Newsome Academy Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newsome High School - 11-16 Comprehensive School. Newsome High School.
  2. Web site: How new leadership has turned around 'inadequate' Newsome High School. Tony. Earnshaw. June 3, 2019. YorkshireLive.
  3. Web site: Almondbury parents "manipulated" by Kirklees over school closure. Tony. Earnshaw. September 16, 2019. YorkshireLive.
  4. Web site: Our School. Newsome High School.
  5. Web site: Newsome Academy - GOV.UK. get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  6. Web site: About Us - Impact Education.
  7. Web site: Curriculum. Newsome High School.