Orsett Heath Academy

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Orsett Heath Academy
Orsett Heath Academy Logo.png
Thurrock Rugby Football Club.jpg
The lane leading to the Orsett Heath Academy
Address
Long Lane

Grays
,
Essex
,
RM16 2QH

England
Coordinates51°29′38″N 0°21′02″E / 51.4938°N 0.3505°E / 51.4938; 0.3505Coordinates: 51°29′38″N 0°21′02″E / 51.4938°N 0.3505°E / 51.4938; 0.3505
Information
TypeFree School
Established1 September 2020
SpecialistSports
Department for Education URN147847 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive HeadteacherSimon Bell
Head of SchoolSian Rawson
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment120 as of October 2021
Capacity1200 (planned)
Colour(s)Red and white   
AffiliationWilliam Edwards School[1]
Admission PolicyNon-selective
EponymOrsett Heath
TrustSouth West Essex Community Education Trust
Websitehttps://www.orsettheathacademy.org.uk

The Orsett Heath Academy is a coeducational secondary free school academy in Grays, Essex, England.[2][3] It is the newest member of the South West Essex Community Education Trust[4] and was built under the leadership of nearby William Edwards School. Plans to build the new school were approved in April 2017[5] and it opened in September 2020.[6] Simon Bell of William Edwards is the executive headteacher and the head of school Sian Rawson.[7] The school models William Edwards' curriculum and specialism in sports.[8] It also originally had an additional specialism in the arts.[9][10]

History[]

In July 2016 the William Edwards School and the South West Essex Community Education Trust applied to the Department for Education to build a new free school with the expectation that it would be completed by September 2019. It was speculated that the school was not to be built on the Orsett Heath but instead on nearby Gammon Field.[11] The plans were approved in April 2017 but the opening was delayed as the school's campus still hadn't been built due to delays in funding. The government granted the school permission to set up a temporary campus via a lease agreement with Blackshots based Thurrock Rugby Club and the school opened in September 2020, one year later than was scheduled.[12][13]

The school's permanent campus, which is located adjacent to Stanford Road, is currently under construction on the Blackshots playing fields. It is expected to open in September 2022 and is planned to have a capacity of 1200 students.[14]

Headteachers and Deputies[]

Headteachers[]

  • Simon Bell - Headteacher of William Edwards School[15] and executive headteacher of Orsett Heath Academy (2020–present)[7]
  • Sian Rawson - Head of school for Orsett Heath Academy (2020–present)[7]

Deputy Headteachers[]

  • Maria Stevens - Deputy headteacher of Orsett Heath Academy (2021)[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Welcome". Orsett Heath Academy.
  2. ^ "Orsett Heath Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Orsett Heath Academy | Secondary schools". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Our Academies". South West Essex Community Education Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "William Edwards get approval to build new school". Your Thurrock. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Home". Orsett Heath. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Leadership". Orsett Heath Academy. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "About Us". Orsett Heath. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ^ "New school opens at temporary rugby club site". Clacton and Frinton Gazette. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Brand new Thurrock school unveils new name and logo". Orsett Heath. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ^ peterg (19 July 2016). "William Edwards plan to build new school..but will it be on Orsett Heath?". Your Thurrock. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Government gives support to delayed Orsett Heath Academy". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Orsett Heath Academy confirmed to open in September 2020 following 'approval to open' from Department for Education". Your Thurrock. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Full application submitted for new 1,200 pupil Orsett Heath Academy". thurrock.nub.news. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Headteacher's Welcome". William Edwards School. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Leadership 2021". Orsett Heath Academy. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021.

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