Redhill Academy

Redhill Academy is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, situated on Redhill Road in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England.

The Redhill Academy
Address
Redhill Road Arnold , Nottinghamshire , NG5 8GX England
Coordinates	53°00′33″N 1°07′51″W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Faith and Industry
Established	October 1948
Trust	Redhill Academy Trust (since 2011)
Department for Education URN	136361 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	The Redhill Academy Trust
Principal	Andrew Burns
Head teacher	Mike Hardy
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1575
Houses	Africanus, Green, Smith, Knight, Lawrence and Larwood
Colour(s)	Blue, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow and Orange
Publication	Redhill Review
Website	www.theredhillacademy.org.uk

The school has around 1,575 pupils, 360 of which are sixth form AS/A2 level students. The head teacher is Mike Hardy.

History

The school had an arson attack on Sunday 28 February 1982, which gutted seven classrooms.^[1][2][3][4]

Academic performance

The school teaches GCSE and A level. In 2008, Redhill Academy was confirmed as a high performing specialist school, specializing in science and performing arts and containing exceptional scientific and theatrical courses.

2008 also saw the academy becoming rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. 2013 also saw the academy again being rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. Redhill Academy is now a Lead Partner School.^{[citation needed]} Last inspected in 2024 resulted in a third 'outstanding' rating.

The Redhill Academy Trust

The Redhill Academy Trust

Named after	Redhill Academy
Formation	2010
Founded at	Redhill Academy
Type	Education
Headquarters	Redhill Academy Nottingham, UK
Location	Nottinghamshire Derbyshire
Membership	14 schools (as of 2019)
Chair	Steve Hopkins
Principal	Andrew Burns
Board of directors	Redhill Academy Trust
Parent organization	The Redhill Academy
Website	Redhill Academy Trust

Staff and chair

•Andrew Burns (executive principal)
•Steve Hopkins (chair of the Redhill Academy Trust)
•Mike Hardy (Head Teacher Of the Redhill Academy Trust))

Sponsoring

Academy	Previously sponsor	Details	Year(s)
Sherwood E-Act Academy	E-ACT (2012–14)	Academy Closed	2014–16
Forest High School		Now with SGS Schools Trust	2014–15
Hall Park Academy	Department for Education	Part of The Redhill Academy Trust, formerly Eastwood Comprehensive School	2014–
The Carlton Academy		Part of The Redhill Academy Trust	2011–
Park Vale Academy	Central College Nottingham	Part of The Redhill Academy Trust	2016–
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Big Wood School			2015–
Robert Mellors Primary Academy			2018–
The Bolsover School	Derbyshire County Council
Carlton Junior Academy Carlton Infant Academy	The Carlton Academy		2017–
Colonel Frank Seely Academy	Nottinghamshire Council
Brookfield Community School		Part of The Redhill Academy Trust	2019–
Tupton Primary & Nursery Academy		Joined 1 July 2019
Tupton Hall School		Joined 1 October 2019

• Sherwood E-ACT Academy (Formerly sponsored by E-ACT) (until 2016, when the Academy will close permanently)
• The Carlton Academy
• Hall Park Academy (since 2014)
• Forest High School (since 2014)
• Big Wood School (since 2015)

See also

• Department for Education (DfE)
• Carlton Academy