# Kearsley Academy

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Academy in Kearsley, Greater Manchester, England

Kearsley Academy Location Springfield Road Kearsley , Greater Manchester , BL4 8HY England 53°32′20″N 2°23′15″W / 53.53875°N 2.38756°W / 53.53875; -2.38756 Information Type Academy Local authority Bolton Council Trust Northern Education Trust Department for Education URN 136135 Tables Ofsted Reports Gender Coeducational Age 11 to 16 Enrolment 637 as of February 2021[update] Capacity 950 Website http://ka.northerneducationtrust.org

**Kearsley Academy** (formerly [George Tomlinson](/source/George_Tomlinson_(British_politician)) School) is a [coeducational](/source/Mixed-sex_education) [secondary school](/source/Secondary_school) with [academy status](/source/Academy_(English_school)) sponsored by [Northern Education Trust](/source/Northern_Education_Trust). It is located in [Kearsley](/source/Kearsley) in the [English county](/source/English_county) of [Greater Manchester](/source/Greater_Manchester).

Previously a [foundation school](/source/Foundation_school) administered by [Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council](/source/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.[1]

## Description

Kearsley Academy offers [GCSEs](/source/General_Certificate_of_Secondary_Education) and [BTECs](/source/Business_and_Technology_Education_Council) 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. [2]

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.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ofsted_2013_1-0)** ["Ofsted 2013"](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2227557). *ofsted.gov.uk*. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BN_2-0)** Naylor, Mary. ["Outrage after pupils sent home for wearing 'wrong' shoes"](https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/16088896.outrage-pupils-sent-home-wearing-wrong-shoes/). *The Bolton News*. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Chaudhari_3-0)** Chaudhari, Saiqa. ["School is 16th most improved school in the country after seeing GCSE results soar"](https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18046320.kearsley-academy-top-20-improved-school-country/). *The Bolton News*. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

## External links

- [Kearsley Academy official website](http://ka.northerneducationtrust.org)

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