Easington Academy

Easington Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in the village of Easington, County Durham, England.

Easington Academy
Address
Stockton Road

Durham
,
County Durham
,
SR8 3AY

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1978
OfstedReports
Assistant HeadteacherMichael O'Carroll
Executive HeadteacherToni Spoors
Deputy HeadteacherJane Martin
GenderCo-Educational
Age11 to 16
Houses5; Brenkley, Dryden, Porter, Seymour, Wallace,
Colour(s)Black      & Red     
Websitewww.easingtonacademy.co.uk

The school was first created as Easington Comprehensive School in 1978, as a result of a merger between Easington Secondary Modern School and Murton Secondary Modern School. The school was later renamed Easington Community School, and then Easington Community Science College in January 2007 after becoming a specialist science college.[1] The school has become an academy school, and is now known as Easington Academy.

House system

The school's house names are based on the family surnames most affected in the 1951 Easington Colliery pit disaster; points are allocated in school assemblies, performances, etc.

  • Brenkley     
  • Dryden     
  • Porter     
  • Seymour     
  • Wallace     

Notable former pupils

The school's alumni include such professional footballers as Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper,[2] Paul Kitson,[3] Chris Brass, Paul Smith, John Hutton, Richard Ord,[2] Stuart Brightwell, and Adam Johnson.[4]

References
  1. "Easington secondary school achieves title of Easington Community Science College". The Local Channel. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
  2. Hartlepool fanzine Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, p36, article by Alan White, a former teacher at Easington
  3. "Boyd shooting for the stars". The Northern Echo. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35711213

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