Albany Academy, Chorley
| Albany Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Bolton Road , , PR7 3AY | |
| Coordinates | 53°38′35″N 2°37′10″W / 53.6431°N 2.6195°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Loyalty |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Established | 1960[1] |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Mrs Helen Brown[2] |
| Head teacher | Mr Peter Mayland |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 688 |
| Colour(s) | Blue |
| School Canteen Hygiene Rating | 5/5 |
| Website | https://albanyacademy.co.uk/ |
Albany Academy (formerly Albany Science College, Albany High School and St Alban's) is a secondary school with academy status located on the south side of Chorley, Lancashire, England.
Albany Academy has specialist status in science and was one of the first schools in the country to convert to academy status. The school is the founding member of the Albany Learning Trust, a Multi-academy_trust - the first Trust of its type in Lancashire.
The school was originally opened as St. Alban's and was built on the former Yarrow House next to the river of the same name. The former house was the birthplace and childhood home of Titanic first mate Charles Lightoller. This has been commemorated by a blue plaque on the school gates and the renaming of the school's canteen to Lightoller's Diner.
Albany Academy is consistently one of the top ten performing schools in Lancashire. The school is outstanding in pupil behaviour and safety and is also outstanding in leadership and management[3].
The school also consistently gets outstanding GCSE results; the school always attains the national average, six of the pupils getting the brand new grade 9 score in English language, English literature and Maths. This grade is equivalent to A**. The school has also never achieved below A*-C in art and design and photography.
The school appeared on the TV Show Canteen Rescue in 2010, after winning an award to have the school canteen re-decorated. The theme was a 1950s style American Diner.
Albany Academy is accredited as a Living Wage Employer [4].
References
- ^ "Albany Science College". Albany Science College. 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Albany Academy - Inspection Reports". Ofsted. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ name="Albany Academy News">. Albany Academy. 17 October 2017 https://www.albanyacademy.co.uk/news/2017/10/19/latest-ofsted-report-published. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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