Academy in Winterton, Lincolnshire, England
| Winterton Community Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| Newport Drive Winterton, Lincolnshire, DN15 9QD England | |
| Coordinates | 53°39′33″N 0°35′52″W / 53.65909°N 0.59771°W / 53.65909; -0.59771 |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Department for Education URN | 138831 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Kevin Rowlands |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Website | http://www.wintertonca.com/ |
Winterton Community Academy (formerly Winterton Comprehensive School) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Winterton, North Lincolnshire, England.
Admissions
Winterton Community Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.
History
Secondary modern
The school began as Winterton Secondary Modern School. Grammar school for Winterton was Scunthorpe Grammar School (now St Lawrence Academy, Scunthorpe, and previously High Ridge School).
Comprehensive
It became comprehensive with the rest of Scunthorpe in 1968. The new comprehensive was for Alkborough, Appleby, Roxby-cum-Risby, West Halton, Whitton, and Winteringham. After further enlargement it would be for 300 more children, to include Flixborough and Burton-upon-Stather. It cost £147,309 for 450 to 750 places.
Phase 1 was built in 1972. Mr A Ecclestone was headteacher from 1961 to 1978, who had attended St Catharine's College, Cambridge.
Previously a community school administered by North Lincolnshire Council, Winterton Comprehensive School converted to academy status on 1 October 2012 and was renamed Winterton Community Academy.
Notable former pupils
Winterton Secondary Modern School
- Liz Redfern, Baroness Redfern, Conservative Leader from 2006–07 and 2011-17 of North Lincolnshire Council
- Matt Houlbrook, Author and Professor of Cultural History at Birmingham University 2017-
- Scott Lindsey, former professional footballer and Manager of League 2 team Crawley Town 2023-
References
- "Home". wintertonca.com.
- Grimsby Evening Telegraph Wednesday 6 January 1971, page 9
- Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Monday 29 January 1973, page 4
- Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Friday 12 May 1978, page 11
External links
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