Freebrough Academy Explained

Freebrough Academy
Type:Academy
Trust:Northern Education Trust
Head Label:Principal
Head:Gemma Knox
Address:Linden Road
Location:Brotton
Postcode:TS12 2SJ
County:North Yorkshire
Country:England
Local Authority:Redcar and Cleveland
Coordinates:54.569°N -0.9464°W
Mapframe-Zoom:10
Urn:147541
Ofsted:yes
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18

Freebrough Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Brotton, North Yorkshire, England.[1]

Previously known as Warsett School, it later was renamed Freebrough Specialist Engineering College, taking its name from another local landmark, Freebrough Hill.[2] The school converted to academy status in September 2010 and was renamed Freebrough Academy.[3] The school is sponsored by the Northern Education Trust.[4]

Freebrough Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs, OCR Nationals and NVQs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.[5] The school also has specialisms in engineering and business and enterprise.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freebrough Academy. freebroughacademy.org. 29 July 2015.
  2. News: Heads in place for new college - ProQuest . 16 August 2024 . The Northern Echo . 10 October 2000. . limited.
  3. Web site: Good times are ahead for Freebrough Academy following OFSTED visit. Lyndsay Oxley. 24 January 2015. gazettelive. 29 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Our academies . northerneducationtrust.org . 21 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Curriculum and Qualifications. freebroughacademy.org. 29 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Our Specialisms. freebroughacademy.org. 29 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504110504/https://www.freebroughacademy.org/academy/choose-freebrough/specialisms/. 4 May 2015. dead.