The Stanway School
| The Stanway School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Winstree Road , , CO6 3LH England | |
| Coordinates | 51°53′00″N 0°50′26″E / 51.8832°N 0.8406°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1956 |
| Department for Education URN | 137927 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Houses | Gainsborough, Rutherford, Shakespeare, Wellington, Nightingale |
| Publication | The Stanway Times |
| Website | https://www.stanway.essex.sch.uk/ |
The Stanway School is a mixed secondary school located in Stanway in the English county of Essex.[1]
The school was converted to academy status in May 2013, and used to be a community school under the direct control of Essex County Council. The school continues to coordinate with Essex County Council for admissions.
The Stanway School offers the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSEs), Business and Technology Education Council (BTECs) and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. The school has a Humanities, Maths & Computing specialism, and offers additional courses in these subjects.
The school is part of the Stanway Federation Academy Trust with the Thomas Lord Audley School and is also part of the Sigma Trust.[2]
The Stanway School is the subject of the 2024 docuseries Swiped: The Schools That Banned Smartphones.[3]
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Damon Albarn, musician and singer-songwriter of the bands Blur and Gorillaz
- Graham Coxon, musician and guitarist of the band Blur
- Natalie Jones, paralympic swimmer[4]
- Adam Miller, former footballer
- Sammie Szmodics, footballer
References
[edit]- ^ "The Stanway School | A Humanities, Maths & Computing College". Stanway.essex.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ https://www.sigmatrust.org.uk/"Our academies"
- ^ "Colchester students give up smartphones for 21 days in experiment". BBC News. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Oldershaw, Lauren (2 December 2018). "IN PICTURES: School's treasure trove of pictures and diaries found during overhaul". Clacton Gazette. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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