Wilmington Academy

Wilmington Academy

Motto	Act Enterprisingly - Work in Partnership - Achieve Excellence
Established	September 1954 (as Wilmington Technical School) September 1972 (as Wilmington Hall, which was when the schools split) 1 September 2010 (as the academy)
Type	State, Academy
Principal	Tracey Trusler
CEO	Simon Beamish
Location	Common Lane Wilmington Dartford Kent DA2 7DR England Coordinates: 51°25′41″N 0°11′38″E / 51.428°N 0.194°E / 51.428; 0.194
Local authority	Kent LEA
DfE URN	136205
Students	811^[1]
Gender	Coeducational
Houses	Minerva , Apollo
Previous names	Wilmington Enterprise College, Wilmington Hall School, Wilmington High School, Wilmington Technical School.
Website	wilmingtonacademy.org.uk

Wilmington Academy is a mixed high school specialising in business and enterprise and a vocational centre for land-based learning located in Wilmington, Kent. It stands next to the site of Wilmington Hall.

History

Historical Roots

The location has been the site of several schools since shortly after World War II when Dartford County Technical School for Girls used Wilmington Manor, across the street, for first-year classes. In 1950 Wilmington Hall (built in 1734, demolished in 1970) became Dartford Technical School for Boys.^[2] Wilmington Technical School, formed in the early 1960s, was renamed Wilmington High School in 1975 when new buildings were built. In the mid-1980s two schools were created on the site: Wilmington Hall School and Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. In 2006 Wilmington Hall School achieved the status of a Business and Enterprise Specialist College, and following a decision by students, parents, staff and governors was officially renamed Wilmington Enterprise College in September that year.^[3]

In April 2009 Jane Wheatley (Headteacher of Dartford Grammar School for Girls) became Executive Headteacher after the school was put onto special measures.^[4]

On 1 September 2010, Wilmington Enterprise College became part of the The Leigh Academies Trust to become Wilmington Academy.

Alumni

Keith Richards, rock musician (guitarist of The Rolling Stones)

Educational focus

Wilmington Academy specialises in business, enterprise and is a Kent county vocational centre for land-based learning. In addition, it teaches priority subjects including English, mathematics, humanities, and French. There are three student centres on the campus: Learning Resources, Business and Vocational, and Pupil Achievement and Welfare.

References

↑ http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=136205
↑ George Whitehead, "The History of Wilmington Hall (Formerly known as 'Common House')", www.odwa.co.uk/archives/WilmingtonHallHistory.doc (MS Word document), accessed 23 March 2009
↑ Wilmington Enterprise College http://web.archive.org/web/20080607102004/http://www.wec.kent.sch.uk/index.htm
↑ School Put into special measures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8035547.stm

External links

- Official site
Daily Telegraph - on April 2009 uniform row

Schools in Kent (including Medway)

Primary

John Wallis Academy

Secondary

Grammar schools

Independent

Preparatory schools	Hilden Grange School Holmewood House School Rose Hill School St Michael's Preparatory School, Otford Sevenoaks Preparatory School St Ronan's School The Schools at Somerhill Wellesley House School

Senior schools	Ashford School Benenden School Beechwood Sacred Heart School Bethany School CATS College Cobham Hall Combe Bank School Dover College Gad's Hill School Kent College Kent College, Pembury The King's School, Canterbury King's School, Rochester Rochester Independent College Sackville School, Hildenborough St Edmund's School St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate Sevenoaks School Sutton Valence School Tonbridge School Walthamstow Hall

Special schools	The New School at West Heath

Defunct schools

Category
Commons

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