Thomas Middlecott Academy

The Kirton County Senior School was built in 1879. The first stage was planned to open in September 1955, but opened in January 1956.Boston Guardian Wednesday 26 June 1957, page 5 It was built by Harold H. Adkins Ltd of Boston. Work began in early 1954.Boston Guardian Wednesday 10 July 1957 page 9 In total the cost was £99,942. There were nine acres of playing fields, next to the railway line. The metalwork room had power machinery, and oxy-acetylene welding, and cutting apparatus.Boston Guardian Saturday 10 December 1955, page 7

The official opening was on 2 March 1956 by Sir Herbert Butcher, the local MP. There were 332 at the start, which would be over 400 in three years. Building was hoped to be fully complete by July 1956, but it took until the end of 1956.Lincolnshire Standard Saturday 29 October 1955, page 8 The site was extended by two acres, near the railway line, in the mid 1960s.

In May 1987, the county council committee decided to change the name from Kirton County Secondary School to the Middlecott School, after Sir Thomas Middlecott, a former mayor of BostonSpalding Guardian Friday 22 May 1987, page 17 in the 1610s.Times Monday March 8 1954, page 11

It was previously a community school administered by Lincolnshire County Council, but converted to academy status in March 2015. However the school was renamed from Middlecott School to Thomas Middlecott Academy in January 2015. The school has joined other academies as part of the David Ross Education Trust, however the school continues to coordinate with Lincolnshire County Council for its admissions.

Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester opened the £500,000 technology block on Tuesday 7 October 1997 at 2.30pm, after visiting Sibsey primary school, and later opened a £850,000 indoor tennis centre in Boston.Times Tuesday October 7 1997, page 22Times Wednesday October 8 1997, page 20Lincolnshire Standard Thursday 16 October 1997, page 21Spalding Guardian Friday 10 October 1997, page 2

In 2003, it was in the bottom 30 English schools at GCSE, with the same % of 5 grades A-C as the Earl of Scarbrough High School, but the Skegness school had lower average results per person. It had similar results and numbers to Tennyson High School in Mablethorpe, which was also in the bottom 30 schools in England, but the Mablethorpe school had 12% of 5 grades A-C. The Middlefield School in Gainsborough had 10% of 5 grades A-C, but had higher GCSE average marks than the other three Lincolnshire schools.Times Thursday January 15 2004, page 3

In 2004 it was the fifth-lowest school in England for the % of 5 grades at A-C, with 9%. The Mablethorpe and Skegness schools had improved that year.

• Mick Vinter, Notts County footballerLincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 6 June 1995, page 17

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• [http://www.thomasmiddlecott.co.uk/ Thomas Middlecott Academy official website]

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