Weavers Academy (Weavers School) is a

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and

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with academy status, located in

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in the

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. Formerly a Technical Grammar School, it went on to become Weavers School, a community school administered by

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. It then briefly became a

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before converting to academy status in September 2013, and was renamed Weavers Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Creative Education Trust, but Weavers Academy continues to coordinate with Northamptonshire County Council for admissions. Weavers Academy offers

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, BTECs and

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as programmes of study for pupils, while sixth form students can choose to study a range of

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and further BTECs. In 2002, Weavers School achieved the distinction of becoming the first educational establishment in England to have a serving police officer based on its premises. Two years later, the school was placed in

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by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (

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Alumni

* David Bell (born 1984), Footballer * DanTDM a British YouTube personality, professional gamer, and author. * Trevor Benjamin, (Footballer, born 1979)

References

External links

Weavers Academy official website
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