North Kesteven Academy
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North Kesteven Academy | |
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Address | |
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Moor Lane Coeducational | |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 838 |
Houses | Tennyson, Boole, Newton, Ruston, Byrd, Swift |
Colour(s) | Teal, Silver |
Website | https://www.nkacademy.co.uk |
North Kesteven Academy is a co-educational academy school on Moor Lane, off the A1434 at North Hykeham, in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.
History
Grammar school
The school was founded as North Kesteven
Comprehensive
The school became a comprehensive school in 1970, at which time it contained 1200 pupils. From April 1974, it was administered by Lincolnshire.[further explanation needed] It became grant-maintained in April 1992 and a foundation school in September 1999. A sixth form complex opened in 1999, shared as the North Hykeham Joint Sixth Form.[citation needed]
The school was designated a specialist
School site
The school is adjacent to
Curriculum
The school has approximately 1400 pupils aged 11 to 18, and teaches towards GCSE, A Level and BTEC certificates in the fields of Technologies, Arts, History, Geography, Business Studies and Modern Foreign Languages.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils
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North Kesteven Grammar School
- Nick Johnston (1961–66), MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife from 1999 to 2001.
- David Ward, Lib Dem MP from 2010 to 2015 for Bradford East
North Kesteven Comprehensive School
- Kelly Adams - actress
- Jonathan Kerrigan - actor
- Steve Froggatt - Footballer
- Gladiators
References
- ^ Nottingham Guardian Tuesday 24 October 1967, page 5
- ^ "Terry O'Toole Theatre and North Kesteven Sports Centre", Geograph.org.uk
- ^ "North Kesteven Leisure Centre". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.