Established 2012 Executive Principal Sir John Townsley DfE number 383/4026 Founded 2012 | Chair of Governors Anne McAvan Phone +44 113 263 0741 Principal Scott Wilson | |
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Location Chapel LaneLeedsWest YorkshireLS12 5EUEngland Similar The Morley Academy, Bruntcliffe Academy, Swallow Hill Communi, Woodkirk Academy, Crawshaw Academy Profiles | ||
The Farnley Academy is a secondary school with serving the Farnley, New Farnley and Wortley wards of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
The Farnley Academy is built on the site of Cow Close Secondary School which became Harrington High, then Farnley Park High and then Farnley Park Maths and Computing College. The school was converted to academy status in 2012 and was renamed The Farnley Academy. The first phase of the school's £23 million Building Schools for the Future programme was completed in February 2012 with the opening of the Tomlinson Building. The refurbished Bronte Building opened in September 2012 with the whole project completed in November 2012.
Today, the school forms part of the Gorse Academies Trust which also includes The Morley Academy, The Ruth Gorse Academy and the Elliott Hudson College. The Farnley Academy's GCSE results improved from 32% 5+ A*-C EM in 2009 to 73% 5+ A*-C in 2014.
The Farnley Academy is one of the few schools in the country to share a site with a centre for children with complex needs, the West SILC. In 2015, Ofsted awarded the academy with an 'outstanding' status. According to reports, the Academy is the top performing school in Leeds. This has also lead to the academy being awarded the 'World Class School' status in late 2016.