The Rodillian Academy#History
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| name = The Rodillian Academy
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| established = 1933
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| type = Academy
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| specialist = Performing Arts College
| street = Longthorpe Lane
| city = Lofthouse
| county = West Yorkshire
| country = England
| postcode = WF3 3PS
| LEA = City of Leeds
| ofsted = yes
| urn = 138336
| staff =
| enrollment = 1,556 pupils
|capacity =1,700 Pupils
| gender = Mixed
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
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The Rodillian Academy (formerly Rodillian School) is a mixed secondary School and sixth form with academy status located in Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, England. The school has 1,556 pupils aged between 11 and 18.{{cite web | url=https://www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/children-families-and-carers/schools-and-learning/school-details?School=239 | title=School Details}} The school also has Specialist Arts College status. The name 'Rodillian' is derived from the name that was given to former pupils of the Rothwell Grammar School.
History
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The school was originally built in 1933 as Rothwell Grammar School to serve the needs of children in Rothwell and the surrounding areas. Edwin Robert Manley was headteacher from 1933 to 1965. He was active in local politics, and he wrote and self-published Meet the Miner.[http://www.woodlesfordstation.co.uk/Pages/RothwellGrammarSchool.aspx "Rothwell Grammar School"], Woodlesford the Story of a Station, UK individual web site
In 2008 it moved into a £93 million building.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
The school became an academy in summer 2012.{{cite web |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138336 |title=Rodillian Academy |publisher=UK Government}}
=Rodillian Multi Academy Trust=
In December 2013 the Rodillian Academy was approved by the Department for Education to become an academy sponsor.[http://www.rodillianacademytrust.co.uk/ "Welcome to the Rodillian Multi Academy Trust"], school trust web site The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust was formed in September 2014 with the Rodillian Academy acting as the lead school in the trust that also includes The Featherstone Academy.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}
Inspections
In the Ofsted inspection in 2016, the school's overall effectiveness was found to be 'good'. Both the effectiveness of the school's leadership and management and the personal development, behaviour and welfare pupils were judged to be outstanding.{{cite web|title=Rodillian Academy|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138336|website=Ofsted|accessdate=11 March 2016|date=5 November 2010}}
{{As of|2024}}, the school's most recent inspection was in 2019, with an outcome of Good.{{cite web |last1=Kirtley |first1=Malcolm |title=Inspection of a good school: Rodillian Academy |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50124041 |publisher=Ofsted |access-date=7 July 2024 |date=2019}}
Buildings
In September 2008, Rodillian moved to a newly built school as part of the Leeds BSF Project. At the new school are a lecture theatre, a library, sporting facilities including fitness centres and gyms, dance halls and PE classrooms.{{cite web | url=http://www.rodillianacademy.co.uk/about-us/our-journey | title=Our Journey – the Rodillian Academy}} Part of the new build is a children's centre that allows for use of the school's sporting and educational facilities by children up to five years of age.{{cite web | url=https://daisychainchildcare.com/our-nurseries/lofthouse-nursery-childcare/ | title=Daisy Chain Childcare - Lofthouse Nursery}}
Rugby
Academic performance
In 2023, the school's Progress 8 benchmark was average.{{cite web |title=Rodillian Academy |url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/138336/rodillian-academy/secondary |website=Compare school and college performance in England |publisher=Gov.UK |access-date=7 July 2024}} 77% of children were entered for the English Baccalaureate, compared to 42% in the local authority area and 39% nationally. 40% of children achieved grades 5 or higher in English and mathematics GCSEs.
Notable alumni
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=Rothwell Grammar School=
- Jack Birkenshaw MBE, cricketer{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9103.html | title=Jack Birkenshaw}}
- Richard Newby, Baron Newby OBE, politician, Liberal Democrat peer{{cite web | url=http://www.libdems.org.uk/dick_newby | title=Dick Newby| date=23 January 2014}}
- Ian McNaught-Davis, mountaineer and broadcaster{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/18/ian-mcnaught-davis | title=Ian McNaught-Davis obituary| journal=The Guardian| date=18 February 2014| last1=Douglas| first1=Ed}}
- Jean Denton, Baroness Denton of Wakefield, racing driver, businesswoman, Conservative government minister[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1321432/Lady-Denton-of-Wakefield.html "Lady Denton of Wakefield"], The Daily Telegraph, 7 February 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2015
- Sir Hugh Fish CBE, chemist responsible for the clean-up of the River Thames{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituaries-sir-hugh-fish-1099543.html | title=Obituaries: Sir Hugh Fish| website=Independent.co.uk| date=11 June 1999}}
Notable teaching staff
- Harry Gration – journalist & broadcaster, former head of history
References
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External links
- [https://www.rodillianacademy.co.uk School website]
- [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=108080 EduBase]{{dl|date=November 2023}}
- [http://www.schoolsnet.com/uk-schools/school-details-reviews/leeds/rodillian-school/16180339/0/212564.html School Net ]{{dl|date=November 2023}}
- [http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/3834103/school-profile/ Direct Government Website]{{dl|date=November 2023}}
- [http://www.educationleeds.co.uk/bsf/benefitleeds.html BSF Details]
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