The High Weald Academy was a
coeducational
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secondary school
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that opened in 1971 located in
Cranbrook,
Kent
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, England.
The academy permanently closed in September 2022, with all the pupils from Year 7 to Year 10 offered places at
Mascalls Academy.
History
Angley School was established in 1971 by the merger of Mary Sheafe School for Girls (on the current site) and Swattenden Secondary School for Boys (based at
Swattenden House).
[http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Sporting-success/story-11984040-detail/story.html ] The school is well-known locally for its on-site farm.
The Mary Sheafe Hall and Swattenden Hall are named after the schools which were merged to form Angley School.
Angley School became the first Specialist Sports College in Kent in 2000.
The school benefits from the facilities at the adjacent Weald Sports Centre.
Angley School became The High Weald Academy on 1 September 2012, sponsored by The Brook Learning Trust.
A new building was opened in 2019.
The academy closed permanently in September 2022, despite opposition from
MP Helen Grant.
Headteachers/Principals
*Michael Head (1971-1993)
*Stephanie Bedford (1993-2006)
*Phillip Morris (2006-2009)
*Robert Jackson (2010-2014)
*Carrie Beech (2014-2016)
*Caroline Longhurst & Nicola Taylor (2017-2018)
*Daniel Hatley (2018–2020)
*Nicola Taylor (2020-2021)
*Nigel Jones (2021–2022)
Ofsted
A 2001
Ofsted
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inspection found Angley School to be 'satisfactory'. In addition, a 2011
Ofsted
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Inspection found the school to be making 'Good' progress. These inspections took place before the conversion to High Weald Academy. It has since been inspected three times, most recently in 2019 when the rating was "requires improvement".
References
External links
HWA websiteTrust website
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Defunct schools in Kent
Educational institutions disestablished in 2022
2022 disestablishments in England