Outwood Academy Easingwold is a mixed 11–18 secondary school with academy status in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England. It had 915 pupils in 2017, including an on-site sixth form. The school is operated by

Outwood Grange Academies Trust Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is a multi-academy trust (MAT) that operates forty schools (twenty-eight secondary and twelve primary) across northern England and the East Midlands. It is an exempt charity, regulated by the Department for E ...

, and the current principal is Laura Eddery.

History

The school moved to its current larger site in 1954 and became a mixed, comprehensive school. The previous school site now houses Easingwold Primary School. In 1994 the Europa Block was added to the school to increase the number of classrooms available, specifically for languages. Since then a new maths block, science block and separate Sixth Form block have been added to the school grounds. In October 2016,

Ofsted The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a Non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial department of Government of the United Kingdom, His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament of the U ...

published an inspection report that found the overall effectiveness of Easingwold School to be Inadequate. The school was subsequently placed into special measures, with Headteacher Phil Benaiges removed from his post and replaced by Rob Pritchard as interim executive headteacher. In April 2017, it was announced the school would reopen as an academy in September 2017, sponsored by

. On 1 April 2018 Easingwold School converted to academy status sponsored by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and became Outwood Academy Easingwold.

Head Teachers

* 1954–1958, Ronald Winder * 1958–1981, Robin Gilbert * 1981–1993, Roger Kirk * 1993–2000, Peter Fletcher * 2000–2012, Carey Chidwick * 2012 (February–August), Geoff Jenkinson (Interim) * September 2012–October 2016, Phil Benaiges * October 2016–July 2017, Rob Pritchard (Interim Executive Headteacher) * August 2017–present, Laura Eddery

Notable former pupils

Stephen Hester Stephen A. M. Hester (born 14 December 1960) is an international businessman and former banker. He is Chairman of Nordea Bank and easyJet and former chief executive officer (CEO) of RSA Insurance Group, of RBS Group and of British Land. Early ...

, CEO of RSA Insurance Group, Former CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland *

Bobby Mimms Robert Andrew Mimms (born 12 October 1963) is an English football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Mimms' career lasted twenty years, and is best known for his tenure with Blackburn Rovers, where he was a member of the Premie ...

, former professional footballer * Sir Clive Woodward * Jane Robinson, historian * Tommy Banks (chef) *

Kevin Hollinrake Kevin Paul Hollinrake (born 28 September 1963) is a British Conservative politician and businessman. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thirsk and Malton since May 2015 and has been serving as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State ...

* Matthew Fisher (cricketer), England Cricketer

References

BBC School Report
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External links

* Secondary schools in North Yorkshire Academies in North Yorkshire Easingwold Easingwold {{Yorkshire-school-stub