Budmouth Academy (formerly Budmouth College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form situated in Weymouth, Dorset, overlooking the Jurassic Coast in England.[1] It is named after the semi-fictional town of Budmouth (based on Weymouth) in Thomas Hardy's novels.
| Budmouth Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Chickerell Road , , DT4 9SY England | |
| Coordinates | 50°36′40″N 2°29′28″W / 50.6111°N 2.4911°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Trust | Aspirations Academies Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 147443 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Mike Hoffmann |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,515 |
| Website | https://www.budmouth-aspirations.org/ |
Facilities
editThe school caters for over 1,500 students in the 11-18 range (school years 7-13), and is the only school in Weymouth to have a sixth form. The facilities include extensive playing fields covering 12 acres (49,000 m2), netball and tennis courts, several design studios, and a photography workshop. Also forming part of the site is the privately-owned Budmouth Community Sports Centre, which opened in 2003.[2]
2018 OFSTED report and aftermath
editIn June 2018, Budmouth College - which had been rated "outstanding" in 2010 and 2013 - was deemed to be "inadequate" by Ofsted inspectors.[3] Four months later Ofsted inspector Steve Smith was reported as saying the school had improved following the removal of its "dysfunctional governing body".[4] In September 2019, the school became an academy, sponsored by the Aspiration Academy Trust, and was renamed Budmouth Academy.[5] The school closed on 31 August 2019[6] pending its academisation.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Home". Budmouth Academy. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Budmouth Community Sports Centre official website. Budmouthsports.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Damning OFSTED report for Weymouth's Budmouth College", Dorset Echo, 14 June 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Budmouth School has been praised for improvements after a damning OFSTED report", Dorset Echo, 11 October 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Budmouth College announces takeover by Aspirations Academy Trust", Dorset Echo, 22 January 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "'Get Information About Schools' - Budmouth College, gov.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Budmouth WILL convert to academy, says education secretary", Dorset Echo, 23 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.