The trouble is academy status does not make a school good.

With just over 1000 students, it has recently been given academy status.

In September 2010 the school became one of just 32 to take up academy status.

The financial freedom that comes with academy status could be the answer.

It now has reached Academy status, although the name remains the same.

The school has been given academy status, with this plan going into action in November 2011.

We too could see no educational or financial benefit in moving to Academy status.

The inspection report before academy status will have already been written.

It will certainly be used to push more schools into academy status, willing or not.

The school was awarded academy status on 1 June 2011.