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| The Lowry Academy | |
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Hilton Lane , , M28 0SY England 53°31′20″N 2°24′38″W / 53.5221°N 2.41048°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | September 2001[1] |
Local authority | Salford City Council |
| Trust | United Learning |
| 148393 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Claire Coy |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Website | https://www.lowryacademy.org.uk/ |
The Lowry Academy (formerly known as Harrop Fold School) is a state coeducational secondary school located in Salford, Greater Manchester, England,[2] which serves pupils from Little Hulton and Walkden. The school came to prominence from being featured in the Educating... TV series.
The school is named after the noted Salford artist, L.S. Lowry.[3]
History
The school was formed in 2001 from the merger of Joseph Eastham High School in Salford and Little Hulton Community School in Little Hulton. Originally on both former schools' sites, a new building was subsequently constructed on the playing fields of Joseph Eastham High School and the old building demolished in 2008.
The school has a very high proportion of pupils who are economically disadvantaged.[4]
In 2003, Ofsted inspectors told the governing body that Harrop Fold was the "worst school in the country".[5]
In 2005, the school had improved and 94% of teaching was judged satisfactory or better.[6][7]
In 2010 and again in 2013 the school was judged Good.[8][9]
In 2018 the headteacher, Drew Povey, was first suspended and then resigned.[10] This was linked to allegations that the school had wrongly recorded information, possibly in order to make results appear better than they were ("off-rolling").[11] He had served as headteacher since February 2010.[12] Later in the year the school was judged Inadequate and placed back into Special Measures.[4] In 2024, Povey faced a professional conduct panel in relation to the allegations relating to off-rolling and record keeping, and was subsequently banned from teaching in England after being found to have committed unacceptable professional conduct.[13]
Previously a community school administered by Salford City Council, in March 2021 Harrop Fold School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by United Learning.[14] In September 2021 the school completed its transformation and was renamed The Lowry Academy, after the Salford-born artist, L. S. Lowry,[3] with a new uniform[15] and logo.[16]
In February 2024, Ofsted judged the school as "Good."[17]
On 26 March 2026, Tate Liverpool loaned a work by L. S. Lowry titled "Dwelling Ordsall Lane, Salford 1927" for two days to The Lowry Academy with a positive reception from students.[18]
Television coverage
The school was featured in Educating Greater Manchester on Channel 4.[19]
Controversy
In November 2025, the school's library participated in the banning of books which were deemed inappropriate by the school leadership with wholly use from generative AI to form judgements. Book titles include the young adult vampire-romance novel, Twilight for "mature romantic themes, sexual tension, and violence involving vampires and werewolves", several books revolving around LGBTQ culture, such as Heartstopper and a graphic novel of Nineteen Eighty-Four.[20]
The school's librarian later resigned after facing disciplinary action, with the school responding that they "don't recognise" the librarian's version of events, stating only "a very small amount of books were deemed inappropriate even for older children due to their content and have been removed" with the school later restructuring the contents of the library to have designated age-restricted sections.[21]
In a response to an online newspaper, The Mill, MP for Bolton South and Walkden, Yasmin Qureshi, condemned the school's actions.[22]
References
- ↑ "Harrop Fold School | Educational establishment | Planning Data". www.planning.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "Home". Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Prospectus" (PDF). The Lowry Academy. 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- 1 2 "Harrop Fold School: School report". Ofsted. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ Billen, Andrew (13 October 2018). "Drew Povey interview – why the Educating Greater Manchester star left Harrop Fold School". The Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ "Improved school wins PM's praise". Bolton News. 19 December 2005. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ Alistair Smith (3 February 2010). Winning the H Factor: The Secrets of Happy Schools. A&C Black. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-1-85539-570-1. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ "Harrop Fold School". Ofsted. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ "Harrop Fold School: School report". Ofsted. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ Pidd, Helen (18 September 2018). "Educating Greater Manchester head quits over 'council vendetta'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ↑ Keeling, Neal (18 September 2018). "Drew Povey: 'They have used this admin error to get what they really wanted - which was me out'". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ "Harrop Fold School: Inspection report". Ofsted. 28 September 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Drew Povey: Educating Manchester head banned from teaching". 6 November 2024.
- ↑ Home"},"access-date":{"wt":"2 March 2021"},"archive-date":{"wt":"25 February 2021"},"archive-url":{"wt":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210225185903/https://unitedlearning.org.uk/"},"url-status":{"wt":"live"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAUY"/>"United Learning > Home". Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "New uniform". Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
- ↑ "Logo". Archived from the original on 21 September 2021.
- ↑ Stephenson, Katherine (15 March 2024). "Mayor praises The Lowry Academy for 'Good' Ofsted rating". Salford Now. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Mark (29 March 2026). "'A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': why Tate has lent an LS Lowry painting to a school". Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ Ryan, Gary (25 September 2017). "Those who can". The Big Issue. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ Dancey-Downs, Katie (20 March 2026). "School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books". Index on Censorship. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Dancey-Downs, Katie (27 March 2026). "Greater Manchester school library censorship: who is accountable?". Index on Censorship. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Gottlieb, Ophira (26 March 2026). "Revealed: The famous school at the centre of a book-banning scandal". The Mill. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
Further reading
- Povey, Drew (2017) Educating Drew: The real story of Harrop Fold School (John Catt Educational)
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