Bridgwater College Academy

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
Address
Parkway Bridgwater , Somerset , TA6 4QY England
Coordinates	51.1322°N 2.9813°W / 51.1322; -2.9813
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

The 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

1. "East Bridgwater Community School". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
2. James, Kirsty (7 September 2012). "Mercury tours Bridgwater College Academy". Bridgwater Mercury. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
3. "Somerset Building Schools for the Future". Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
4. "Building Schools for the Future". Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
5. "Building Schools for the Future in Bridgwater". Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
6. Williams, Rachel (9 July 2010). "The schools that will have to make do with crumbling buildings". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 July 2010.

External links

• Official website