Outwood Academy Easingwold is a mixed 11–18 secondary school with academy status in

Easingwold Easingwold is a market town, electoral ward and civil parish in the Hambleton District in North Yorkshire, England. Historically, part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 4,233 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,627 at ...

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, England. It had 915 pupils in 2017, including an on-site

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. The school is operated by

Outwood Grange Academies Trust Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is a multi-academy trust (MAT) that operates forty schools (twenty-eight secondary and twelve primary) across northern England and the East Midlands. It is an exempt charity, regulated by the Department fo ...

, and the current principal is Laura Eddery.

History

The school moved to its current larger site in 1954 and became a mixed, comprehensive school. The previous school site now houses Easingwold Primary School. In 1994 the Europa Block was added to the school to increase the number of classrooms available, specifically for languages. Since then a new maths block, science block and separate Sixth Form block have been added to the school grounds. In October 2016, Ofsted published an inspection report that found the overall effectiveness of Easingwold School to be Inadequate. The school was subsequently placed into

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, with Headteacher Phil Benaiges removed from his post and replaced by Rob Pritchard as interim executive headteacher. In April 2017, it was announced the school would reopen as an

academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...

in September 2017, sponsored by

. On 1 April 2018 Easingwold School converted to academy status sponsored by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and became Outwood Academy Easingwold.

Head Teachers

* 1954–1958, Ronald Winder * 1958–1981, Robin Gilbert * 1981–1993, Roger Kirk * 1993–2000, Peter Fletcher * 2000–2012, Carey Chidwick * 2012 (February–August), Geoff Jenkinson (Interim) * September 2012–October 2016, Phil Benaiges * October 2016–July 2017, Rob Pritchard (Interim Executive Headteacher) * August 2017–present, Laura Eddery

Notable former pupils

* Stephen Hester, CEO of RSA Insurance Group, Former CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland * Bobby Mimms, former professional footballer * Sir

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* Jane Robinson, historian * Tommy Banks (chef) * Kevin Hollinrake * Matthew Fisher (cricketer), England Cricketer

References

BBC School Report
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External links

* Secondary schools in North Yorkshire Academies in North Yorkshire

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