Newsome Academy | |
Address: | Castle Avenue |
Location: | Newsome |
City: | Huddersfield |
County: | West Yorkshire |
Country: | England |
Postcode: | HD4 6JN |
Coordinates: | 53.624°N -1.792°W |
Type: | Academy |
Trust: | Impact Education Academy Trust |
Local Authority: | Kirklees Council |
Ofsted: | yes |
Urn: | 147888 |
Head Label: | Headteacher |
Head: | Dean Watkin |
Gender: | Co-educational |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 16 |
Newsome Academy (formerly Newsome High School and Newsome High School & Sports College) is a co-educational secondary school located in Newsome (near Huddersfield), West Yorkshire, England.[1]
The catchment area of the school includes Newsome, Lowerhouses, Lockwood, Berry Brow[2] and Almondbury.[3]
Previously a community school administered by Kirklees Council, in March 2021 Newsome High School converted to academy status and was renamed Newsome Academy.[4] [5] The school is now sponsored by the Impact Education Academy Trust.[6]
Newsome Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and NCFEs as programmes of study for pupils.[7]