St Anne's Academy
{{for|the school in Canada that opened in 1979|St. Anne's Academy (Dunville)}}
{{distinguish|St. Ann's Academy (disambiguation){{!}}St. Ann's Academy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
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| name = St Anne's Academy
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| motto = We have Faith in our future
| established = 01 September 2007 {{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education|title=Department for Education|date=28 November 2024|website=GOV.UK}}
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| type = Academy
| religious_affiliation = Church of England
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| head_label = Principal
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| chair = Canon Nicholas Feist
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| specialist = Teaching and Learning
| address = Hollin Lane
| city = Middleton
| county = Greater Manchester
| country = United Kingdom
| postcode = M24 6XN
| local_authority = Rochdale
| ofsted = yes
| urn = 135313
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| staff =
| enrolment = 800
| gender = Mixed-sex
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 16
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| website = www.stannesacademy.org.uk
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St Anne's Academy is an 11–16 mixed comprehensive academy in Middleton area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The school has specialist status in Teaching and Learning.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/schools/list_of_schools/independent_schools/st_annes_academy.aspx |title=St Anne's Academy |access-date=31 August 2012 |archive-date=24 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121224012214/http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/schools/list_of_schools/independent_schools/st_annes_academy.aspx |url-status=dead }} The school has 800 students on roll,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/978857/urn/135313.pdf|title=2010 School inspection report}}
History
St Anne's Academy opened in September 2007 replacing The Queen Elizabeth School that in turn was previously Hollin High School. The school has a capacity of up to 900 places.http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/944493/urn/135313.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} The academy is jointly supported by the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, and David and Anne Crossland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.impactpartnership.com/File.ashx?id=Case%20studies/St%20Annes%20Academy.pdf|title=St Anne's Academy Building Schools for the Future}} In 2007 the Academy received £17.6 million to build additional and refurbish existing buildings. The project was funded by the Church of England, private backers David and Anne Crossland, founders of Airtours Travel and the Government's Building Schools for the future programme. The work was completed summer 2012.
School Performance
During a 2012 Ofsted inspection the school was described as providing a good education to students providing guidance and support tailored to individual students needs with outstanding effectiveness of care, guidance and support. However pupil attendance was found to be Inadequate.
Alumni
=Queen Elizabeth Grammar School=
- Julie Goodyear (née Kemp) MBE, actress who played Bet Lynch in Coronation Street mainly from 1970 to 1995
- Prof Philip Grime FRS, Professor of Botany from 1983 to 1998 at the University of Sheffield
- Eric Ogden, Labour MP from 1964 to 1983
- Bob Smithies, photographer
- Frank Tyson, cricketer
- Edward Francis Williams, Baron Francis-Williams CBE, Editor from 1936 to 1940 of the Daily Herald
- Edgar Wood, architect
=Hollin High School=
- David Gedge, lead singer of The Wedding Present{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AMtfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 |title = The Wedding Present: Sometimes These Words Just Don't Have to be Said|isbn = 9781787591073|last1 = Houghton|first1 = Richard|date = 2017-09-15| publisher=This Day In Music Books }}
- Peter Solowka, guitarist with The Wedding Present
- Mark Burgess, lead singer of The Chameleons
- Reg Smithies, guitarist with The Chameleons
- Dave Fielding, guitarist with The Chameleons
References
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Category:Educational institutions established in 2007
Category:Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Manchester
Category:Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale