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Robert Owen Academy

Coordinates: 52°03′36″N 2°42′55″W / 52.0599°N 2.7154°W / 52.0599; -2.7154
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Robert Owen Academy
Address
Map
Blackfriars Street

, ,
HR4 9HS

England
Information
TypeFree school
Established2013
Closed2018
Local authorityHerefordshire
Department for Education URN139895 Tables
OfstedReports
GenderCoeducational
Age14 to 19
Websitehttp://www.roacademy.org/

Robert Owen Academy was a secondary school in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

It opened in September 2013.[7][8] It was formed a specialist school within the Vocational area, the current site of the academy was opened in 2014, previously the group had a site not far away from their current in an area called Holme Lacy but after a £3 million renovation on a £1 million patch of land the academy opened up their new site.

After poor results the school closed in August 2018.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Herefordshire's first vocational free school to be permanently based in Hereford". 11 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Pupils brighten up hospital courtyards". 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ "GCSE results: Pioneering free schools report promising scores". 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ "GCSE results day in Herefordshire 2016". 25 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Churchfields Academy 'falls below Government benchmark'". 21 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Financial Notice to Improve: Robert Owen Academy Trust - Publications - GOV.UK". 18 April 2019.
  7. ^ "County's first vocational school found to have 'serious weaknesses' by Ofsted". 3 July 2015.
  8. ^ Adams, Richard (1 July 2015). "Ofsted inspectors rate two more free schools as inadequate". The Guardian.
  9. ^ "Robert Owen Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.

52°03′36″N 2°42′55″W / 52.0599°N 2.7154°W / 52.0599; -2.7154