Haven High Academy
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| established = 1992
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| head_label = Executive Headteacher
| head = Austin Sheppard
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| address = Marian Road
| city = Boston
| county = Lincolnshire
| country = England
| postcode = PE21 9HB
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| urn = 138754
| ofsted = yes
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| enrolment = 1,459 (2022)
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 19
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Haven High Academy (formerly Haven High Technology College and Haven High School) is a secondary school with academy status located in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tes.com/en-us/jobs/employer/haven-high-academy-1065361|title=Haven High Academy - Tes Jobs|website=www.tes.com|access-date=2019-02-25}} Haven High is a member academy of Voyage Education Partnership (formerly BWAF, Boston Witham Academies Federation).
History
The school came into being in September 1992 as the result of a merger of the then Kitwood Girls School and Kitwood Boys School.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
School campuses
The school has two campuses, Marian Campus being the main one and Tollfield being a separate campus for Year 7s and Year 8s (formerly a campus for 6th form students, then only year 7). The campus used to be the now defunct St Bede's Catholic Science College.{{Cite news |date=2011-06-07 |title=St Bede's Catholic Science College in Boston to close |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-13684900 |access-date=2024-09-25 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}} The address of the Tollfield Campus is at 90-96 Tollfield Rd, Boston PE21 9PN. Both of the campuses are split into 'blocks', for example A block and E block.
School inspections
Ofsted inspections of the school in 2016, 2019 and 2022 all resulted in reports of "Requires Improvement", the second lowest category of performance.{{cite web|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/138754|title=Haven High Academy - OFSTED|date=2022-11-02|access-date=2023-04-15}} This was despite an interim Ofsted monitoring report in December 2021 indicating that the school was making rapid progress in addressing the areas of concern.{{cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/education/positive-progress-for-haven-high-academy-in-latest-ofsted-report-3546509|title=‘Positive progress’ for Haven High Academy in latest Ofsted report|date=2022-01-28|last=Gadd|first=Gemma|access-date=2023-04-15|website=Lincolnshire World}}{{cite web|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/138754|title=Haven High Academy - OFSTED|date=2022-11-02|access-date=2023-04-15}}
The Ofsted inspection published in November 2024 reports the school as “Inadequate” for all sections except for Personal Development, which is “Requires Improvement”.{{Cite web |last=enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk |first=Ofsted Communications Team |date=2024-06-08 |title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/138754 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk}} The spokesman for the school said that they “strongly disagree” with the report.{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Joe |date=2024-11-11 |title=School 'strongly disagrees' with inadequate Ofsted rating |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/boston-secondary-school-strongly-disagrees-9704982?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Lincolnshire Live |language=en}}
Controversies
In 2023, the BBC reported allegations that pupils at the school were part of a system of fights being planned for social media audiences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-65206615|title=Boston: School fights 'planned and filmed for social media'|website=BBC News|access-date=2023-04-15|last=Lane|first=Jessica|date=2023-04-12}} Earlier the same year, other student discipline issues were reported in the media.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/students-stage-protest-boston-school-8185365|title=Students stage protest at Boston school over 'prison rules' including 'locked toilets and corridors'|last=Griffin|first=Joe|date=2023-02-24|access-date=2023-04-15|website=Lincolnshire Live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/school-pupils-protest-toilet-rule-change-cornwall-b1062959.html|website=Evening Standard|title=School pupils ‘flip tables and break fences’ in protest at toilet rule change|date=2023-02-24|access-date=2023-04-15|last=France|first=Anthony}}{{cite web|url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2023/02/viral-tiktok-trend-sparks-protests-at-lincoln-and-boston-schools/|title=Viral TikTok trend sparks protests at Lincoln and Boston schools|date=2023-02-24|access-date=2023-04-15|website=The Lincolnite}} The same year, students organised protests, which were happening mainly at Marian Campus, featuring walkouts and not attending lessons. In April 2024, some teachers at the school went on strike in connection with the behavioural issues of students at the school.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0klq72r5w9o |title=Teachers strike over pupil behaviour |work=BBC News |date=17 April 2024 |access-date=28 July 2024}}
In 2021 the assistant head of the school's music program was banned from teaching indefinitely after admitting having a sexual relationship with a pupil.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/education/teacher-who-admitted-serious-sexual-misconduct-with-a-pupil-is-banned-from-classroom-3285254|website=Lincolnshire World|date=2021-06-21|access-date=2023-04-15|last=Holmes|first=Damian|title=Teacher who admitted serious sexual misconduct with a pupil is banned from classroom}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.havenhighacademy.net/ Official website]
{{Schools in Lincolnshire}}
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Category:Secondary schools in Lincolnshire
Category:Schools in Boston, Lincolnshire
Category:Academies in Lincolnshire