Macmillan Academy

Academy in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England

54°33′56″N 1°15′48″W / 54.5656°N 1.2633°W / 54.5656; -1.2633InformationTypeAcademyMotto"Inspiring Every Student to Succeed"Established1989 (as Macmillan CTC) 2006 (as Macmillan Academy)Local authorityMiddlesbroughDepartment for Education URN130908 TablesOfstedReportsPrincipalPhil LathamHead of SchoolRachel ConingGenderMixedAge11 to 18Enrolment1564Colour(s)

Websitewww.macmillan-academy.org.uk

Macmillan Academy is an academy in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. The school was founded in 1989 as the Macmillan City Technology College, one of the first of 15 City Technology Colleges established in England. Its initial sponsors were the Macmillan Trust, a charity run by Macmillan Publishers,^[1]^[2] The school converted to academy status in 2006. An Ofsted inspection in 2007 rated the school as outstanding. As of 2020, its most recent full inspection was in 2013, when it was judged Good.^[3]

History

The school opened in 1989 as Macmillan City Technology College along with the current buildings (now English and Mathematics). It later became Macmillan College. The current reception and dining hall were opened in the early 2000s and the school converted to academy status in 2006, along with a new building housing Science, Music and Physical Education.

Notable alumni

Steph McGovern – TV presenter
Jacob Young – Conservative MP for Redcar
Sam Gowland – TV personality
Lewis Boyce – Rugby union player

References

^ "House of Commons Hansard Debates". UK Parliament. 31 October 1990. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
^ Francis Beckett (17 January 2005). "Blair's flagship schools and the money that never was". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
^ Wardle, Michael (2013). "Macmillan Academy". Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 6 May 2020.