Mascalls Academy Explained

Mascalls Academy
Coordinates:51.1694°N 0.3889°W
Established:1956
Head Label:Principal
Head:Jo Brooks[1]
Address:Maidstone Road
Postcode:TN12 6LT
Urn:136847
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:1,216
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses: Earhart
Shackleton
Luther King
Marie Curie
Website:Mascalls Academy
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Marker:school
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Coord:51.1694°N 0.3889°W

Mascalls Academy (formerly Mascalls School) is a co-educational secondary school and a sixth form with academy status located in Paddock Wood, Kent.

Etymology

The name comes from the nearby Mascalls corner.[2]

History

The school opened in 1956 as Mascalls School, a foundation school administered by Kent County Council. It became an academy in 2011, and in 2015 it joined the Leigh Academies Trust.[3]

Stuart Reeves, headteacher since 2010 was promoted to LAT Executive Director of the West Kent cluster of academies at the time of the school's accession to the Leigh Academies Trust in 2015.[4] Wayne Barnett then became principal, having previously served as vice principal since 2013. In 2019, Barnett was promoted by the Leigh Academies Trust to serve as the principal of Stationers' Crown Woods Academy.[5] The vice principal at the time, William Monk was then promoted to principal of Mascalls.[6] [7]

Monk oversaw the school's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with the UK Government's policies.

The Leigh Academies Trust has given all students in the trust, including the students at Mascalls, Chromebooks to help with learning.[8]

The academy had a therapy dog called "Levi" after Claude Lévi-Strauss. He was a cocker spaniel, born on 23 May 2019, and registered with the Pets As Therapy charity.[9] [10] Levi left Mascalls with his owner Miss Anna Mohamed in late 2021.

When High Weald Academy closed in September 2022, all pupils from Year 7 to Year 10 were offered places at Mascalls.[11] [12] [13]

Following the promotion of the current principal, William Monk, to a senior executive position within the Leigh Academies Trust, it was announced that Jo Brooks would become principle from 1 January 2023.[14] [15] [16]

Houses

Mascalls Academy is organised into four houses (called "colleges"), named after "significant individuals".[17]

For the lower school:

For the sixth form:

Mascalls Gallery

A small art gallery was located on the school site from 2006 to 2016.[18] [19] It had a frequently changing programme of exhibitions featuring national and internationally known artists.[20] These included Henry Moore, L. S. Lowry, Graham Sutherland and Lee Miller as well as artists from Latin America, Japan and the United States. In 2010, Mascalls Gallery exhibited for the first time in the UK drawings by Marc Chagall for the nearby All Saints' Church in Tudeley.[21] An exhibition of watercolour paintings by Roland Collins led to further exhibitions in London, raising the artist's profile.[22]

The gallery closed in June 2016 due to a lack of funds,[23] and the building has since been refurbished as the new Mascalls Library.

Ofsted

The school's last full inspection was in 2012 when it was judged as 'Good' by Ofsted.[24]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Appointment of a new Principal for Mascalls Academy - 14th Oct 2022 - Mascalls Academy. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221220145527/https://mascallsacademy.org.uk/appointment-of-a-new-principal-for-mascalls-academy-14th-oct-2022/. bot: unknown.
  2. Web site: Mascalls Corner, Kent, England, United Kingdom. 7 April 2022. 19 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019141028/https://gb.geoview.info/mascalls_corner,502545056n. live.
  3. Web site: About Us - Mascalls Academy . mascallsacademy.org.uk . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928143235/https://mascallsacademy.org.uk/about-us/ . 28 September 2021 . dead.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . www.linkedin.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928162155/https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=ripf&trkInfo=AQEr7gFHt8LiPAAAAXwtNmzQ9VN3mgX7ipG8ZdnrxOXBF64Z8qk9bxbZXyUJ2MPRaQLOTMjoiaGN5BOptk3YTuf10pCVoxCpQtxo4TKpr0haC2FSk1nNwXMkAzLIZXZAAA9MWGc=&originalReferer=&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fstuart-reeves-a15a8b7a%2F . 28 September 2021 . dead.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . www.linkedin.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928150317/https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=ripf&trkInfo=AQEdpPH-oePHOwAAAXws7nMIhAZbJ02-WtE9UPP5r2V91JNJ-Hp5E9cQQRKt-FBx7mkOFdtgmDWdc3M7q2po5o50OCrL8oifV9sy8-ahEBSYLlYxPcv50BKf86I74bw1wOM1qMg=&originalReferer=&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwayne-barnett-04ab48156%2F . 28 September 2021 . dead.
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 5 September 2019 . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905181525/http://mascallsacademy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CEO-Letter-to-Mascalls-parents-September-2019-2-1-1.pdf . dead .
  7. Web site: Archived copy . www.linkedin.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928150749/https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=bf&trkInfo=AQEsyVDes4MeOAAAAXws8pmIwZAYEfpXVTu5-oEKkgojmxcPiTIMna6_ry9FZanJb0qkUCVtdUIEN4bhPfs-wrqFML3VEX1OcP9DlI_AFjhWHkR0sQA_nv2-srwzdWAcCbWprOg=&originalReferer=&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliam-monk-842532162%2F . 28 September 2021 . dead.
  8. Web site: Principal's Statement - 18th September 2020. Will. Monk. 18 September 2020. Mascalls Academy. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221220093411/https://mascallsacademy.org.uk/principals-statement-18th-september-2020/. live.
  9. Web site: Archived copy . 5 September 2019 . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905182302/http://mascallsacademy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AMOcal2808190079.pdf . dead .
  10. Web site: Levi@therapy (@levi_therapy) • Instagram photos and videos.
  11. Web site: High Weald Academy in Cranbrook to close by next academic year - Kent Live . www.kentlive.news . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210927161405/https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/high-weald-academy-cranbrook-close-5978099 . 27 September 2021 . dead.
  12. Web site: High Weald Academy, in Cranbrook, to close . www.kentonline.co.uk . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928125535/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/news/secondary-school-to-close-in-shock-decision-254706/ . 28 September 2021 . dead.
  13. Web site: Archived copy . www.highwealdacademy.kent.sch.uk . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928125627/https://www.highwealdacademy.kent.sch.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=867&type=pdf . 28 September 2021 . dead.
  14. Web site: Leadership update at Mascalls Academy - Mascalls Academy. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221220145359/https://mascallsacademy.org.uk/leadership-update-at-mascalls-academy/. bot: unknown.
  15. Web site: Appointment of a new Principal for Mascalls Academy - 14th Oct 2022 - Mascalls Academy. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221220145527/https://mascallsacademy.org.uk/appointment-of-a-new-principal-for-mascalls-academy-14th-oct-2022/. bot: unknown.
  16. Web site: Principal's Update - 16th December 2022 - Mascalls Academy. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221220145746/https://mascallsacademy.org.uk/principals-update-16th-december-2022/. bot: unknown.
  17. Web site: Colleges - Mascalls Academy . mascallsacademy.org.uk . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928163638/https://mascallsacademy.org.uk/colleges/ . 28 September 2021 . dead.
  18. Web site: MASCALLS GALLERY (Paddock Wood) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go.
  19. Web site: Mascalls Gallery. www.facebook.com. 23 September 2021. 20 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174708/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMascallsGallery. live.
  20. Web site: Archived copy . mascallsgallery.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011035136/http://mascallsgallery.org/ . 11 October 2015 . dead.
  21. Web site: Must-see exhibitions for mid-June - Country Life . www.countrylife.co.uk . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003182842/http://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/must-see-exhibitions-for-mid-june-7198 . 3 October 2015 . dead.
  22. Web site: Roland Collins obituary | Art and design | the Guardian . www.theguardian.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151010181050/http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/oct/01/roland-collins . 10 October 2015 . dead.
  23. Web site: Archived copy . 20 December 2022 . 20 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221220150615/https://twitter.com/MascallsGallery/status/745558621149233152 . live .
  24. Web site: Mascalls Academy . Ofsted . 31 January 2019 . 1 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013555/https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/136847 . live .
  25. News: Tye . Kathryn . Waterloo Road actor Philip Martin Brown stars in Jack and the Beanstalk at Tunbridge Wells' Assembly Hall Theatre . 31 January 2019 . Kent Online . 1 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190201065233/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/waterloo-road-actor-embarks-on-10097/ . live .