Harrop Fold School

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Harrop Fold School
Fair use logo Harrop Fold School.png
Address
Hilton Lane

Little Hulton

City of Salford
,
Greater Manchester
,
M28 0SY

England
Coordinates53°31′20″N 2°24′38″W / 53.5221°N 2.41048°W / 53.5221; -2.41048Coordinates: 53°31′20″N 2°24′38″W / 53.5221°N 2.41048°W / 53.5221; -2.41048
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authoritySalford City Council
TrustUnited Learning
Department for Education URN148393 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalClaire Wright[1]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Colour(s)Blue
Websitehttp://www.harropfold.com/

The Lowry Academy, previously Harrop Fold School is a coeducational secondary school located in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, which serves pupils from Little Hulton and Walkden.

History[]

The school was formed in 2001 from the merger of Joseph Eastham High School in Salford and Little Hulton Community School in Little Hulton. Originally on both former schools' sites, a new building was subsequently constructed on the playing fields of Joseph Eastham High School and the old building demolished in 2008.

The school has a very high proportion of pupils who are economically disadvantaged.[2]

In 2003, Ofsted inspectors told the governing body that Harrop Fold was the "worst school in the country".[3]

In 2005, the school had improved and 94% of teaching was judged satisfactory or better.[4][5]

In 2010 and again in 2013 the school was judged Good.[6][7]

In 2018 the headteacher, Drew Povey, was first suspended and then resigned.[8] This was linked to allegations that the school had wrongly recorded information, possibly in order to make results appear better than they were ("off-rolling").[9] He had served as headteacher since February 2010.[10] Later in the year the school was judged Inadequate and placed back into Special Measures.[2]

Previously a community school administered by Salford City Council, in March 2021 Harrop Fold School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by United Learning.[11]

In September 2021, the school will complete its transformation into an academy with its partner United Learning[12] into "The Lowry Academy", with a new uniform and logo.[13]

Television coverage[]

The school featured in Educating Greater Manchester on Channel 4.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Barlow, Nigel (3 September 2018). "New 'superhead' to take charge of Harrop Fold". About Manchester. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Harrop Fold School: School report". Ofsted. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ Billen, Andrew (13 October 2018). "Drew Povey interview – why the Educating Greater Manchester star left Harrop Fold School". The Times. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Improved school wins PM's praise". Bolton News. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ^ Alistair Smith (3 February 2010). Winning the H Factor: The Secrets of Happy Schools. A&C Black. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-1-85539-570-1. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Harrop Fold School". Ofsted. 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Harrop Fold School: School report". Ofsted. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ^ Pidd, Helen (18 September 2018). "Educating Greater Manchester head quits over 'council vendetta'". The Guardian.
  9. ^ Keeling, Neal (18 September 2018). "Drew Povey: 'They have used this admin error to get what they really wanted - which was me out'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Harrop Fold School: Inspection report". Ofsted. 28 September 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. ^ https://unitedlearning.org.uk/[bare URL]
  12. ^ https://unitedlearning.org.uk/[bare URL]
  13. ^ https://unitedlearning.org.uk/Portals/0/OpenContent/Files/1802/Man_and_Cloud_lr.jpg[bare URL]
  14. ^ Ryan, Gary (25 September 2017). "Those who can". The Big Issue. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

Further reading[]

  • Povey, Drew (2017) Educating Drew: The real story of Harrop Fold School (John Catt Educational)

External links[]

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