Bridgwater College Academy is a mixed all-through Academy which combines both primary and secondary education for pupils aged 3 to 16. The academy, which is sponsored by Bridgwater College, is located in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. It was established in September 2012 following the merger of East Bridgwater Community School with Sedgemoor Manor Junior and Infants schools.[2]
| Bridgwater College Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Parkway , , TA6 4QY England | |
| Coordinates | 51°07′56″N 2°58′53″W / 51.1322°N 2.9813°W |
| Information | |
| Type | All-through Academy |
| Motto | Dream Believe Achieve |
| Established | September 2012 |
| Local authority | Somerset County Council |
| Department for Education URN | 138375 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Executive Headteacher | Peter Elliot BA (Hons) MEd NPQH |
| Head of Secondary Phase | Zoe Stucki |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 3 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1218[1] |
| Website | http://www.bridgwatercollegeacademy.org |
History
editThe former school was a specialist Arts College, and has 800 students between the ages of 11 and 16.[1]
Bridgwater was the first town in the South West level[3] to be selected for the UK governments Building Schools for the Future initiative, which aimed to rebuild and renew nearly every secondary school in England.[4] Within Bridgwater, Building Schools for the Future was to develop all of the 4 secondary schools along with 2 special provision schools, Elmwood School and Penrose School at an expected cost of around £100 Million.[5] This included the complete relocation and rebuilding of a new school combining both the Haygrove and Penrose Schools. In July 2010 several components of the scheme for Bridgwater schools were cancelled and others were still under discussion.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "East Bridgwater Community School". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ James, Kirsty (7 September 2012). "Mercury tours Bridgwater College Academy". Bridgwater Mercury. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Somerset Building Schools for the Future". Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ "Building Schools for the Future". Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ "Building Schools for the Future in Bridgwater". Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ Williams, Rachel (9 July 2010). "The schools that will have to make do with crumbling buildings". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 July 2010.