Grammar school The academy began as
Orton Longueville Grammar School in 1959. This was originally Fletton Grammar School in
Old Fletton (also in Huntingdonshire), which opened in 1910, and moved to the new site. It kept Fletton's motto of
Onward and Upward. The former Fletton school became a primary school on London Road. The 1959 Orton school was built by Huntingdonshire County Council (not the
Soke of Peterborough which then contained most of Peterborough) on the grounds of Orton Hall, owned by the
Marquess of Huntly. The hall is now a
Best Western hotel. The grammar school had a catchment area as far south as the
Alconburys and Sawtry. It was one of three
grammar schools in the former Huntingdonshire (broadly coextensive with the current district of that name).
Comprehensive Next door to the grammar school, the Orton Longueville Secondary Modern School opened in 1961, which merged with the grammar school in September 1970. This school was originally situated in
Woodston. It was administered by
Huntingdon and Peterborough from 1965, Cambridgeshire County Council from April 1974, and the City of Peterborough from 1998.
1989 arson attack There was a fire in the early hours of Wednesday 25 October 1989, in the half-term holiday. 40 firemen, from nine fire stations, took water from the school swimming pool. The fire destroyed ten classrooms, in the art and craft block. Damage was estimated at £858,000. The headteacher was Peter Frogley. A 16 year old male was charged in May 1990.
Business and Enterprise college In 2003 the school was selected by the
Department for Education as a designated Specialist
Business and Enterprise College.
Academy On 31 August 2011 Orton Longueville School closed and reopened on 1 September 2011 as Nene Park Academy. The academy's new £15m building officially opened in February 2014, and has science laboratories, IT and digital media studios, and parkland in front of the academy, including a grass amphitheatre. == Academic performance ==