At Strabane Academy we emphasise individual fulfilment and the pursuit of excellence. The school demands high standards of work and conduct and whilst the focus is on academic excellence we are proud of our caring reputation and ethos and we focus on the needs of the individual pupil, trying to get the most out of every child.
The quality of the teaching and learning lies at the heart of every successful school and within Strabane Academy we have a team of highly motivated, caring and professional staff, both teaching and non-teaching, dedicated to making education enjoyable and to ensuring that the pupils are respected and valued within a safe and caring learning environment.
Discover how we integrated the arts and STEM within the curriculum. How we educate the whole child, encouraging all pupils to enrich their lives and learning through the study of Art, Poetry, Drama, and Music as well as in Mathematics and through the Sciences.
We are very much a part of this community, a small school, with a great family spirit which is committed to equality of opportunity. The values of the school reflect and are informed by the Christian faith and we welcome all children regardless of religion, race, or social background. We are proud of the diversity of our pupils whether from the town itself, our local villages or indeed further afield from our rural areas and we seek to be inclusive in all our activities.
The pupils have access to a wide combination of academic and vocational courses. On entry to year 8, they are streamed into classes according to ability using the Transfer Test scores and also the Standardised Scores which we receive from our feeder Primary Schools and which most parents are used to. The strength of this is ensuring that all our pupils are making progress in-line with their ability and ensuring that we can cater for the needs of those children who, for whatever reason, did not sit the entrance exam but who we believe, will flourish later in their development having been given the time to thrive.
Academic Life
The curriculum at Strabane Academy provides stimulation and challenge to pupils of all ability, successfully combining both the traditional academic and vocational subjects to ensure all our pupils thrive. Our aim is to empower our pupils to achieve their best by enabling them to develop as individuals and as contributors to society, the economy and the environment. Our curricular provision offers progression across all key stages and leads to academic success. From the earliest possible opportunity in Year 8 support is given to pupils to help them learn and discover how they learn best as individuals! Embedded in every year group and in every subject are assessments which have been designed by subject specialists to track pupils’ progress at key dates throughout the school year. This information is collated and parents are informed of the results. This enables the school to work effectively alongside parents to intervene quickly where additional support is required and individual strategies are put in place for improvement.
Extra-Curricular
At Strabane Academy we endeavour to offer the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities outside of the classroom. We believe that in addition to an academic development we must also inspire our pupils physically, culturally and spiritually. These clubs and societies take place after school at lunch times and after school as well as weekend excursions, fixtures and visits.
