University Academy Holbeach
Address
Park Road

Holbeach
,
Lincolnshire
,
PE12 7PU

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityLincolnshire
Department for Education URN137282 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMiss Sheila Paige
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1321
Websitehttp://www.universityacademyholbeach.org/

University Academy Holbeach is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England.

History

Secondary modern school

George Farmer County Secondary Modern School opened on Tuesday 22 April 1958.[1] Work had started in 1956. The name was chosen on Tuesday 18 February 1958.[2] The school was built by William Wright & Sons, of Park Street in Lincoln, for Holland Education Committee. There were four houses - Balmoral, Buckingham, Windsor and Sandringham.[3] The school was officially opened on Wednesday 22 April 1959 by Sir Herbert Shiner of the County Councils' Association.[4]

Academy

The school was established in 2011 following the closure of The St Guthlac's School in Crowland and George Farmer Technology and Language College in Holbeach (formerly named George Farmer Secondary School). It was created as an academy with the sponsorship of the University of Lincoln which already runs its National Centre for Food Manufacturing directly next to the campus site of the former George Farmer Technology and Language College in Holbeach. The new school building was completed on the old George Farmer site on 4 November 2013.[5]

In 2014 UAH became part of the Lincolnshire Educational Trust MAT along with Holbeach Primary Academy (2015) and Gosberton House Academy (2016). The Chair of the LET was Professor J Scott Davidson of the University of Lincoln and the CEO was Andrew Breckon. In 2019 The Peele Community College in Long Sutton became University Academy Long Sutton which is linked with UAH.

Notable former pupils

George Farmer School

References

  1. ↑ Spalding Guardian Friday 25 April 1958, page 9
  2. ↑ Spalding Guardian Friday 21 February 1958, page 14
  3. ↑ Spalding Guardian Friday 30 May 1958, page 5
  4. ↑ Spalding Guardian Friday 24 April 1959, page 14
  5. ↑ "£9m building opens at academy". Spalding Guardian. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Spalding Guardian Friday 26 June 1964, page 5

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