Trinity Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school in the English

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, England. It is a member of the

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, established by entrepreneur Sir Peter Vardy to educate pupils within a Christian ethos.

History

The school opened in September 2005 and replaced Thorne Grammar School, established in 1930, which became a comprehensive school in 1973. The majority of the Grammar School's building was demolished, but its war memorial plaque and window were moved to the new Academy building and re-dedicated. The main, Georgian style frontage of the school was subsequently converted into apartments in 2009, with new mews style houses built on the former grass tennis courts along the frontage facing Church Balk. The school has received rewards from the Specialist schools and Academies trust for being the 'Most Improved Academy in England & Wales' in 2008 and 'Most Improved Academy in Yorkshire & Humberside' in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. The school was deemed 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in March 2011. However, in December 2013 Ofsted placed the school in 'special measures.' As of 2015, the school is no longer in 'special measures.'

Notable alumni

Thorne Grammar School

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from 2009 to '13, and father of Conservative rebel MP

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, opera singer and Principal Soprano from 1984 to '98 with the

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* Leslie Hodson, physicist from Fishlake who discovered the

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s * Jill Morrell, author, campaigner, motivational speaker, and Head of Public Affairs with the

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in 1967, knighted in 1972, President from 1985 to '90 of the

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, and Chancellor from 1986 to '95 of the

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* E. A. Smith (historian)

Other Emmanuel Schools

References

External links

Trinity Academy website

Emmanuel Schools Foundation website

Thorne Grammar School Alumni website

Thorne Grammar School Reunion website (4,400 members)
* Ofsted reports
EduBase

Video clips

Tour of the old school in 2005
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