Swinton Academy

Swinton Academy is a mixed Academy and sixth form located in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England.

Swinton Academy
Address
East Avenue

Swinton
Rotherham
,
South Yorkshire
,
S64 8JW

England
Coordinates
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAt Swinton Academy, we will make a difference
Local authorityRotherham
Department for Education URN143141 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsJohn Barton
Executive PrincipalEunice Newton
PrincipalRebecca Hibberd
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment847
Capacity1,320
HousesCreighton, Fitzwilliam ,
Rockingham & Wentworth.
Former NamesSwinton Comprehensive School
Swinton Community School
Websitehttp://www.swinton.rotherham.sch.uk/

History

The school was formerly known as Swinton Community School and was renamed Swinton Academy on 1 October 2016 after joining with Aston Community Education Trust (ACET), a non-profit which has responsibility for all the academies in the region; ACET was founded by the Aston Academy, when it transitioned from a comprehensive school to an academy in 2011.[1]

Head teacher John Morrison introduced vertical tutoring and the house system to allow people in different year groups to talk to one another and create school wide challenges and events for all 4 houses.

In the 2021 film Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Swinton was used as the setting for a scene at the fictional Mayfield School.[2]

Ofsted inspections

In November 2011, in the last inspection by Ofsted of the pre-academy school, it was judged to be a "Good" school with a good sixth form.[3] In 2019, three years after the conversion to an Academy, Ofsted's first inspection of the academy found it to "Require Improvement".[4]

Since the commencement of Ofsted inspections in September 1993, Swinton has undergone five inspections:

Ofsted inspection results
Date of inspectionNameOutcomeRef.
5–9 February 1996 Swinton Comprehensive School N/A [5]
22–26 November 1999 Swinton Comprehensive School Satisfactory [5]
28–29 September 2005 Swinton Community School Satisfactory [6]
21–22 January 2009 Swinton Community School Satisfactory [7]
22–23 November 2011 Swinton Community School Good [3]
24-25 September 2019 Swinton Academy Requires Improvement [4]

Head teachers
  • Mr Dave Shevill, September 1997–August 2009
  • Mr David Pridding, September 2009–August 2014
  • Mr John Morrison, September 2014–August 2016
  • Mrs Rebecca Hibberd, September 2016 – present

Principals
  • Mr John Morrison & Mrs Rebecca Hibberd, September 2016–August 2017
  • Mrs Rebecca Hibberd, September 2017 – present

References
  1. "Aston Community Education Trust | About". astoncetrust.org. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. Jordan, Rick (25 September 2021). "'Everybody's Talking About Jamie': the filming locations". Condé Nast Traveller. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. Campbell, Bernard (Lead inspector, of 4 total) (December 2011). Swinton Community School | Inspection Report (Report). Manchester: Ofsted. p. 4. 377501 (inspection number). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. Costello, Michele (Lead inspector, of 4 total) (October 2019). Inspection of Swinton Academy (Report). Manchester: Ofsted. p. 1. 10110536 (inspection number). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. Haigh, Alan (Lead inspector, of 13 total) (December 1999). Inspection Report | Swinton Comprehensive School (Report). Barnsley: Ofsted. pp. 7–12. 707996 (inspection number). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. Richardson, Ian (Lead inspector, of 5 total) (October 2005). Swinton Community School | Inspection Report (Report). Ofsted. p. 2. 277670 (inspection number). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. Rutherford, John (Lead inspector, of 4 total) (February 2009). Swinton Community School | Inspection Report (Report). Ofsted. p. 4. 324497 (inspection number). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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