| The Laurel Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Maple Road , S64 9SD England | |
| Coordinates | 53°30′10″N1°17′47″W / 53.5027°N 1.2964°W /53.5027; -1.2964 |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Local authority | Doncaster |
| Trust | Delta Academies Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 146639Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Katy Taylor-Clarke |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Website | https://www.laurelacademy.org.uk/ |
The Laurel Academy (formerlyMexborough Academy) is acoeducationalsecondary school located inMexborough,South Yorkshire, England.[1]
The school was founded in October 1904 as Mexborough and District Secondary School. It became Mexborough Grammar School in 1931.[2]
On 7 March 1968 members of the school's sixth form took part in a 25-minute-long television programme, part of a competitive series entitledSixth Sense, which was broadcast onBBC One at 18.40. The students investigated and aired their views on the topics of anti-German prejudice, vivisection, and Christmas cards, and their contributions were judged by SirJack Longland, SirChristopher Chataway andMary Holland.[3] Ten years earlier, a team from Mexborough Grammar had taken part in theGranada Television youth discussion programmeWe Want an Answer.[4]
Mexborough Grammar School merged withMexborough County Secondary School, asecondary modern school, in 1975 and became a comprehensive school. It was known as Mexborough School, and for a period in the early 2000s as Mexborough School Specialist Science College.
Previously acommunity school administered byDoncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Mexborough School converted toacademy status in January 2015 and was renamed Mexborough Academy. It continues to coordinate with Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions. The school was sponsored by theWakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT).[5] In 2016, the school introduced a new logo, which dropped the long-standingLatin motto ofAbeunt Studia in Mores (Studies Pass on into Character). Low numbers led to the school's sixth form closing in summer 2017, though it legally remains an 11–18 institution.
WCAT announced its intention to disband and give up all its schools, including Mexborough Academy, in September 2017.[6] After a lengthy delay due to the school'sPrivate Finance Initiative contract,[7] the school was transferred toDelta Academies Trust on 1 November 2018.[8] On 1 December 2018, Delta renamed the school The Laurel Academy.[9]
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