Irlam & Cadishead Academy
Irlam and Cadishead Academy is an 11-16 community comprehensive school which joined United Learning on the 1st February 2019. The academy is situated in Irlam at the extreme western end of the metropolitan district of Salford on the Cheshire and Warrington border. There are approximately 600 11- to 16-year-old pupils on roll.
| Irlam and Cadishead Academy | |
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| Address | |
Station Road , M44 5ZR | |
| Coordinates | 53.4362°N 2.4302°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary Academy |
| Motto | Ingenio et Consilio (By natural ability and council) |
| Established | 2011 |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Department for Education URN | 105976 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 70 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 600 |
| Colour(s) | Black and Red |
| Website | http://www.irlamandcadishead.org.uk |
History
The academy is an amalgamation of several earlier schools.
In 2011, Irlam and Cadishead Community High School closed and several buildings were knocked down. It reopened in June 2011 under a new name; Irlam and Cadishead College. The pupils and staff moved next door to a new building. It has a variety of learning spaces, outdoor classrooms, a sports hall, gym and a flood-lit all-weather pitch. There is a community centre on the school grounds where the neighbourhood management team along with staff from the health, youth, arts and park ranger services are all based.
In 2015, a new Principal was appointed to prepare the school to join the Salford Academy Trust. During this period the sixth form was closed, student numbers fell, many teaching and support staff left and some walls were built to divide up the open plan spaces. By July 2017 the school had become part of the Salford Academy Trust. The trust began winding down in 2018 and all the trust schools were put out to tender for a new trust. On 1 February 2019 the school became part of the United Learning Trust.
Part of the adoption by United Learning was for the college to be renamed to Irlam & Cadishead Academy (ICA). United Learning loaned Executive Principal, Frank McCarron, from their South Manchester cluster of schools to help facilitate change at the ICA.
Notable former pupils
- Ian Stewart, 1965[1]
- Russell Watson, 1982[2]
- Karli Perrin. Author. Head Girl 2004.
References
- https://www.theguardian.com/politics/person/5005/ian-stewart. Retrieved 26 February 2012
- http://www.russellwatsonuk.com/2008/06/russell-joins-phil-for-proms-in-the-park Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2011