E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy is a

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, secondary

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school for 11- to 16-year-olds in the

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History

The school was formerly called Royton and Crompton School. In this incarnation it was judged Inadequate by

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in 2017. The school became an academy as part of

E-ACT E-ACT is a multi-academy trust responsible for 38 Academy (English school), academies in England. Over 93% are now rated as “Good” or better by Ofsted. As an academy trust, it is an exempt charity regulated by the Department for Education. ...

in 2018. As of 2019, the headteacher is Andrea Atkinson. The previous headteacher before Andrea Atkinson was Neil Hutchinson who was the head teacher from September 2016 to December 2018

References

External links

School website
Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham Educational institutions established in 1968 Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham {{GreaterManchester-school-stub