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Horbury Primary School

Miss J Tomlinson | Executive Headteacher

Horbury Primary Academy is a community where children become confident, caring individuals with high aspirations, an enduring enthusiasm for learning and the necessary skills to succeed in life.

We provide a broad, balanced, creative and engaging curriculum. Along with enrichment activities which bring value to children’s lives such as; visitors into school, residential trips, school gardens and voice In a million. We are an inclusive and welcoming school providing a stimulating surrounding that is valued by all.

Horbury Primary Academy,

Northfield Lane,

Horbury,

Wakefield,

West Yorkshire

WF4 5DW

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admin@horbury-pri.wakefield.sch.uk

Phone

01924 263224 Visit our Website

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School History

The History of Horbury Primary Academy

On 11th June 1913, Horbury New Council School, Northfield Lane, was officially opened by Councillor Harrop.

The Horbury New Council School continued until 1952 when it became Horbury County Secondary Modern School. Whilst this school catered for 11 to 15 year olds, the Infant Department continued to be housed here. The junior department was transferred to the Wesleyan School at Horbury Junction.

In 1962 the Secondary pupils moved to a new site adjoining Berry Lane on what had been called Low Park. Northfield Lane then became Horbury County Junior School under the headship of Mr R Lindley and Horbury County Infant School under Miss Pick.

During the February break of the year 2000, the school’s dining room and scullery were destroyed. This led to Education bosses spending a massive £1m to bring two ageing schools into the 21st Century. The two schools then amalgamated with a new name, Horbury Primary School and a new head teacher, Mr John Wright. It was officially opened Friday 17th May 2002 by the Very Reverend George Naim Briggs.

In December 2016, Horbury Primary School converted to an academy and became Horbury Primary Academy.

Picture showing Horbury County Secondary Modern School (Circa 1955), © The Francis Frith Collection

The Accord Multi Academy Trust is an educational charity established in September 2016 that is currently made up of four academies who were the founding members of the Trust. In September 2016 Horbury Academy and Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College came together, moving away from their stand-alone Trust status and were joined in December 2016 by Horbury Primary Academy and Middlestown Primary Academy.

The overarching vision for the Trust is to work in one ‘Accord – celebrating the differences of each academy through strong collaboration in order to inspire all members of our learning community to be the best that they can be.

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