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Mixed |
| Established | 1963 |
| Local authority | Durham County Council |
| Trust | North East Learning Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 136451 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of governors | Amanda Moon |
| Executive Headteacher | Lesley Powell (Executive Principal) |
| Headteacher | Alex Hook |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1204 |
| Website | www |
The Academy At Shotton Hall is a coeducational secondary school in Peterlee, County Durham, England. It is a school for 11- to 16-year-olds and is a specialist Performing Arts College it was renamed to Academy of Shotton Hall in February 2011. The school has recently given through major renovation work as part of the Government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) program. The new facility was fully rebuilt in late 2010 and the former facility was demolished in mid 2011. The current head teacher at the school is Mrs Hook. Previous head teacher, Ian Mowbray, retired In July 2010.
History
Shotton Hall School was first opened in 1963 as a secondary modern school, but in 1973 it became a comprehensive school and it was extended with new buildings such as the B block, the Towers, Speed, Metcalfe and Nicholson house blocks, the art block, the music block and the sports hall. The school was granted Specialist Performing Arts College status in 2003. Recently, the school has applied for "Fast track academy" Status and on 1 February 2011, was renamed The Academy At Shotton Hall.
New School Development
Workers finished the construction work in December 2010, and as a result. The school Christmas holidays were extended by 2 weeks. The new schools features the same extensive performing arts equipment as there was in the old school, but most of it has either been replaced or improved in some way. The school was very lucky for the building of the new school to not have been scrapped, as many were as a result of the scrapping of the BSF project by the government. The old school buildings were demolished between May and July 2011.
Performance
GCSE results at the school have continued to improve and in 2009, 98% of students taking GCSEs achieved 5 or more grades A* to C, making it the second best performing school in County Durham and one of the 30 most improved schools nationally. Shotton Hall was also judged as an 'outstanding' school in its most recent OFSTED inspection (full inspection report can be read by clicking on the OFSTED number on the right).
The school has a wide range of performing arts facilities including a hall with an extensive and professional lighting system, a dance studio, a drama studio and a professional recording studio. The school currently has a performing arts website which was launched on 1 January 2009.
Alumni
- J. P. E. Harper-Scott, musicologist and professor at Royal Holloway, University of London attended the comprehensive school carnation.
- Courtney Hadwin, singer.
- Connor Lawson, actor of Alex Walker in The Dumping Ground and Billy Elliot in the West End fame.
- Chris Brown, football player also attended the school.
References
- Shotton Hall School - P+HS architects
- "Salinas High School Performing Arts". www.shsperformingarts.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005.
- "A Biographical Note – J. P. E. Harper-Scott". 23 September 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- "Courtney Hadwin causes a storm in America! | the Academy at Shotton Hall".
- "Ex student Connor lands role in BBC production | The Academy at Shotton Hall". Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- "Player's goal". ChronicleLive. 24 February 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2021.