Farringdon Community Academy is a

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with academy status, located in the suburb of Farringdon in

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, England. The school was built along with the estate of Farringdon in 1956. The school has undergone a number of changes, including the construction of new blocks of classrooms and a sports hall. It currently has 885 students. It once acted as the main secondary school for the suburbs of Farringdon,

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and East Herrington. Its catchment area was reduced in 2003 following the completion of The Venerable Bede Church of England School in Tunstall. In 2002, the school became the site of the Farringdon Jubilee Centre, a community centre for the residents of Farringdon partly funded by the school. The building includes facilities such as training rooms, computers and a

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. It offers training and courses to local residents and is a meeting point for local residents and community groups. It hosts a regular community day four times a year, hosting the army, the RAF and many other organisations there. Following the ''Education Act (2002)'', Farringdon became a specialist

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, which had always been a focus of the school in the past. Formally, it became known as a ''Farringdon Community Sports College''. As a result, floodlit tennis courts and a pavilion with a dance studio and a large multi-gym have been built. The school converted to academy status on 1 July 2013 and was renamed Farringdon Community Academy. In 2018 the headteacher, Mr H. Kemp, retired and a new headteacher, Mr N. Holder, joined the school. In September 2023 Farringdon Community Academy joined the

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Notable former pupils

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References

School website

City of Sunderland Extended Schools Position Paper

External links

Farringdon CSC Achievement and Attainment 2005
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