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Thomas Hepburn Community Academy
Thomas Hepburn Community Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Thomas Hepburn Community Academy is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Thomas Hepburn Community Academy (formerly Thomas Hepburn Community School) was a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The school served about 700 pupils aged 11–16.
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Background
History
There was a deliberate fire at the Highfield site in August 1972 costing £200,000, being rebuilt by April 1974. There was another deliberate fire at the Highfield site on Saturday 8 July 1978 at 9pm, with 16 fire engines, costing £750,000, started by a 15 year old boy. Thomas Hepburn Community School was founded in 1990 following the merger of Sheriff Hill and Highfield Schools, based at the Highfield site. It was named for Thomas Hepburn, a trade union leader. The original headmaster was Mr. C.B. Buddle who had previously been headmaster at Sheriff Hill. In 2009 the school started an extensive rebuild project which saw the demolition of North and South block, the school hall, sports hall…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9444, -1.5620
- Address
- Swards Road
- Established
- 1990
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7790632 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thomas Hepburn Community Academy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thomas Hepburn Community Academy?
- Thomas Hepburn Community Academy is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9444°, -1.5620°.
- When was Thomas Hepburn Community Academy built?
- Thomas Hepburn Community Academy dates to 1990.