Montgomery Academy (formerly Montgomery High School) is a co-educational

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located in Bispham (near

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) in the

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of Lancashire.

History

The school has previously held Specialist Language College status and was part of the Beacon schools programme."Montgomery High School - A Language College and Beacon School"
Ofsted, September 2005 In February 2001, the Times Educational Supplement listed Montgomery in a group of schools that had received outstanding inspection reports or achieved sustained excellent

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results. In September 2005 it was notable for being awarded 'outstanding' assessments by

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in the following key areas: * How well does the school work in partnership with others to promote learners' well-being? * How good is the overall personal development and well-being of the learners? * How well do the curriculum and other activities meet the range of needs and interests of learners? * How well are learners cared for, guided and supported?

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and Stephen Twigg congratulated the school for its achievements in the House of Commons on 20 January 2005 and the school was then visited by the Secretary of State for Education Ruth Kelly. Previously a

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administered by Blackpool Council, in April 2012 Montgomery High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Fylde Coast Academy Trust, and was later renamed Montgomery Academy. In 2014, Montgomery was placed in

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rated it inadequate in all four areas of effectiveness: achievement of pupils, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety of pupils and leadership and management. In January 2016, the school's Facebook page received a threat from an alleged pupil of a gun incident on Monday, January 4, 2016. On 20 April 2016, Blackpool police extended the police bail of the only suspect in the threats for a further 5 weeks after the initial 15 weeks intensive investigation revealed nothing of substance. On 13 May 2016, Blackpool police issued a Notice of No Further Action to the man previously arrested in connection with the alleged threats purported to have been made against the school's pupils.

Notable former pupils

* Hayley Tamaddon, actress

References

External links

Official site
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