The Streetly Academy

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The Streetly Academy
Address
Queslett Road East

, ,
B74 2EX

Coordinates52°34′09″N 1°52′56″W / 52.5692°N 1.8822°W / 52.5692; -1.8822Coordinates: 52°34′09″N 1°52′56″W / 52.5692°N 1.8822°W / 52.5692; -1.8822
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoValues and Achievement
Established1961 (1961)
Local authorityWalsall
Department for Education URN137707 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherBilly Downie[1]
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Websitehttps://www.streetly.academy/

The Streetly Academy (formerly known as The Streetly School)[2] is a large co-educational secondary school in Streetly, West Midlands, England, on the border of Birmingham and Walsall local authorities. It was established in 1961.

In December 2012, the school was ranked as “Good” by OFSTED[3] and became the first school in England to move from "Satisfactory" to "Outstanding" in 3 years under the new, more challenging framework introduced in 2012. In 2019, after an Ofsted inspection, the school was given a "Needs to improve".

In 2014 Streetly was designated a , known as The Sutton Park Teaching School. It is also a .[citation needed]

The current headteacher is Billy Downie, a . Previous headteachers include Debbie Hunton, Pat Walters (interim head) and David Binnie.

Notable former students include swimmer Tully Kearney, who won gold for Great Britain at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Streetly Academy". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Academy conversion information letter" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. ^ "The Streetly Academy". OFSTED. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ^ "LEAP OF FAITH TO HELP LOCAL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE TULLY". NewLife. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Tully Kearney smashes world record to earn first Paralympic swimming gold". Swim England. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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