Historic houses · North East England
The Academy at Shotton Hall
The Academy at Shotton Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Academy at Shotton Hall is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Academy At Shotton Hall is a coeducational secondary school in Peterlee, County Durham, England. It is a school for 11- to 16-year-olds and is a specialist Performing Arts College it was renamed to Academy of Shotton Hall in February 2011. The school has recently given through major renovation work as part of the Government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) program. The new facility was fully rebuilt in late 2010 and the former facility was demolished in mid 2011. The current head teacher at the school is Mrs Hook. Previous head teacher, Ian Mowbray, retired In July 2010.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Shotton Hall School was first opened in 1963 as a secondary modern school, but in 1973 it became a comprehensive school and it was extended with new buildings such as the B block, the Towers, Speed, Metcalfe and Nicholson house blocks, the art block, the music block and the sports hall. The school was granted Specialist Performing Arts College status in 2003. Recently, the school has applied for "Fast track academy" Status and on 1 February 2011, was renamed The Academy At Shotton Hall.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7490, -1.3490
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Peterlee
- Postcode
- SR8 1JY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Established
- 1963
- Official site
- www.shottonhallacademy.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7712185 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Academy at Shotton Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Academy at Shotton Hall?
- The Academy at Shotton Hall is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR8 1JY), in the parish of Peterlee.
- When was The Academy at Shotton Hall built?
- Built or established in 1963.
- How do I get to The Academy at Shotton Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SR8 1JY. It sits within the Easington parliamentary constituency.