Easington Academy

Easington Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in the village of Easington, County Durham, England.The school was first created as Easington Comprehensive school in 1978, as a result of a merger between Easington Secondary Modern School and Murton Secondary Modern School. The school was later renamed Easington Community School, and then Easington Community Science College in January 2007 after becoming a specialist science college.The school has become an academy school, and is now known as Easington Academy.House systemThe school's house names are based on the family surnames most affected in the 1951 Easington Colliery pit disaster; points are allocated in school assemblies, performances, etc. Brenkley Dryden Porter Seymour WallaceNotable former pupilsThe schools alumni include such people as former Blue Peter host Matt Baker, and such professional footballers as Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper, Paul Kitson, Chris Brass, Paul Smith, John Hutton, Richard Ord, Stuart Brightwell,Adam Johnson and Alan Tate.