Farringdon Community Academy

Farringdon Community Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status, located in the suburb of Farringdon in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

This article is about the academy in Tyne and Wear. For the academy in Oxfordshire, see Faringdon Community College.

Farringdon Community Academy
Address
Allendale Road

Farringdon
,
Tyne and Wear
,
SR3 3EL

England
Coordinates54°52′23″N 1°25′39″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoExcellence Through Endeavour
Department for Education URN139852 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMr N.Holder
Staff88
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment885
Websitehttp://www.farringdonschool.co.uk/

The school was built along with the estate of Farringdon in 1956. The school has undergone a number of changes, including the construction of new blocks of classrooms and a sports hall. It currently has 885 students.

It once acted as the main secondary school for the suburbs of Farringdon, Doxford Park, Silksworth and East Herrington. Its catchment area was reduced in 2003 following the completion of The Venerable Bede Church of England School in Tunstall.

In 2002, the school became the site of the Farringdon Jubilee Centre, a community centre for the residents of Farringdon partly funded by the school. The building includes facilities such as training rooms, computers and a crèche. It offers training and courses to local residents and is a meeting point for local residents and community groups. It hosts a regular community day four times a year, hosting the army, the RAF and many other organisations there.

Following the Education Act (2002), Farringdon became a specialist Sports College, which had always been a focus of the school in the past. Formally, it became known as a Farringdon Community Sports College. As a result, floodlit tennis courts and a pavilion with a dance studio and a large multi-gym have been built.

The school converted to academy status on 1 July 2013 and was renamed Farringdon Community Academy.

In January 2018 the headteacher was changed, following Mr H.Kemp's retirement. A new headteacher, Mr N. Holder joined the school and introduced many new procedures and rules.

In June 2018 the school introduced a house system where all year groups from 7 to 11 all in a mixed form together in a certain house, the houses are based on Sunderland's Shipyards and the houses are as follows:

Austin

Crown

Laing

Thompson

Notable former pupils

References



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