Academy 360 (formerly Pennywell Comprehensive School) is a mixed

all-through school An all-through school (also known as an integrated school) educates young people throughout multiple educational stages, generally throughout childhood and adolescence. Definition The term "all-through" can be legitimately applied to establis ...

located in the Pennywell area of

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, England. Pennywell Comprehensive School was built in 1967. In 2008 the school converted to academy status and was renamed Academy 360. In the same year the school relocated to a new building on the same site and the old building was demolished. Academy 360 was initially sponsored by

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, Sir Bob Murray and the Gentoo

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group. In 2016, the DfE appointed the Laidlaw Schools Trust as the Academy's new sponsor. Academy 360 offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Most graduating students go on to attend

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which acts as the school's partner further education provider. Academy 360 also operates 'The Achievement Centre' which offers

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for small numbers of pupils from across Sunderland.

References

External links

Academy 360 official website
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