Heartlands Academy is a

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located in the

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area of

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. Heartlands Academy offers

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and BTECs for students at

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. It is ranked the 11th best secondary school

, by progress 8 score.

History

Originally known as Duddeston Manor School and then Heartlands High School, the school converted to academy status on 1 September 2009 and was renamed Heartlands Academy. The academy is sponsored by

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and moved into a new building in 2012.

GCSE results

Heartlands High School generally had low average percentage for 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent) A*-C including English & Mathematics in the past, with the lowest recorded being 11% back in 2003. However, since then, the average percentage has been going up steadily each year. Before the school turned to an academy in September 2009, the school had a percentage of 40% for the final year as Heartlands High School. Since becoming an academy in 2009, the results have been continuing to increase, reaching over 50% for the first time in 2012. Heartlands achieved their highest results in 2019, with 83% of students achieving a grade 4, equivalent to a low C.

Ofsted Reports

Heartlands High School was placed into

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in 2003. Since appointing a new principal and a strong leadership team, the school went to good and improving in three years. In 2009 Heartlands High School was awarded Outstanding, the highest mark achievable in school

inspections. Since academy conversion, Heartlands Academy has continued to be awarded outstanding in 2012 and 2014.

Principals

Heartlands Academy

Principals: * 2003 - 2015 Glynis Jones Headteachers: * 2016 - 2016 Richard Tattersfield * 2016 - 2017 Helen Tanner * 2017 - 2019 Fuzel Choudhury *2019–present Jenifer Clegg

Notable former pupils

Duddeston Manor School

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, recording artist and record producer

Heartlands High School

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, singer-songwriter

References

External links

Heartlands Academy official website
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