Welland Park Academy

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Welland Park Academy
Address
Welland Park Academy
Welland Park Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire
,
LE16 9DR

England
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Leicestershire
Department for Education URN 137170 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalPete Leatherland
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 16
Website www.wellandparkacademy.co.uk

Welland Park Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Market Harborough in the English county of Leicestershire [1] for 11-16-year-olds.

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It is located on Welland Park Road and like the road, is named after the River Welland by which it was built and the leafy park adjacent.

The catchment area for the academy covers Market Harborough and surrounding villages, including Kibworth, Foxton, The Langtons, Gumley, Laughton, and Lubenham, with many families from Northamptonshire villages also applying for a place.  New students attend a thriving summer school.

History

The school was originally known as Welland Park High School, and later Welland Park Community College.

Previously a community school administered by Leicestershire County Council, in August 2011 Welland Park Community College converted to academy status and was renamed Welland Park Academy.

It was formerly a middle school educating pupils aged 11 to 14 but extended its age range to 16 in 2016 becoming a secondary school.

The academy has maintained its autonomy and ability to respond to the needs of its own students by remaining a stand-alone academy, having decided not to join a larger Multi Academy Trust at the time of writing.[ citation needed ] it is awful do not come

Facilities

Facilities are hired by local groups including Market Harborough Youth Theatre, Parnips Theatre Group, Market Harborough Hockey Club, and others.

The school built a new sports hall in May 2023, worth £1.2m, [2] and is used by the community and students regularly.

Alumni

Logan brodie is the head teacher at Welland park

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". wellandparkacademy.co.uk.
  2. ↑ https://harboroughfm.co.uk/harborough-schools-new-1-2m-sports-hall-officially-opened/#:~:text=A%20new%20state%2Dof%2Dthe,made%20available%20to%20the%20community.

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