Havant Academy
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| motto = Work Hard, Be Kind, No Excuses.
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| headteacher = Vicki Dillon-Thiselton
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| address = Wakefords Way
| city = Leigh Park
Havant
| county = Hampshire
| country = England
| postcode = PO9 5JD
| dfeno = 850/6905
| urn = 136156
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| gender = Mixed
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 16
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Havant Academy is a mixed secondary school located in the Leigh Park area of Havant in the English county of Hampshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.havant-tkat.org/ |title=Welcome to Havant Academy - Havant Academy |publisher=Havant-tkat.org |access-date=2013-10-28}} The school is situated at the edge of Staunton Country Park.
History
Previously known as Wakeford Comprehensive School and latterly Staunton Park Community School, it gained specialist Sports College status and was renamed Staunton Community Sports College. It then became a foundation school administered by Hampshire County Council. The school converted to academy status on 1 September 2010 and was renamed Havant Academy, becoming the first academy in Hampshire. It is sponsored by the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).{{cite web|url=http://www.havant-tkat.org/28/about-our-academy |title=About our Academy - Havant Academy |publisher=Havant-tkat.org |access-date=2013-10-28}}
In 2013 Ofsted stated that "The academy is making reasonable progress towards the removal of special measures."{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2013-01-24/school-league-tables-hampshire-results/ |title=School League Tables |publisher=ITV News|access-date=2013-01-24}}
Havant Academy was rated 'good' in most aspects in its Ofsted report of June 2015.{{cite web|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136156|title=Ofsted - Havant Academy}}
Qualification Offerings
Havant Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and other vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils.{{cite web|url=http://www.havant-tkat.org/86/curriculum |title=Curriculum - Havant Academy |publisher=Havant-tkat.org |access-date=2013-10-28}}
Notable former pupils
- Graham Stokes, music executive and musician
Notable former staff
- Robert Kirby-Harris, Secretary General of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.havant-tkat.org}}
{{Schools in Hampshire}}
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