Aston Manor Academy
school in Birmingham, UK
Aston Manor Academy (formerly Aston Manor School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Aston area of Birmingham, England.
Due in part to the fact that it is situated in Aston, it has children from a wide variety of ethnic groups. As of February 2013 the highest proportion of children at the school are of Bangladeshi origin at 33%, with Pakistani at 18%, Black Somali at 13%, Black Caribbean at 11%, Black African at 6% and White British at 3%. A very high proportion do not speak English as their first language.
In addition to having Technology College status, the academy has gained a range of awards and accreditations, including Applied Learning, School Achievement, Healthy Schools and International School awards. In May 2011, the academy gained the Naace Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Mark.
History
Aston Manor School became an academy in 2011, with the predecessor school closing on 30 June 2011 and Aston Manor Academy becoming its successor. A dedicated sixth-form facility, the Ray Linforth Centre, opened in June 2011. The building was named after Ray Linforth, who had served as chair of governors.
Films
In 1973, the school was used by John Jesnor Lindsay for shooting several pornographic films, having cast the caretaker in the film in exchange for access.
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