Established 1957/1954 Type Academy Ages 10–14 Ceased operations 2015 | Closed 2015 Gender mixed Motto "Strive to succeed" | |
Location Station Road
Wigston
Leicestershire
LE18 2DU
England | ||
Abington High School, known as Abington Academy between 2011 and 2015, was a middle school located in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. It opened in September 1957 as Abington High School.
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History
The history of the school is traceable to 1934, moving to its last site in 1954 and officially opening in September 1957.
Head teachers Thomas Milner. 1954-1978 Jack Fletcher. 1978 - 1981 Roger Simper. 1981 - 1995 Alex Green. 1995 - 2016
On 1 April 2012, Abington High School converted to an academy, becoming Abington Academy. In 2015, plans for the merger with Bushloe High School were finalised.
Additional Buildings
In 2007, 50 years after opening, Abington got a new Sports Hall.
In 2012, a new centre for children with Autism was opened called EXCEL. Children in EXCEL will remain in EXCEL from Year 6 to Year 13,
Merger
A merger with neighbouring school Bushloe High School was proposed towards the end of 2013. After several consultation periods, it was announced in Spring 2015 that Bushloe would close and would merge into Abington in September 2015 to form Wigston Academy under the new trust, Wigston Academy Trust. In September 2017, the age range of the school will change from 10 - 14 to 11 - 16.
On Tuesday 1 September 2015, Abington Academy merged with Bushloe High School to become Wigston Academy under The Wigston Academies Trust.
Awards
Awards Abington Academy (Abington High School) received: