Fulwood Academy

Fulwood Academy (formerly Fulwood High School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Fulwood (within the City of Preston Preston) in the English county of Lancashire.[1]

Fulwood Academy
New school building (2012)
Address
Black Bull Lane


, ,
PR2 9YR

Coordinates53.78728°N 2.71933°W / 53.78728; -2.71933
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityLancashire
Department for Education URN135936 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMr David Lancaster
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Colour(s)rainbow
Websitehttp://www.fulwoodacademy.co.uk/

Previously a community school administered by Lancashire County Council, Fulwood High School converted to academy status on 1 September 2009 and was renamed Fulwood Academy. The school is sponsored by Charles Dunstone through a charitable trust. Fulwood Academy is now part of the Dunstone Education Trust. Dunstone is the chairman and co-founder of mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse and chairman of the TalkTalk Group.[2]

Fulwood Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

References

  1. http://www.fulwoodacademy.co.uk/
  2. "Academy boss makes rich list". Lancashire Evening Post. Johnston Publishing. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2014.


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