Fowey River Academy
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| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Religion | Mixed |
| Principal | Martin Dale |
| Location |
Windmill Fowey Cornwall PL23 1HE England Coordinates: 50°20′05″N 4°38′37″W / 50.33464°N 4.6436°W |
| Council area | Cornwall |
| DfE number | 908/4001 |
| DfE URN | 140836 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Pencarrow, Trenarren, Gribben, Cannis, Killyvarder and Lantic |
| Colours | Red, Pink, Green, Blue, Purple and Yellow |
| Website | School homepage |
Fowey River Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status (ALAT), serving a large and diverse catchment area including Fowey the nearby towns of St Blazey and Lostwithiel and surrounding villages.
History
The school dates back to the Fowey Free School which was founded in 1692 by John Rashleigh and Shadrack Vincent (who were the elected members of Fowey constituency). The land was provided by John Treffry and Vincent gave £500 to purchase land to provide income for the school. Originally the school was for "educating 30 poor children of Fowey and adjacent places." numbers increased by 25 in 1773 when a further bequest was given John Johns.[1][2]
In 1880 the school was converted to a Board School under the Education Act and a new building added in 1876. A new Grammar School, designed by Silvanus Trevail was built in 1879-80 on Daglands Road.[1][2]
In 1922 both school were taken over by the County Council and two charities set up the Fowey Grammar School Site Foundation, which held the land and buildings, and the Fowey Grammar School Exhibition Foundation which provided assistance above that of the local authority. [1]
In 1957 a new Secondary Modern School was opened, and the board school became a primary school. In 1970 the Secondary Modern become Fowey Comprehensive School.[1] The original building ceased being used 1989 and were eventually sold in 1997.[1]
The school was awarded full community status in June 1990, and in June 1992 received the Schools’ Curriculum Award for enriching the curriculum through links with the community.
The school was designated Fowey Community College in 1997 following its successful application to become Cornwall’s first Technology College in September 1996. It gained second phase funding in 1999 and entered its third phase in 2002. In 1996 it was awarded Investor in People status and was re-designated for a third time in 2002.
In 2001 it received the Eco Schools and Schools Achievement Awards, in 2002 it received the Sportsmark and Investor in People awards and in 2003 it was awarded membership of the Specialist Schools Trust Value Added Club.[3]
It became a Beacon School in September 2000 and a Leading Edge School in 2004.
In 2004 it was identified by OFSTED as a school “extremely effective in providing high quality education and ensuring that their pupils achieve very well.”[3]
In 2013 it was rated by Ofsted as inadequate.[4][5] Following this rating it began the process of converting to an academy.[6] and was given approval by the Education Secretary Michael Gove in February 2014.[7] In the same week Ofsted inspectors said the school had improved significantly.[7]
The school formally converted to academy status on 1 June 2014 and was renamed Fowey River Academy. The school is part of the Adventure Learning Academy Trust.[8]
However, In August 2015 Mr John Perry stepped down as head teacher at Fowey River Academy and handed his role over to Executive Principal: Sara Davey and Principal Martin Dale.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Fowey Grammar School Foundation". Fowey River Academy. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- 1 2 Al Trenary. "Fowey Grammar School". www.foweyharbourheritage.co.uk. Fowey Harbour Heritage Project. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- 1 2 "Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Ofsted: Fowey Community College is not up to standard". Cornish Guardian. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "School Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. 17–18 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Under-fire Fowey Community College eyes academy status". Cornish Guardian. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Fowey School is all set to become academy". Cornish Guardian. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ http://foweyriveracademy.org.uk/about-us/about-adventure-learning-academy-trust/
- ↑ "Our staff". Fowey River Academy. Retrieved 2016-03-28.