Weston Favell School, soon to be called Weston Favell Academy, is a secondary school

Secondary school

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 in Weston Favell

Weston Favell

Weston Favell is a former village in the English town of Northampton, Northamptonshire.-Location:Since the Industrial Revolution and 20th Century, the town of Northampton has grown closer and closer to the village boundaries, such that it is an outer district of Northampton, near to several other...

, Northampton

Northampton

Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...

 with specialist

Specialist school

The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...

 status as a Technology College

Technology College

Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...

. It is due to be turned into an academy by Northamptonshire County Council, who have announced now defunct plans to close the school and transfer it to the United Learning Trust

United Learning Trust

The United Learning Trust is an education charity and the largest single sponsor of academies in the UK with 20 academies and one City Technology College currently open. ULT's objective is to bring out "the best in everyone", driving educational improvement across its family of academies and...

. Northamptonshire County Council claimed that the school's performance would improve if the school was not run by the council. The planned sponsors are the Greenwood Dale Academy Trust

Greenwood Dale School

The Nottingham Academy is a self funded Academy in Sneinton, Nottingham, England. It places an emphasis on technology, and is attended by 3600 pupils aged 3–19. The Nottingham Academy is a specialist technology college. The school is designated as a Leading Edge school and a National Support...

 who will take over at the start of the 2011-12 academic year. On 30 April 2010 Mrs Betty Hasler became the headteacher of Weston Favell School, taking over from acting head teacher Mr Alun Rees. When OFSTED

Ofsted

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 inspected in May 2010 they rated the school inadequate and put it in Special Measures. On their most recent inspection, HMI said the school was ready to be taken out of special measures and was making satisfactory progress. Mrs Hasler is due to retire in August and Mr Parry will take over as principal.

Notable Students

Comedian Alan Carr

Alan Carr

Alan Carr is an English comedian and television personality. Born in Weymouth, he was raised in Northampton before moving to Manchester during his early 20's....

 went to Weston Favell School when it was an upper

Upper school

Upper Schools tend to be schools within secondary education. Outside England, the term normally refers to a section of a larger school. There is some variation in the use of the term in England.-State Maintained Schools:...

 school. In his autobiography Look Who It Is!

Look Who It Is!

Look Who It Is! is the autobiography of British comedian and television presenter Alan Carr. It details his life from growing up in Weymouth to presenting The Friday Night Project. In the book, Carr recounts how he grew up in the shadow of his father, Graham Carr, and was therefore expected to...

 Carr refers to many aspects of the school including the "bunker size" swimming pool

Swimming pool

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 and many P.E.

Physical education

Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....

 teachers. Carr's autobiography is now a well cherished highly borrowed book in the LRC.

Learning Resource Centre

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 Writer and broadcaster Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins

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 also attended the school between 1978 and 1983; he wrote about his time there in great detail in his first memoir Where Did It All Go Right?, published in 2003. Michael Underwood

Michael Underwood

Michael Paul Underwood is a British television presenter. He famously won a six week CBBC presenting contract on Gaby Roslin's BBC television show Whatever You Want.-Career:...

 also went to the school.

Mr Wells

On 19 March 2011, DT teacher Mr Brian Wells died after a long struggle with cancer. The school ran a Mr Wells Day on the last day of the spring term (8 April 2011) to raise money for Children With Leukaemia

Children With Leukaemia

Children With Leukaemia is a British charitable organisation, inaugurated by Diana, Princess of Wales on 12 January 1988, that provides funding for research into the prevention and cure of childhood leukaemia including acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and Acute myeloid leukaemia . It also supports...

, a charity which Mr Wells supported in many ways including running the London Marathon

London Marathon

The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...

. They also opened a Book Of Condolence in memory of Mr Wells.