Buckler's Mead Academy is a secondary school and specialist Technology College in Yeovil, Somerset, England. As of 2014, it has 907 students between the ages of 11 and 16.[2] The school offers a range of subjects including art, beliefs and values, citizenship, drama, geography, history, mathematics, modern foreign languages, music, physical education and technology. In August 2011, the school became an academy.
| Bucklers Mead Academy | |
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St John's Road , , BA21 4NH (SAT NAV BA21 4FE) England | |
| Coordinates | 50°57′24″N 2°37′24″W / 50.9566°N 2.6233°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Educating with care to succeed |
| Established | 1957 (school built) |
| Specialist | Technology College |
| Department for Education URN | 137193 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Mark Lawrence[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 906 as of 2014[2] |
| Houses | Hawks (Blue), Eagles (Red), Falcons (Yellow), Kestrels (Green) |
| Colour(s) | Purple & Black |
| Website | http://bucklersmead.com/ |
Year groups edit
The school is split like most other secondary schools in England into five-year groups ranging from 7 through to 11. Each year group contains approximately 200 students, separated into six groups of around 30 students called tutor groups. Each tutor group has a form tutor. Tutor groups meet once a day for registration, in the morning at the very beginning of the school day, 8:30. Every year group is led by a year coordinator.
Ofsted inspection judgements edit
As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2019, with a judgement of Inadequate.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Directors". 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Bucklers Mead Academy". Ofsted. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Willis, Malcolm (2019). "Inspection of Buckler's Mead Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links edit
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