Harborne Academy
Harborne Academy (formerly Harborne Hill School) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Harborne area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England.[1]
| Harborne Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Harborne Road , , B15 3JL | |
| Coordinates | 52.4619°N 1.9382°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Local authority | Birmingham City Council |
| Department for Education URN | 136213 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 558 as of March 2016 |
| Website | http://www.harborneacademy.co.uk/ |
Previously a community school administered by Birmingham City Council, Harborne Hill School converted to academy status in September 2010 and was renamed Harborne Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with Birmingham City Council for admissions. The school is now sponsored by Birmingham Metropolitan College,[2] but continues to coordinate with Birmingham City Council for admissions. the school also has specialisms in science and health.[3]
Harborne Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs. The sixth form provision is offered as part of Oaks Sixth Form College, a consortium of 7 secondary schools in South-West Birmingham.[4]
Notable former pupils
- Paul Uppal, Conservative Party politician
References
- "Harborne Academy". harborneacademy.co.uk.
- "Sponsor". harborneacademy.co.uk.
- "Specialisms". harborneacademy.co.uk.
- "The Oaks Sixth Form". oaks6thform.uk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.