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North Kesteven Academy

Coordinates: 53°11′11″N 0°35′50″W / 53.1864°N 0.5972°W / 53.1864; -0.5972
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North Kesteven Academy
Address
Map
Moor Lane

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LN6 9AG

England
Coordinates53°11′11″N 0°35′50″W / 53.1864°N 0.5972°W / 53.1864; -0.5972
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1998
Department for Education URN136871 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsJonathan Sloan
HeadteacherJoanne Tunnicliffe
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment838
HousesTennyson, Boole, Newton, Ruston, Byrd, Swift
Colour(s)Teal, Silver
Websitehttps://www.nkacademy.co.uk

North Kesteven Academy is a co-educational academy school on Moor Lane, off the A1434 at North Hykeham, in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.

History

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Grammar school

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The school was founded as North Kesteven Grammar School in 1961 when administered by the County of Lincoln - Parts of Kesteven Education Committee, based in Sleaford. It moved into a new building in January 1961 with 600 mixed pupils.[citation needed] In October 1967, meetings with parents about comprehensive education took place.[1]

Comprehensive

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The school became a comprehensive school in 1970, at which time it contained 1200 pupils. From April 1974, it was administered by Lincolnshire.[further explanation needed] It became grant-maintained in April 1992 and a foundation school in September 1999. A sixth form complex opened in 1999, shared as the North Hykeham Joint Sixth Form.[citation needed]

The school was designated a specialist Arts College in performing arts in September 2000, and opened a new Arts Complex in September 2002, which included the 250-seat Terry O'Toole Theatre. The school was awarded academy status in 2010.[citation needed]

School site

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The school is adjacent to Robert Pattinson School on the west side of Moor Lane. Adjacent, on the same site to the west,[2] is North Kesteven Leisure Centre[3] and the Terry O'Toole Theatre. The sports centre is used by the school as a gym during school hours.[citation needed]

Curriculum

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The school has approximately 1400 pupils aged 11 to 18, and teaches towards GCSE, A Level and BTEC certificates in the fields of Technologies, Arts, History, Geography, Business Studies and Modern Foreign Languages.[citation needed]

Notable former pupils

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North Kesteven Grammar School

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North Kesteven Comprehensive School

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References

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  1. ^ Nottingham Guardian Tuesday 24 October 1967, page 5
  2. ^ "Terry O'Toole Theatre and North Kesteven Sports Centre", Geograph.org.uk
  3. ^ "North Kesteven Leisure Centre". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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