Welland Park Academy
| Welland Park Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Welland Park Road , LE16 9DR | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Local authority | Leicestershire |
| Department for Education URN | 137170 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Julie McBrearty |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Website | www |
Welland Park Academy is a highly successful and oversubscribed co-educational secondary school located in Market Harborough in the English county of Leicestershire[1] for 11-16 year olds.
It is located on Welland Park Road and like the road, is named after the River Welland by which it was built and the leafy park adjacent.
The catchment area for the academy covers Market Harborough and surrounding villages, including Kibworth, Foxton, The Langtons, Gumley, Laughton, Lubenham, with many families from Northamptonshire villages also applying for a place. New students attend a thriving summer school.
History[]
The school was originally known as Welland Park High School, and later Welland Park Community College.
Previously a community school administered by Leicestershire County Council, in August 2011 Welland Park Community College converted to academy status and was renamed Welland Park Academy.
It was formerly a middle school educating pupils aged 11 to 14 but extended its age range to 16 in 2016 becoming a secondary school and enabling students to complete their GCSE courses building upon the excellent KS3 foundations.
The academy has maintained its autonomy and ability to respond to the needs of its own students by remaining a stand-alone academy, having decided not to join a larger Multi Academy Trust at the time of writing. The academy remains strongly connected to other local secondary schools, working collaboratively across all levels. They have forged close links with other converter high schools in local towns.
Curriculum[]
Since converting to 11-16, Welland Park Academy have achieved consistently strong Progress 8 scores and high attainment.
Welland Park Academy has enjoyed many successes in addition to excellent GCSE results. In sport, students at Welland Park Academy have been English Schools Track & Field Cup Regional Finalists 10 years in a row, and are regular county finalists/winners at several age groups for Rugby. Students are able to access a wide range of extra-curricular sports clubs, in addition to a sports tour to Holland to complete against a range of European schools.
Welland Park Academy are International Debate Winners, competing against schools from across the globe.
Welland Park Academy has successfully gained the Anti-Bullying Award, and are now working towards the Gold Anti-Bullying Award. The Welland Park Academy Student Council have been recognised for their commitment to this achievement. The school is also Routes to Resilience Accredited with recognition given to students recognising, understanding, and developing character traits that enable them to be the best version of themselves, both in and out of school.
Welland Park Academy has achieved the gold Career Mark and the International School Award 2021-2024 and has forged close links with Snehalaya School in India
Facilities[]
Welland Park Academy combines the best of the old and the new, with many historic features of the old building enhanced by new state of the art facilities to support the curriculum. Following the additions of the new Performing Arts Centre and the new Languages block in 2017, the academy has successfully secured £1.1 million in funding to build a high-spec canteen and kitchen, an additional sports hall, and new specialist classrooms. Facilities are hired by local groups including Market Harborough Youth Theatre, Parnips Theatre Group, Market Harborough Hockey Club and others.
Notable former pupils[]
- Martin Johnson - rugby player
- Andy Peake - footballer
References[]
External links[]
- Academies in Leicestershire
- Market Harborough
- Secondary schools in Leicestershire