St Anne's Academy is an 11–16 mixed comprehensive

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in Middleton area of the

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. The school has specialist status in Teaching and Learning. The school has 800 students on roll,

History

St Anne's Academy opened in September 2007 replacing The Queen Elizabeth School that in turn was previously Hollin High School. The school has a capacity of up to 900 places.http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/944493/urn/135313.pdf The academy is jointly supported by the Church of England Diocese of

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, and David and Anne Crossland. In 2007 the Academy received £17.6 million to build additional and refurbish existing buildings. The project was funded by the Church of England, private backers David and Anne Crossland, founders of Airtours Travel and the Government's Building Schools for the future programme. The work was completed summer 2012.

School Performance

During a 2012

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inspection the school was described as providing a good education to students providing guidance and support tailored to individual students needs with outstanding effectiveness of care, guidance and support. However pupil attendance was found to be Inadequate.

Alumni

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

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Hollin High School

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Anne's Academy Educational institutions established in 2007 Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Manchester Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale 2007 establishments in England