Easington Academy
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Toni Spoors |
| Deputy Headteacher | Jane Martin |
| Assistant Headteachers | Paul Cook, Michael O'Carroll |
| Location |
Stockton Road Durham County Durham SR8 3AY England |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | 5; Brenkley, Dryden, Porter, Seymour, Wallace, |
| Colours | Black & Red |
| Website |
www |
Easington Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in the village of Easington, County Durham, England.
The school was first created as Easington Comprehensive school in 1978, as a result of a merger between Easington Secondary Modern School and Murton Secondary Modern School. The school was later renamed Easington Community School, and then Easington Community Science College in January 2007 after becoming a specialist science college.[1]
The school has become an academy school, and is now known as Easington Academy.
School facilities
The school has around 70 classrooms, which include Science, English, Maths, Modern Foreign Languages, Information Communication Technology, Drama, Physical Education, History, Geography, Religious Education, Design and Technology, Statistics, Media, Art and Music.
There is a curved building to the left of the main building known as 'The Studio'. It was formerly a Music facility, but has been recently refurbished into two art classrooms, a computer suite and a dark room.
There is a sports hall, dance studio, an AstroTurf football pitch, a M.U.G.A. (multi-use games area), a cricket pitch, athletics field and four full size football pitches.
Within the sports hall, there is a climbing wall, 2 5-aside football goals, and cricket batting net facilities, 2 trampolines, a climbing frame, table tennis facilities and a gym.
The school has recently gone through a rebuild, with a brand new building with older refurbished buildings. It includes an auditorium, dance studio, recording facilities, new Science labs, a new Technology department, a new cafeteria and a new Music department.
House system
The school's house names are based on the family surnames most affected in the 1951 Easington Colliery pit disaster; points are allocated in school assemblies, performances, etc.
- Brenkley
- Dryden
- Porter
- Seymour
- Wallace
Notable former pupils
The schools alumni include such people as former Blue Peter host Matt Baker, and such professional footballers as Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper,[2] Paul Kitson,[3] Chris Brass, Paul Smith, John Hutton, Richard Ord,[2] Stuart Brightwell, and the footballer convicted of sexual activity with a child, Adam Johnson.[4]
References
- ↑ "Easington secondary school achieves title of Easington Community Science College". The Local Channel. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- 1 2 Hartlepool fanzine, p36, article by Alan White, a former teacher at Easington
- ↑ "Boyd shooting for the stars". The Northern Echo. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35711213
External links
Coordinates: 54°46′55″N 1°21′18″W / 54.781876°N 1.354896°W