Easington Academy is a

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with academy status located in the village of Easington,

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, England. The school was first created as Easington Comprehensive School in 1978, as a result of a merger between Easington Secondary Modern School and Murton Secondary Modern School. The school was later renamed Easington Community School, and then Easington Community Science College in January 2007 after becoming a specialist science college. The school has become an academy school, and is now known as Easington Academy.

House system

The school's house names are based on the family surnames most affected in the 1951

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Notable former pupils

The school's alumni include documentary filmmaker Carl Joyce and such professional footballers as Newcastle goalkeeper

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,Hartlepool fanzine
, p36, article by Alan White, a former teacher at Easington

Paul Kitson Paul Kitson (born 9 January 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He notably played in the Premier League for Newcastle United and West Ham United, as well as in the Football League with Leicester City, ...

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, Paul Smith,

Richard Ord Richard Ord (born 3 March 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Murton, County Durham, Ord joined Sunderland on leaving school in 1986, and played nearly 300 first team games for them until he left the ...

, Stuart Brightwell, and Adam Johnson.

References

External links

Easington Academy's official website
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