Felixstowe School is a

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with academy status, located in

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. The school was formed in September 2011 from the merger of Orwell High School and Deben High School. Formerly, the school operated from both of these school sites, before all pupils were later accommodated by the recently constructed new buildings at the former Orwell High School site, with the old Deben High School premise being closed. Felixstowe School’s new buildings cost approximately £19 million, and were officially opened for teaching on Monday 28 April 2014. The school was previously sponsored by AET but from September 2019, it was taken over by a local Suffolk trust, Unity Schools Partnership, who sponsor a number of successful schools across the county. The school offers further education (FE) courses, primarily at

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, but also several specialised vocational courses. In 2017, the school received an 'inadequate' rating from Ofsted.

History

Orwell High School was a medium size secondary community school with

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status. In 2006 the school was issued with a notice to improve.Ofsted Report, 2006
9 March 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2010 There was a subsequent inspection in 2007 in which the school was seen to be making "satisfactory progress" and therefore the notice to improve was revoked.Ofsted Report, 2007
, 18 May 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2010 In 2010 51% of Orwell candidates gained five

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s at grades A* to C including English and Maths.a 26% rise on the previous year's result
BBC Education Profile - Orwell High School
13 January 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010. In October 2009 OFSTED stated that the school was satisfactory, but Leadership and Management and the Capacity to Improve were both good. In September 2009 the school became a foundation school supported by the charitable Felixstowe Learning Trust.Ofsted Report, 2009
21 October 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010
''Suffolk County Council''. Retrieved 5 May 2010. The Executive Headteacher, Robert Cawley, started at the school in 2010. The previous Headteacher, Peter Tomkins resigned from his post in May 2010.Potter.T (2010)
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''East Anglian Daily Times'', 5 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010. A statement from John Barker, the Chair of Governors, thanked Peter for his hard work and dedication. In September 2011 the school was formally merged with Deben High School, to form Felixstowe Academy. Following concerns over the leadership and management of the Academy, the previous Academy Trust was given Notice to Terminate. They ceased to have control in September 2019. The school is now sponsored by the Unity Schools Partnership.

Notable former pupils

Deben High School

* Prof

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, Chief Executive from 2010-14 of the

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(ESRC), and Professor of Human Geography from 1999-2010 at the

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, President from 2011-14 of

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and from 2007-09 of the British Society for Population Studies

Felixstowe Grammar School

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, and President from 1994-95 of the

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Chief Executive from 1997-2004 of

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References

External links

Felixstowe School Website
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