About Abington Academy
Abington High School, known as Abington Academy between 2011 and 2015, was a middle school located in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. It opened in September 1957 as Abington High School. HistoryThe history of the school is traceable to 1934, moving to its last site in 1954 and officially opening in September 1957. Head teachers Thomas Milner. 1954-1978 Jack Fletcher. 1978 - 1981 Roger Simper. 1981 - 1995 Alex Green. 1995 - 2016On 1 April 2012, Abington High School converted to an academy, becoming Abington Academy. In 2015, plans for the merger with Bushloe High School were finalised. Additional BuildingsIn 2007, 50 years after opening, Abington got a new Sports Hall. In 2012, a new centre for children with Autism was opened called EXCEL. Children in EXCEL will remain in EXCEL from Year 6 to Year 13, MergerA merger with neighbouring school Bushloe High School was proposed towards the end of 2013. After several consultation periods, it was announced in Spring 2015 that Bushloe would close and would merge into Abington in September 2015 to form Wigston Academy under the new trust, Wigston Academies Trust. In September 2017, the age range of the school changed from 10 - 14 to 11 - 16. On Tuesday 1 September 2015, Abington Academy merged with Bushloe High School to become Wigston Academy under Wigston Academies Trust. AwardsAwards Abington Academy received: Ofsted Outstanding National Support School Diamond Jubilee Community Award Leading Edge School Healthy School Arts College Artsmark Gold IQM International School Award - Abington won this award for their work with other schools locally, nationally and internationally. Investors in People Sportsmark School Games Mark The Princess Diana Award Enquiry School
Abington Academy Description
Abington High School, known as Abington Academy between 2011 and 2015, was a middle school located in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. It opened in September 1957 as Abington High School. HistoryThe history of the school is traceable to 1934, moving to its last site in 1954 and officially opening in September 1957. Head teachers Thomas Milner. 1954-1978 Jack Fletcher. 1978 - 1981 Roger Simper. 1981 - 1995 Alex Green. 1995 - 2016On 1 April 2012, Abington High School converted to an academy, becoming Abington Academy. In 2015, plans for the merger with Bushloe High School were finalised. Additional BuildingsIn 2007, 50 years after opening, Abington got a new Sports Hall. In 2012, a new centre for children with Autism was opened called EXCEL. Children in EXCEL will remain in EXCEL from Year 6 to Year 13, MergerA merger with neighbouring school Bushloe High School was proposed towards the end of 2013. After several consultation periods, it was announced in Spring 2015 that Bushloe would close and would merge into Abington in September 2015 to form Wigston Academy under the new trust, Wigston Academies Trust. In September 2017, the age range of the school changed from 10 - 14 to 11 - 16. On Tuesday 1 September 2015, Abington Academy merged with Bushloe High School to become Wigston Academy under Wigston Academies Trust. AwardsAwards Abington Academy received: Ofsted Outstanding National Support School Diamond Jubilee Community Award Leading Edge School Healthy School Arts College Artsmark Gold IQM International School Award - Abington won this award for their work with other schools locally, nationally and internationally. Investors in People Sportsmark School Games Mark The Princess Diana Award Enquiry School