Nunthorpe Academy

Nunthorpe Academy is an 11–18 Specialist Science, Business and Enterprise Academy in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Houses are Endeavour, Triumph, Valiant, Victory, and Invincible. 1,410 students are currently enrolled at the academy. The school's uniform policy consists of; grey trousers or skirts ( with tights and at knee length), a conventional, white, and buttoned shirt, as well as black, dark grey, or white socks, plain black shoes, an official academy blazer, and mandatory tie. The colour of the tie depends on the pupil's year group. The school building also has facilities available for hire from 17:00 p.m. to 21:00 p.m.

1. History

The building was originally opened as Nunthorpe Secondary School in 1964. The school was opened next door to Nunthorpe Primary School, which was constructed in 1960. In 2008, the school opened a sixth form, which shares its design with Outwood Normanby's sixth form building. Fiona Harrington is the current head of Nunthorpe Sixth Form. Nunthorpe School converted to Academy status on 1 October 2012.The aforementioned Nunthorpe Primary School would itself achieve academy status on 1 June 2014.

1. Notable pupils

Aimee Willmott, Olympic swimmer Chris Tomlinson, Olympic long jumper and former British long jump record holder Jonathan Woodgate, former professional footballer who played for several clubs, including Real Madrid, Middlesbrough and Newcastle United Kirsten O'Brien, Television presenter and radio host best known for hosting children's TV Mattie Pollock, professional footballer who plays for Watford as a defender Jordan Hugill, professional footballer who has played for West Ham United and Middlesbrough

1. Awards

A former headteacher of Nunthorpe School, Sir John Rowling, received a knighthood, in 2003, for services to education. Nunthorpe Academy holds the Ofsted rating of "Requires Improvement" since 2024; this was downgraded from "Good", awarded in 2019. This in itself was downgraded from "Outstanding", awarded in 2013.

1. References


1. External links

Nunthorpe Secondary Academy's Official website Nunthorpe Primary Academy's Official website

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Nunthorpe railway station

Nunthorpe is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby. The station serves the village of Nunthorpe, in North Yorkshire, England; it lies 4 miles 48 chains (7.4 km) south-east of Middlesbrough. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. One of the two passing loops on the line is located here and there is a level crossing at the eastern end. The signal box that operates it also supervises the movements of trains on the entire branch and remotely controls the junction further down the line at Battersby.

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Nunthorpe

Nunthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the historic county of Yorkshire, North Riding. It is near to the village of Great Ayton and formerly part of the Ayton ancient parish until 1866.

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Gypsy Lane railway station

Gypsy Lane is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 4 miles 3 chains (6.5 km) south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the suburb of Nunthorpe, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

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St Bernadette's, Nunthorpe

The parish church of St Bernadette is a Roman Catholic Church in Nunthorpe in the Diocese of Middlesbrough. The parish priest is Canon John Lumley. Monsignor David Hogan also serves in the parish.

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