Kirk Hallam Community Academy is an

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in Derbyshire, UK. The school has satisfactory Ofsted results. The school has a

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that was visited by

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in 2009. The Principal is Mr Turner. Previously Mr. Mark Watts and then Mr. Damian Belshaw was headteacher at the school. In September 2014 the school changed its name to Kirk Hallam Community Academy. The school was opened in the summer of 1973. Since then the school has grown in size due to the construction of additional buildings such as the Atrium - which was opened in 2001 and now hosts the school's English department. In late 2009, it gained the status of a specialist Sports College in addition to its Technology College status, and a new sports hall was built. The school offers a bTec in animal care, and keeps its own livestock and small animals on-site. The education MP

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visited the school in the summer of 2008 and interviewed with students and teachers about the school.Visit from Ed Balls
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External links

Kirk Hallam school websiteOfsted reports
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirk Hallam Community Academy 1973 establishments in England Academies in Derbyshire Educational institutions established in 1973 Secondary schools in Derbyshire