Chellaston Academy, formerly Chellaston Foundation School, is a comprehensive school, technology college and Academy in Chellaston in the Derby area of England, United Kingdom.
Its catchment area traditionally includes Chellaston, Aston-on-Trent, Weston-on-Trent, Melbourne, Ticknall, Barrow upon Trent and other areas of South Derbyshire.
Pupils' ages range from 11 year-olds in year 7, through to adults in the sixth form college. The school opened in 1977 and its sixth form is the largest in Derby. In 2005, the school had a total of 1580 students.
The school has historically had a newsletter, called The Causeway. However, information formerly conveyed by the Causeway has been, since the academic year starting 2010, delivered by the schools "Learning Platform", an online facility for the storage of shared files and the distribution of school news powered by Microsoft SharePoint.
In November 2008, an in-school taped radio show and podcast was started up by a group of Sixth Form students. The podcast aims to entertain pupils both in school and at home as well as attracting outside attention to the school. The podcast ran for only a year.
The school officially became an Academy on 1 December 2010.
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“The academy is not paradise. But learning is a place where paradise can be created.”
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