Branston Community Academy
Branston Community Academy, (formerly Branston School and Community College) is a secondary school for 11- to 18-year-old students on Station Road in Branston, Lincolnshire, England.
History
Secondary modern school
Building started in 1955, and it was partly opened in January 1957 as Branston County Secondary Modern.[2] It was built by Bosworth & Wakeford of South Parade, Grantham. It was officially opened by the Earl of Ancaster, the Lord Lieutenant, on Friday 5 July 1957.[3]
By 1959 around 350 pupils were enrolled. The name was shortened to Branston County Secondary School in 1968, and to Branston School in 1970. The headteacher was Mr L Kellett, the school was nine acres and cost £99,133, the furniture cost £11,300.[4]
Comprehensive
The name was changed to Branston School and Community College in 1972, and later shortened to Branston Community College.[5]
The original school consisted of a central block of classrooms, which included a dining hall on the ground floor, and a gymnasium. Woodwork and metalwork workshops were built nearby, while sports changing rooms and greenhouses were at the back. The school for many years ran a house system based on royal houses, with allocated colours: Tudor (yellow), Lancaster (red), Windsor (green), Stuart (blue), York (white) and Hanover (orange). This system has since ended.[6]
Classroom space expanded through increased pupil numbers. A new library and office accommodation block, sports complex, swimming pool, fitness centre, youth wing, sixth form unit, science and language block and house rooms have been added over the years.[7]
Today
In December 2010 the school changed its name from Branston Community College to Branston Community Academy.[8]
Branston has previously held Business and Enterprise Specialist status and was one of the first 18 British schools designated as a Specialist Business and Enterprise College in September 2002.[9] In 2003 the school became a DCSF Pathfinder Enterprise School, and in 2006 it was designated as the regional hub school for Enterprise. In 2005 the College set up a four-year partnership with Lincolnshire Cooperative and it has also been asked by the Specialist Schools Trust to take part in the research project, Capturing Transformation.[10]
According to the Lincolnshire County Council website:
The Library has extensive book, non-book and ICT resources and a large area for private study. The Academy has invested heavily in broadband and wireless technology in addition to the several dedicated, networked ICT rooms.
References
- ^ "Home". Branston Community Academy. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 5 July 1957, page 7
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 5 July 1957, page 7
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 21 November 1969, page 5
- ^ "www.lincstothepast.com/BRANSTON-COMMUNITY-COLLEGE/528743.record?pt=S".
- ^ https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED335745.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Branston Community Academy - Two Storey Extension and Science Block Refurbishment".
- ^ "www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-12327001". BBC News. 31 January 2011.
- ^ "www.lincolnspecialistschools.org.uk/page/cms/57/branston". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
- ^ "www.lincolnspecialistschools.org.uk/page/cms/57/branston". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
External links
- Branston Community Academy- School Website
- BBC Education League Tables – Branston Community College exam results
- Former principal Bruce Douglas on Radio 4
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