Maltings Academy
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Maltings Academy is a secondary school in Witham
, Essex
, it is the larger of two secondary schools in Witham. It is a relatively new school as it is a replacement for the John Bramston School.
In October 2006 John Bramston School was graded as Inadequate for "Overall effectiveness of the school" by Ofsted and as a result the school was placed into Special measures
. A new head, Mike O'Sullivan was appointed in Easter 2007 and a new head Mr J Szynal was appointed in the summer of 2010. The school became the Maltings Academy in 2008.
The Academy is due to be replaced by a new building that is currently under construction by Carillion plc
. The site is due to be completed by autumn 2011 and the current building will then be demolished and turned into playing fields. The school was recently inspected by Ofsted
who commented that the Academy was "making good progress towards raising standards".
The Maltings Academy Sixth form college is currently located at the East side of the building and has 10 class rooms, a common room and this is also home to the main reception, the library and the headteachers office, in the new building the College will be located at the North side of the building occupying its own 3 floor quarters meaning the students from the college will no longer have to interact with the lower school and this will also give the college a more individual feel as at the moment it is combined.
Witham
Witham is a town in the county of Essex, in the south east of England with a population of 22,500. It is part of the District of Braintree and is twinned with the town of Waldbröl, Germany. Witham stands between the larger towns of Chelmsford and Colchester...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, it is the larger of two secondary schools in Witham. It is a relatively new school as it is a replacement for the John Bramston School.
In October 2006 John Bramston School was graded as Inadequate for "Overall effectiveness of the school" by Ofsted and as a result the school was placed into Special measures
Special measures
Special measures is a status applied by Ofsted and Estyn, the schools inspection agencies, to schools in England and Wales, respectively, when it considers that they fail to supply an acceptable level of education and appear to lack the leadership capacity necessary to secure improvements...
. A new head, Mike O'Sullivan was appointed in Easter 2007 and a new head Mr J Szynal was appointed in the summer of 2010. The school became the Maltings Academy in 2008.
The Academy is due to be replaced by a new building that is currently under construction by Carillion plc
Carillion plc
Carillion plc is a multinational construction-services company headquartered in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
. The site is due to be completed by autumn 2011 and the current building will then be demolished and turned into playing fields. The school was recently inspected by Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
who commented that the Academy was "making good progress towards raising standards".
The Maltings Academy Sixth form college is currently located at the East side of the building and has 10 class rooms, a common room and this is also home to the main reception, the library and the headteachers office, in the new building the College will be located at the North side of the building occupying its own 3 floor quarters meaning the students from the college will no longer have to interact with the lower school and this will also give the college a more individual feel as at the moment it is combined.