Blackfriars Academy

Blackfriars Academy (formerly Blackfriars School) is a mixed special school of approximately 200 pupils, covering an age range of 11 to 19, with a range of physical, learning, medical and sensory needs who come from North and Central Staffordshire and the Unitary Authority of Stoke-on-Trent. The school is based in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It has a swimming pool on campus.

1. History

Blackfriars Academy opened in September 1960. It was granted High Performing Specialist Status in February 2006. One of the first Beacon Schools, the school is also part of the Leading Edge Partnership programme. It is also integrated into the community due to its Technology College status. In October 2014, the school converted to academy status as part of the Shaw Education Trust, and the school was then renamed Blackfriars Academy.

1. Staffing

The school's teams of staff consist of teachers, teaching assistants, physiotherapists, speech therapists, medical and social agencies and ancillary staff. The total staff is 90.

1. Notable former pupils

Denise Leigh, winner of Channel 4's Operatunity Paul Henshall, actor

1. References


1. External links

Blackfriars Academy official website

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Town (Newcastle-under-Lyme ward)

Town is a ward in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It covers the town centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme. In 2021 it had a population of 5604.

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Newcastle-under-Lyme Castle

Newcastle-under-Lyme Castle, once known as The New Castle, is a grade II listed motte-and-bailey castle in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England which has partial ruins existing today. It was located on the site of Pool Dam Playing Fields and the remains of the motte and some of the castle walls can still be seen today.

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Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. It is named after the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, where the council is based. The borough also includes the town of Kidsgrove and several villages and surrounding rural areas lying generally to the west of Newcastle itself. Most of the borough's built-up areas form part of The Potteries Urban Area. The neighbouring districts are Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Shropshire and Cheshire East.

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Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the city of Stoke-on-Trent. At the 2021 census, the population was 75,082. Newcastle grew up in the twelfth century around the castle which gave the town its name, and received its first charter in 1173. The town's early industries included millinery, silk weaving, and coal mining, but despite its proximity to the Potteries it did not develop a ceramics trade.

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