The Marsh Academy
The Marsh Academy, formerly Southlands Community Comprehensive School,[3] is a non-selective secondary school in New Romney, Kent, England. The school is supported by the Skinners’ Company.
Students attend from all over Romney Marsh.
History
The school was established in 1588 in the parish of St Nicholas by John Southland, a resident of New Romney. It was established as a school for the poor and endowed as a permanent institution by his will of 1610.[2]
The John Southland Trust scheme was renewed from 22 December 1916 and confirmed by parliament in 1923 "to go to poor children".[4]
In 1956, the grounds were initially used as a prison grounds using the interconnect tunnel underneath the road as an entrance, at a later date the tunnel was filled in due to safety concerns, splitting the grounds into two, one being transformed as commercial property, meanwhile a school was built on the unused land.[citation needed]
From 7 September 1977 until 24 July 2015, the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway provided school trains to transport children to and from the Academy. The service was finally withdrawn due to falling usage.[5]
On 1 September 2007 the school's name was changed to the current name, The Marsh Academy.[6]
Description
A school serving a 1000 children in an isolated rural coastal location.[7]
References
- ^ "The Marsh Academy: Principal's Welcome".
- ^ a b "The town and port of New Romney", in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, Volume 8; as published online by British History Online. Originally published by W Bristow, Canterbury, 1799.
- ^ a b Southlands Community Comprehensive School: Undated pre-2007 entry on www.kent-teach.com (Archived version: About Us, Archived version: Contact Us)
- ^ "John Southland's Trust, New Romney." HC Deb 26 July 1923 vol 167 c746W. Published online on api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard, a digitised edition of Commons and Lords Hansard, the Official Report of debates in Parliament.
- ^ "Boat trains, but no more school trains...". Narrow Gauge World. No. 106. Atlantic Publishers Ltd. September 2015.
- ^ "The Marsh Academy. The Real Schools Guide 2019." www.kentlive.news, 20 June 2019, updated 9 July 2019.
- ^ "The Marsh Academy - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- Teach Web The Marsh Academy, Kent (Archived version, date 14 December 2011)
- Ofsted's boost to Marsh Academy after criticism from parents [dead link]
External links
- The Marsh Academy
- The March Academy School Prospectus
- The Marsh Academy Leisure Centre
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