Haven High Academy
History
The school came into being in September 1992 as the result of a merger of the then Kitwood Girls School and Kitwood Boys School.
School campuses
The school has two campuses, Marian Campus being the main one and Tollfield being a separate campus for Year 7s and Year 8s (formerly a campus for 6th form students, then only year 7). The campus used to be the now defunct St Bede's Catholic Science College. The address of the Tollfield Campus is at 90-96 Tollfield Rd, Boston PE21 9PN. Both of the campuses are split into 'blocks', for example A block and E block.
School inspections
Ofsted inspections of the school in 2016, 2019 and 2022 all resulted in reports of "Requires Improvement", the second lowest category of performance. This was despite an interim Ofsted monitoring report in December 2021 indicating that the school was making rapid progress in addressing the areas of concern.
The Ofsted inspection published in November 2024 reports the school as “Inadequate” for all sections except for Personal Development, which is “Requires Improvement”. The spokesman for the school said that they “strongly disagree” with the report.
Controversies
In 2023, the BBC reported allegations that pupils at the school were part of a system of fights being planned for social media audiences. Earlier the same year, other student discipline issues were reported in the media. The same year, students organised protests, which were happening mainly at Marian Campus, featuring walkouts and not attending lessons. In April 2024, some teachers at the school went on strike in connection with the behavioural issues of students at the school.
In 2021 the assistant head of the school's music program was banned from teaching indefinitely after admitting having a sexual relationship with a pupil.
References
- ^ "Haven High Academy - Tes Jobs". www.tes.com. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "St Bede's Catholic Science College in Boston to close". BBC News. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Haven High Academy - OFSTED". 2 November 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Gadd, Gemma (28 January 2022). "'Positive progress' for Haven High Academy in latest Ofsted report". Lincolnshire World. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Haven High Academy - OFSTED". 2 November 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team (8 June 2024). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Griffin, Joe (11 November 2024). "School 'strongly disagrees' with inadequate Ofsted rating". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Lane, Jessica (12 April 2023). "Boston: School fights 'planned and filmed for social media'". BBC News. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Griffin, Joe (24 February 2023). "Students stage protest at Boston school over 'prison rules' including 'locked toilets and corridors'". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ France, Anthony (24 February 2023). "School pupils 'flip tables and break fences' in protest at toilet rule change". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Viral TikTok trend sparks protests at Lincoln and Boston schools". The Lincolnite. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Teachers strike over pupil behaviour". BBC News. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Damian (21 June 2021). "Teacher who admitted serious sexual misconduct with a pupil is banned from classroom". Lincolnshire World. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
