Orchard Mead Academy

Orchard Mead Academy, previously known as Hamilton Community College, is a co-educational secondary school located in Leicester, England, taking children between the ages of eleven and sixteen.[2]

Orchard Mead Academy
Address
Keyham Lane West

Leicester
,
Leicestershire
,
LE5 1RT

England
Coordinates52°39′08″N 1°03′08″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoEvery Pupil Achieves Their Very Best and Feels Secure
Established1959, 2017
Local authorityLeicester
Department for Education URN144629 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalImtiaz Patel[1]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1179
Websitehttp://www.hamilton-academy.co.uk/

The college became an academy on 1 September 2017, joining The Mead Educational Trust /(TMET) as a sponsored academy.

The main school building dating from the 50s and 60s was replaced in 2014 as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. As part of these works Nether Hall Special School co-located with Hamilton on the Keyham Lane West site. 2502 Squadron Air Training Corps also shares the school site.[3]

The school was awarded the status of a specialist Technology College in September 2001.[1]

Principal

The current principal is Imtiaz Patel. The school has had several changes in leadership since the retirement of the long-standing principal, John Morris.[4]

  • Imtiaz Patel (September 2020 – present)
  • Jackie Gair (April 2017 – September 2020)
  • Katie Lowe (acting) (February 2016 – April 2017)
  • Ed Carlyle (September 2015 – February 2016)
  • John Morris (September 2005 – August 2015)
  • Eddie deMiddelaer (September 1995 – August 2005)
  • Len Taylor (– August 1995)

Academic attainment

In 2013, 68% of the school's sixteen year-old pupils achieved five or more GCSE passes at grades A* to C, with 50% of pupils doing so including GCSE English and Maths.[5] In 2014, 55% of students achieved 5 GCSE grades A*-C including English and Maths; this figure dropped to only 25% in 2015.[6]

In 2016, the school achieved a progress 8 score of -0.73, placing it in the bottom 10% of schools in England. In 2017 the school's progress 8 score was even worse at -0.78.[7]

Concerns and criticisms

In October 2016, the school was rated by Ofsted as "Inadequate" in all areas and was placed into special measures.[8]

In June 2017, the school attracted criticism after informally excluding at least 40 pupils for peacefully protesting against cuts to education funding and compulsory redundancy of support staff. The then headteacher, Jackie Gair, refused to comment on the incident, but a statement issued by the local authority, Leicester City Council, stated that the authority "was pleased with the way the situation was managed." Many parents responded by saying they only peacefully protest against Hamilton Academy policies.[9]

References
  1. Message from the Principal at hamiltoncc.co.uk (accessed 25 June 2008)
  2. Hamilton Community College at dcsf.gov.uk (accessed 25 June 2008)
  3. "2502 Hamilton Squadron | Air Cadets | Clubs for Kids (5859)". clubsforkids.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/interim-head-takes-over-at-troubled-hamilton-college/story-30244228-detail/story.html
  5. School's Website at hamiltoncc.co.uk
  6. http://www.hamilton-college.co.uk/school-info/current-results
  7. "Hamilton College - GOV.UK - Find and compare schools in England". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2617103/urn/120285.pdf
  9. Martin, Dan (30 June 2017). "Pupils disciplined for trying to save teaching assistant's job". leicestermercury.
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