Watling Academy

Watling Academy
Address
Map
Barossa Way

Whitehouse

Milton Keynes
,
Buckinghamshire
,
MK8 1BX

England
Coordinates52°01′53″N 0°49′16″W / 52.0315°N 0.8210°W / 52.0315; -0.8210 (Watling Academy)
Information
TypeFree school
Established2020
TrustDenbigh Alliance Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN147860 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherIan Bacon
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Websitehttps://watlingacademy.net/

Watling Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in the Whitehouse area of Milton Keynes, in the English county of Buckinghamshire.[1]

History

Construction of the school began in 2019, in anticipation of the planned demand for secondary school places from the large new developments on the western side of the city; the £40 million project to construct the school is on a 10-hectare (25-acre) site.[2] The school formally opened on a temporary site in September 2020,[3] and occupation of the new buildings began in June 2021.[4]

The school today

Watling Academy is a free school,[5] and is part of the Denbigh Alliance Multi Academy Trust, which also operates Denbigh School in Shenley Church End.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Watling Academy". Watling Academy. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  2. ^ Murrer, Sally (13 August 2020). "New secondary school that will be the biggest in Milton Keynes will open early next year". Milton Keynes Citizen. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Watling Academy prepares to welcome first pupils" (Press release). Denbigh Alliance Multi Academy Trust. 13 August 2020 – via MKFM.
  4. ^ "Milton Keynes's newest secondary school moves to its permanent site" (Press release). Denbigh Alliance Multi Academy Trust – via MKFM.
  5. ^ "Watling Academy - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. ^ "Home - The Denbigh Alliance MAT, Milton Keynes". Thedenbighalliance.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-15.