Watling Academy
Free school in Milton Keynes, England
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Watling Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in the Whitehouse area of Milton Keynes, in the English county of Buckinghamshire.[1]
| Watling Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Barossa Way , , MK8 1BX England | |
| Coordinates | 52.0315°N 0.8210°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Free school |
| Established | 2020 |
| Trust | Denbigh Alliance Multi Academy Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 147860 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Ian Bacon |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Website | https://watlingacademy.net/ |
History
Construction of the school began in 2019, in anticipation of the planned demand for secondary school places from the large new developments on the western side of the city; the £40 million project to construct the school is on a 10-hectare (25-acre) site.[2] The school formally opened on a temporary site in September 2020,[3] and occupation of the new buildings began in June 2021.[4]
The school today
Watling Academy is a free school,[5] and is part of the Denbigh Alliance Multi Academy Trust, which also operates Denbigh School in Shenley Church End.[6]