Lodge Park Academy is a

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with academy status, located in

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, England.

Background

Founded in 1964 as Lodge Park School, it was one of the first wave of

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designated in 1994 and was renamed Lodge Park Technology College. In January 2013 Lodge Park became an Academy in partnership of the

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Awards

The college has received a number of awards including Investor in People, ArtsMark Gold, the International Schools Award and ICT Mark.

Previous Principals

The principals of Lodge Park have been Neville Rumbelow, Richard Parker, Tom Waterworth, Guy Shearer, Toby Mullins, Alison Hayes, Darren Gadsby, Leo Gilbert and Meena Wood and Robert Sloan. The current principal, appointed in 2019, is Carly Waterman.

Ofsted judgements

In 2019 the school was inspected with an outcome of Inadequate – Special Measures. In 2021 the school was rated 'requires improvement' following an Ofsted inspection.

Sports

The academy is currently Northamptonshire Sports School of the year, Corby Sports School of the year and holds both the School Games Gold Kitemark and the YST Gold Quality Mark.

Notable former pupils

* James Ashworth VC, British soldier and posthumous recipient of the

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Lodge Park Trust

Lodge Park is a Trust School, in partnership with the David Ross Education Trust.

References

External links

* Secondary schools in North Northamptonshire Academies in North Northamptonshire {{Northamptonshire-school-stub