| Montgomery Academy | |
| Established: | 1959 |
| Type: | Academy |
| Head Label: | Principal |
| Head: | Stephen Careless |
| Founder: | Field Marshal Montgomery |
| Address: | All Hallows Road |
| City: | Blackpool |
| County: | Lancashire |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | FY2 0AZ |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Urn: | 137973 |
| Enrolment: | 1,400 |
| Gender: | Co-educational |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 16 |
| Colours: | Maroon and gunpowder black |
| Website: | http://www.montgomeryschool.co.uk/ |
Montgomery Academy (formerly Montgomery High School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Bispham (near Blackpool) in the English county of Lancashire.[1]
The school has previously held Specialist Language College status and was part of the Beacon schools programme.[2]
In February 2001, the Times Educational Supplement listed Montgomery in a group of schools that had received outstanding inspection reports or achieved sustained excellent GCSE results.[3]
In September 2005 it was notable for being awarded 'outstanding' assessments by Ofsted in the following key areas:
Joan Humble and Stephen Twigg congratulated the school for its achievements in the House of Commons on 20 January 2005[4] and the school was then visited by the Secretary of State for Education Ruth Kelly.[5]
Previously a foundation school administered by Blackpool Council, in April 2012 Montgomery High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Fylde Coast Academy Trust,[6] and was later renamed Montgomery Academy.
In 2014, Montgomery was placed in special measures. Ofsted rated it inadequate in all four areas of effectiveness: achievement of pupils, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety of pupils and leadership and management.[7]
In January 2016, the school's Facebook page received a threat from an alleged pupil of a gun incident on Monday, January 4, 2016.[8] On 20 April 2016, Blackpool police extended the police bail of the only suspect in the threats for a further 5 weeks after the initial 15 weeks intensive investigation revealed nothing of substance.On 13 May 2016, Blackpool police issued a Notice of No Further Action to the man previously arrested in connection with the alleged threats purported to have been made against the school's pupils.