The Armthorpe Academy (formerly Armthorpe School) is a secondary school located in Armthorpe,

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, England. It has approximately 770 pupils, serves the former mining village of Armthorpe, and is situated to the east of Doncaster and less than west from Junction 4 of the M18 motorway.

History

The school was opened in 1842 as a National school, and was converted into an

Academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...

in 2012.

References

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