Etonbury Academy

Etonbury Academy
Motto	'Amazing things happen here'
Established	2011
Type	Extended Secondary School academy
Headteacher	Mr Alex Prior Sept 2014-
Location	Arlesey Bedfordshire England
DfE number	823/4004
DfE URN	137632 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Gender	Mixed
Ages	9–16
Houses	Thatchers, Foresters, Carters & Saddlers
Colours	Navy and Light Blue
Website	Etonbury

Etonbury Academy (formerly Etonbury Middle School) is an extended secondary school with academy status that is located in Central Bedfordshire, catering for the 9 – 16 age range; each split across Year 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. The Ofsted rating is Good following an inspection on 11th-12th October 2012. Expected number of students on roll for September 2016 is appx 830 with further expansion in every subsequent year. In July 2015 the school achieved the best SATS results in its history.

Senior staff

From September 2015 the senior leadership team consists of the Principal, Mr Alex Prior, with two Vice-principals, Chris Redding and Trudie Squires, the SENDCO, Amy Mew, the Key Stage 4 Development Manager Ravi Baga, and Head of Admininstration and Support Services Vicky Lockey.

Development

The academy is to undergoing major investment, development and expansion - and became a full extended secondary school covering the age range 9-16 years on September 1st 2016. Major new building already completed includes classroom blocks, a new study centre, multimedia and drama studio, rooftop art rooms and art terraces, Design Technology workshops, Science Labs, new management offices and The Pendleton (named for Victoria Pendleton CBE who was a student at the school) community sports and fitness centre along with a 3G AstroTurf pitch.

A Sixth Form provision will be added in 2019.

References

External links

http://www.etonbury.org.uk/

Schools in Bedfordshire¹

Middle	Alban Ashton Beauchamp Etonbury Goldington Harrold St Gregory's RC Westfield

Secondary	All Saints Academy Ashcroft High School Bedford Academy Bedford Free School Biddenham International School Cardinal Newman RC School Castle Newnham School Cedars Upper School The Chalk Hills Academy Challney High School for Boys Challney High School for Girls Denbigh High School Harlington Upper School Hastingsbury Business and Enterprise College Houghton Regis Academy Icknield High School Lealands High School Lea Manor High School Manshead School Mark Rutherford School Putteridge High School Queensbury Academy Redborne Upper School St Thomas More RC School Samuel Whitbread Academy Sandy Upper School Sharnbrook Upper School Stockwood Park Academy Stopsley High School Stratton Upper School The Studio School Luton UTC Central Bedfordshire Vandyke Upper School Wootton Upper School

Independent	Bedford Girls' School Bedford Modern School Bedford Preparatory School Bedford School Rabia School Rushmoor School St Andrew's School

Special	The Chiltern School Grange Academy Ivel Valley School Oak Bank School Ridgeway School St John's School Weatherfield Academy Woodlands Secondary School

Sixth form and FE colleges	Barnfield College Bedford College Central Bedfordshire College Kimberley College Luton Sixth Form College Shuttleworth College Stella Mann College

Former	Bedford High School Dame Alice Harpur School Dunstable Grammar School

¹includes schools in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton.

Coordinates: 52°01′11″N 0°14′48″W / 52.0197°N 0.2466°W / 52.0197; -0.2466

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