Tarleton Academy

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Coordinates: 53°41′07″N 2°49′48″W / 53.6854°N 2.8301°W / 53.6854; -2.8301

Tarleton Academy
Tarleton High School Sign.JPG
Address
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Hesketh Lane

Tarleton
,
Lancashire
,
PR4 6AQ

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1961
Local authorityLancashire
Department for Education URN137768 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive HeadteacherLesley Gwinnett[1]
HeadteacherVictoria Hill[2]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16[1]
Enrolment649[1]
Capacity750[1]
Websitehttp://www.tarletonacademy.og/

Tarleton Academy is a secondary Academy situated in Tarleton, Lancashire, England; the head is Victoria Hill, appointed April 2021.[3] The school caters for 11 to 16-year-olds.[4]

Facilities[]

The school has its own swimming pool facilities,[5] which the school operates itself and are used by local primary schools. In 2003, the school secured a £850,000 bid to build a new sports hall, after going 30 years without one. The sports hall can accommodate four badminton courts, and was completed in 2004.[6]

Academy status[]

In late November 2011, as part of the school's conversion to Academy status, the Governing Body announced that the school would be renamed as Tarleton Academy from January 2012.

Houses[]

The pupils at Tarleton Academy are split into 4 houses which are named after British athletes who made an impact in the London 2012 Olympics: Farah, Wiggins, Ennis and Daley..

Notable former pupils[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Tarleton Academy". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "https://www.tarletonacademy.org/key-contacts"
  3. ^ "https://www.tarletonacademy.org/key-contacts"
  4. ^ "Ofsted - Tarleton Academy".
  5. ^ "Tarleton Academy".
  6. ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - England - School gets sport hall after 30 years". news.bbc.co.uk. 30 January 2003.

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