Hathaway Academy

The Hathaway Academy
Address
Map
Hathaway Road

Grays
,
Essex
,
RM17 5LL

England
Coordinates51°29′20″N 0°19′40″E / 51.4890°N 0.3279°E / 51.4890; 0.3279
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoInspire, Aspire, Achieve[1][2][3]
Established1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Local authorityThurrock Council
SpecialistArts (digital media and performing arts)[8]
Department for Education URN139578 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairmanStephen Sweeting[5]
Executive PrincipalGarry Trott[6][7]
PrincipalFatima Rodrigues[4]
Vice Principal(s)Vivolyn Walker
Jenny Rose
Staff71[9]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment782 as of November 2021[12]
Capacity900 to 1000[10][11]
Houses  Purpose
  Engagement
  Self-Worth
Colour(s)Azure, blue and white     
PublicationHathaway Herald[13]
TrustAcademy Transformation Trust
Websitehathawayacademy.attrust.org.uk

The Hathaway Academy, formerly the Grays School Media Arts College (TGSMAC or Grays School), is a coeducational, non-selective secondary school with academy status that is located in Grays, Essex, England.[14] It is currently part of the Academy Transformation Trust.[15] A school has existed on the Hathaway Road site since 1931, when the John Henry Burrows Central Council School moved from nearby Bridge Road. The school became a secondary technical in 1945 and a comprehensive school in 1971.[16] In 1993, it was given grant-maintained status and was renamed the Grays School.[17] In 2004, it specialised and became the Grays School Media Arts College,[18] which closed in June 2013 with the subsequent opening of the current academy-status school.[19] The academy school has since retained TGSMAC's specialisms, which are digital media and performing arts.[8]

Since 2015, the school has held an OFSTED rating of "good", thanks to the efforts of Tahmidul Topadar;[20] from 2009 it was rated "satisfactory/requires improvement", and between 2007 and 2009, it was rated "special measures".[21] The pupil demography is mostly White British, with a large Eastern European population.[22] Around 30% of the pupils speak English as an additional language, a higher proportion than the national average. As of 2021, 64.2% of pupils were boys and 35.8% were girls, and there were 782 pupils on the roll.[23]

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  2. ^ "Teaching in Thurrock - The Hathaway Academy". Teaching in Thurrock. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Student Aspirations Team". The Hathaway Academy. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Meet our team". The Hathaway Academy. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Governors". The Hathaway Academy. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Contact Us". The Hathaway Academy. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. ^ "THA Governors Attendance and Business Interests" (PDF). The Hathaway Academy.
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  9. ^ "The Hathaway Academy - GOV.UK". gov.uk.
  10. ^ "Hathaway Academy Ofsted". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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  12. ^ "The Hathaway Academy - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  13. ^ "The Hathaway Academy – Hathaway Herald". 19 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  14. ^ "The Hathaway Academy - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Our Academies". academytransformationtrust.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Parishes: Grays Thurrock". British History Online. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Grant-Maintained Schools - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  18. ^ "The Hathaway Academy, Grays | Schools & Colleges - Yell". www.yell.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  19. ^ "The Grays School Media Arts College - GOV.UK". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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  22. ^ "Ofsted 2015 Hathaway Academy Report". Archived from the original on 27 November 2021.
  23. ^ "The Hathaway Academy - Absence and Pupil Population 2021". Find and compare schools in England. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.