{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox school | name = Kearsley Academy | image = | image_size = | logo = File:Fair use logo Kearsley Academy.png | caption = | coordinates = {{coord|53.53875|-2.38756|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | motto = | established = | closed = | type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]] | trust = [[Northern Education Trust]] | religious_affiliation = | president = | head_label = | head = | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = | address = Springfield Road | city = [[Kearsley]] | county = [[Greater Manchester]] | country = [[England]] | postal_code = BL4 8HY | urn = 136135 | local_authority = [[Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council|Bolton Council]] | ofsted = yes | staff = | capacity = 950 | enrolment = 637 {{As of|2021|02|lc=on}} | gender = [[Mixed-sex education|Coeducational]] | lower_age = 11 | upper_age = 16 | houses = | colours = | publication = | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | free_label2 = | free_text2 = | free_label3 = | free_text3 = | website = http://ka.northerneducationtrust.org }}
'''Kearsley Academy''' (formerly [[George Tomlinson (British politician)|George Tomlinson]] School) is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] sponsored by [[Northern Education Trust]]. It is located in [[Kearsley]] in the [[English county]] of [[Greater Manchester]].
Previously a [[foundation school]] administered by [[Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council]], George Tomlinson School converted to academy status in September 2010 and was renamed Kearsley Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions. The school relocated to new buildings in 2014.<ref name="Ofsted 2013">{{cite web |title=Ofsted 2013 |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2227557 |website=ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref>
==Description== Kearsley Academy offers [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]] and [[Business and Technology Education Council|BTECs]] as programmes of study for pupils. The school also specialises in mathematics and computing.
In 2018, Kearsley Academy came under scrutiny for its lack of action against a teacher who bullied a child due to the colour of her hair, as well as sending two boys home from school because their school shoes were "deemed incorrect" and did not match the school's uniform policy. <ref name="BN">{{cite web |last1=Naylor |first1=Mary |title=Outrage after pupils sent home for wearing 'wrong' shoes |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/16088896.outrage-pupils-sent-home-wearing-wrong-shoes/ |website=The Bolton News |access-date=4 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
There was a substantial increase in the 5 GCSE with Maths and English pass rate. It was judged one of the 20 most improved schools in the country.<ref name="Chaudhari">{{cite web |last1=Chaudhari |first1=Saiqa |title=School is 16th most improved school in the country after seeing GCSE results soar |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18046320.kearsley-academy-top-20-improved-school-country/ |website=The Bolton News |access-date=4 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://ka.northerneducationtrust.org Kearsley Academy official website] {{Northern Education Trust}} {{Schools in Bolton}}
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[[Category:Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton]] [[Category:Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton]] [[Category:Northern Education Trust schools]] [[Category:Kearsley]]