Eston Park Academy (formerly ''Eston Park School'') was a mixed

academy An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...

and

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Teesville Teesville is an area in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. A ward covering the area had a population of 6,517 at the 2011 census. It is part of Greater Eston, which includes the area and the settlements of Eston, No ...

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, England. It merged with neighbouring

Gillbrook Academy Gillbrook Academy (formerly ''Gillbrook College'') was a mixed academy and sixth form in Teesville, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire. It merged with neighbouring Eston Park Academy in September 2014 and now forms part of a new single Hills ...

in September 2014 and now forms part of a new single

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. The new merged academy is run by the Academies Enterprise Trust (as were the two former schools). It had five houses: Durham, Lincoln, Ripon, York and Normanby (the house for the Sixth Form).

History

Sarah Metcalfe Comprehensive School on Burns Road, a former

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, and Stapleton secondary school merged in 1991 and became Eston Park School. On 31 January 2018, a large fire occurred, which is believed to have started in the Lincoln house area. No injuries were reported as the school had been closed since 2014.

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were called to the scene at 7:15 PM and controlled the fire around 10PM.

was not affected.

Ofsted and academic achievement

In December 2009, the

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report rated the school as ''"good"'', one that "provides a good standard of education and one that is improving under the positive leadership of the headteacher". Ofsted stated that "the school is determined that all students should be enabled to fulfil their dreams by developing into ''the business and community leaders of tomorrow''". In May 2013 the school was judged inadequate by Ofsted. On 1 January 2012, the school became an academy. Neighbouring Gillbrook College also become an academy and was renamed

Notable former pupils

Sarah Metcalfe Comprehensive School

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, television actor, known for Nationwide Building Society TV adverts from 2004–10

References

{{Schools in North Yorkshire Defunct schools in Redcar and Cleveland 2014 disestablishments in England Educational institutions disestablished in 2014