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Redhill Academy

Coordinates: 53°00′33″N 1°07′51″W / 53.0092°N 1.1307°W / 53.0092; -1.1307
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The Redhill Academy
Address
Map
Redhill Road

, ,
NG5 8GX

England
Coordinates53°00′33″N 1°07′51″W / 53.0092°N 1.1307°W / 53.0092; -1.1307
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoFaith and Industry
EstablishedOctober 1948
TrustRedhill Academy Trust (since 2011)
Department for Education URN136361 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairThe Redhill Academy Trust
PrincipalAndrew Burns
Head teacherMike Hardy
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1575
HousesAfricanus, Green, Smith, Knight, Lawrence and Larwood
Colour(s)Blue, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow and Orange       
PublicationRedhill Review
Websitewww.theredhillacademy.org.uk

Redhill Academy is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, situated on Redhill Road in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England.

The school has around 1,575 pupils, 360 of which are sixth form AS/A2 level students. The head teacher is Mike Hardy.

History

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The school had an arson attack on Sunday 28 February 1982, which gutted seven classrooms.[1][2][3][4]

Academic performance

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The school teaches GCSE and A level. In 2008, Redhill Academy was confirmed as a high performing specialist school, specializing in science and performing arts and containing exceptional scientific and theatrical courses.

2008 also saw the academy becoming rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. 2013 also saw the academy again being rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. Redhill Academy is now a Lead Partner School.[citation needed] Last inspected in 2024 resulted in a third 'outstanding' rating.

The Redhill Academy Trust

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The Redhill Academy Trust
Named afterRedhill Academy
Formation2010
Founded atRedhill Academy
TypeEducation
HeadquartersRedhill Academy
Nottingham, UK
Location
Membership14 schools (as of 2019)
Chair
Steve Hopkins
Principal
Andrew Burns
Redhill Academy Trust
Parent organization
The Redhill Academy
WebsiteRedhill Academy Trust

Staff and chair

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•Andrew Burns (executive principal) •Steve Hopkins (chair of the Redhill Academy Trust) •Mike Hardy (HeadTeacher Of the Redhill Academy Trust))

Sponsoring

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Academy Previously sponsor Details Year(s)
Sherwood E-Act Academy E-ACT (2012–14)  Academy Closed 2014–16
Forest High School Now with SGS Schools Trust 2014–15
Hall Park Academy Department for Education Part of The Redhill Academy Trust,
formerly Eastwood Comprehensive School
2014–
The Carlton Academy Part of The Redhill Academy Trust 2011–
Park Vale Academy Central College Nottingham Part of The Redhill Academy Trust 2016–
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Big Wood School 2015–
Robert Mellors Primary Academy 2018–
The Bolsover School Derbyshire County Council
Carlton Junior Academy
Carlton Infant Academy
The Carlton Academy 2017–
Colonel Frank Seely Academy Nottinghamshire Council
Brookfield Community School Part of The Redhill Academy Trust 2019–
Tupton Primary & Nursery Academy Joined 1 July 2019
Tupton Hall School Joined 1 October 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nottingham Recorder Thursday 4 March 1982, page 3
  2. ^ Nottingham Recorder Thursday 11 March 1982, page 10
  3. ^ Nottingham Recorder Thursday 20 May 1982, page 3
  4. ^ Central TV arson February 1982
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