Outwood Academy Hemsworth

Outwood Academy Hemsworth, known previously as Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy and Hemsworth Arts and Community College, is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Hemsworth in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Address
Wakefield Road

Hemsworth

City of Wakefield
,
West Yorkshire
,
WF9 4AB

England
Coordinates53.6154°N 1.3522°W / 53.6154; -1.3522
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoStudents first
Established1547 (1547)
FounderRobert Holgate
Local authorityWakefield
Department for Education URN145938 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalToby Rutter
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,358 as of November 2015
PublicationInsight Magazine
Websitehemsworth.outwood.com

The school is operated by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and the principal Toby Rutter.[1]

History

The school was first known as Hemsworth Grammar School, one of three grammar schools founded in 1547 by the Archbishop of York, Robert Holgate. It was renamed Hemsworth High School when the school became comprehensive. In 2001 the school gained specialist status as an Arts College and was renamed Hemsworth Arts and Community College. The school converted to academy status in August 2013 and was renamed Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy. It was sponsored by the Wakefield City Academies Trust,[2] a multi-academy trust.

Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.[3] The school also offers adult education courses to the local community.[4]

On 1 May 2018 the school became part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, reopening as Outwood Academy Hemsworth.[1]

Notable former pupils
Geoff Boycott

Hemsworth High School

Hemsworth Grammar School

References
  1. "Outwood Academy Hemsworth - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Department for Education. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. "Wakefield City Academies Trust, Achieving excellence through partnership". wcatrust.org. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. "Curriculum". hemsworth.wakefield.sch.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  4. "About Us". hemsworth.wakefield.sch.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2015.



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