The Weston Road Academy (formerly Weston Road High School) is an academy school in Stafford, England. It provides secondary and further education for pupils aged 11â€"18 in the east side of the town, as well as the surrounding villages of Great Haywood, Little Haywood, Hopton, Weston and Hixon. It has links to other local high schools through a local education collaboration - the Stafford Sixth form - which provides education for 16 to 18 year olds.
On 1 October 2011 it became Stafford's first academy school. As a converter academy (a formerly maintained school that has voluntarily converted to academy status), it is answerable directly to the Department for Education, but maintains strong working links with Staffordshire County Council. In recent years, the Academy has specialised in mathematics and computing.
Activities
5th grade Cox Awards -
The Academy has a range of extracurricular activities such as football, rugby, dance, science club, language clubs and ICT clubs, and has produced several outstanding musical productions. Pupils have also participated in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme.
Educational and leisure reward trips are organised throughout the year to theatres, museums, ice rinks and other locations. Residential visits are also arranged - there is an biennial skiing trip and annual visits to Spain, France and Germany, arranged by the language faculty to improve pupils' foreign language skills.
The Academy and the local community
The Academy keeps parents and local schools informed through letters and a half-termly newsletter. Parents are invited to be involved in setting achievement targets for their children and survey the Academy at Consultation Evenings.
The Academy also successfully organises charity fundraising for a number of causes chosen by the pupils.
The premises are also used for adult education and community-based sport and leisure.
External links
- Weston Road official website
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