Type Academy DfE number 928/4009 Phone +44 1536 203817 Founded 1964 | Headteacher Alison Hayes BA DfE URN 139060 Tables Motto Broadening Horizons Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Location Shetland Way
Corby
Northamptonshire
NN17 2JH
England Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports Address Shetland Way, Corby NN17 2JH, United Kingdom Similar Lodge Park Sports Centre, Brooke Weston Academy, Corby Business Academy, Montsaye Academy, Kingswood Secondary Academy Profiles | ||
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Lodge Park Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Corby, Northamptonshire, England.
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Background
Founded in 1964 as Lodge Park School, it was one of the very first wave of specialist schools designated in 1994 and was renamed Lodge Park Technology College.
In January 2013 Lodge Park became an Academy as partnership of the David Ross Education Trust and was officially opened by lewis Hamilton.
Awards
The college has received a number of awards including Investor in People, ArtsMark Gold, the International Schools Award and ICT Mark.
Principals
The principals of Lodge Park have been Neville Rumbelow, Richard Parker, Tom Waterworth, Guy Shearer, Associate principal Toby Mullins, and current principal Alison Hayes BA
Academic
Nearly 50% of the students at the academy achieved five GCSEs at A*-C including English and maths in 2013. At Key Stage 5 half of all exams sat achieved the top marks of A*-B (or equivalent) and nearly every exam sat was passed. This is a significant increase on previous years where 40% achieved the top grades in 2012, and 29% in 2011.
Sports
Lodge Park Academy dancers performed at the Aviva Rugby Premiership Final in 2013. Sports stars such as Christian Malcolm, Austin Healey, Ben Kay, Tom May and Lewis Hamilton have visited Lodge Park Academy. They have won the David Ross Education Trust Winter Cup two years In a row. First in 2014 and most currently in 2015
Notable former pupils
Lodge Park Trust
Lodge Park is a Trust School, in partnership with the David Ross Education Trust.