New Rickstones Academy (NRA) is an academy secondary school in Witham, Essex. It is the smaller of the two major comprehensive schools in Witham.

During 2012 the school moved into a new building, constructed by Carillion. An Ofsted inspection took place on 17 and 18 January 2013.^[1] The school is sponsored by the Academies Enterprise Trust.

During 2015, the school received a "Good" in its Ofsted report.^{[citation needed]}

During the summer of 2022, the construction of a new building outside of the Physical Education department was begun. And during September 2022, the building known as “A Block” was opened to students. This building featured new rooms for the Food Technology department, Humanities Department, Science Department, 2 computer rooms and other multi-purpose rooms. As well as this, a new method of food collection was installed with a new room called the “Grab and Go.”

On Monday 12th of February, a letter was sent out to all the parents and students of New Rickstones Academy, informing the recipients of the tragic passing of former Head Teacher, Simon Gibbs. The cause of death is unknown, presumably being kept as a private matter due to the families wishes and will not be made public any time soon. All we know about his passing that it occurred over the weekend while Simon was in France. His passing has shaken everyone in the Witham community, and he will be sorely missed by many. In honour of Simon, flowers were left outside of the school by many students and staff.

Fly high, Mr Gibbs.

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