Brompton Academy
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Marlborough Road , , ME7 5HT England | |
| Coordinates | 51°22′59″N 0°32′21″E / 51.3831°N 0.5393°E |
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| Type | Academy |
| Local authority | Medway Council |
| Trust | University of Kent Academies Trust UID: 16829 |
| Department for Education URN | 136107 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Dan Walters [1] |
| Staff | 170 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Enrolment | 1,400 (2019)[2] |
| Capacity | 1,400[2] |
| Website | www |
Brompton Academy is an 11–18 mixed, secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Gillingham, Kent, England. It is part of the University of Kent Academies Trust.
History
[edit]Brompton Academy was originally called The Great Lines School. It was built in the 1950s adjacent to the Great Lines, in Gillingham. Gillingham was a military town that supported the Royal Engineers and their barracks and the Chatham Naval Dockyard. As a consequence families were very mobile.[3] It opened with 270 pupils in April 1957, as a secondary modern school and the first co-educational school in Gillingham.[4] In June 1959, it became Upbury Manor school [5] and was officially re-opened by actress Dame Edith Evans O.B.E.[4]
University of Kent Academies Trust
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| Founded | 27 August 2010 |
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| Type | Multi-academy Trust |
| Registration no. | 07185018 |
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| UID 16829 | |
It later became New Brompton College and is now known as Brompton Academy. The Brompton Academy opened in 2010.[6] The University of Kent is a 'Lead Sponsor' of the Academy, because of its ability to help provide support for the Academy's science specialism.[7] Medway Council is the co-sponsor.[8]
From 2017, Chatham Grammar School for Girls and Brompton Academy's sixth-forms have merged into one big sixth-form named the University of Kent Academies Trust (UKAT). Both schools are a part of the newly formed Academies Trust, of which the CEO is Mr. A. Osborne.[9]
School performance and inspections
[edit]Brompton Academy has been awarded a “Requires Improvement” score from Ofsted; the school was inspected between 21 and 22 September 2022.[citation needed]
Buildings
[edit]The school has undergone a renovation. As part of the new redevelopment, all of the existing school buildings have been replaced with a new building, except for the existing reception building, which has been retained as part of the design. BAM Construction (part of BAM Nuttall) won the £80m contract to design and build three new academy schools for Medway Council, including Brompton Academy, Strood Academy and Bishop of Rochester Academy.[10]
Extra curricular
[edit]Pupils from the school were chosen to form part of a "guard of honour" for athletes at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games, displaying artistic creations their school made to celebrate the event.[11]
Controversies
[edit]In 2010, a boy was sent home for wearing red socks. The school also sends students home for too skinny trousers and chewing gum.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Staffing - Brompton Academy".
- ^ a b "Brompton Academy". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Mair, Elizabeth; Lingard, Sarah; Al-Afaleq, Hanna; Mayor, Helen; Noret, Nathalie (2015). "The Educational Attainment of Army Children" (PDF). The Unit for Child & Youth Studies. York: York St John University. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Medway Schools". 8 September 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Smith, Victor T.C. (2011). "Kent's Twentieth Century Military and Civil Defences. Part 2 – Medway". Archaeologia Cantiana. 131: 159–196.
- ^ Boyle, Danny (9 December 2011). "Brompton Academy looks to future". kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "University helps Brompton Academy celebrate official opening in style". kent.ac.uk. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ http://www.bromptonacademy.org.uk/academy%20website/Downloads/Vacancies/Application_Packs/08-10-12%20-%20Brompton%20Academy%20Application%20Pack%20-%20Maths%20Teacher.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "To all the parents/carere=s or Brompton Academy" (PDF). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "The New Brompton Academy in Medway". 26 October 2011.
- ^ Murphy, Chris (27 May 2012), "School pupils to form guard of honour for 2012 athletes", Kent on Sunday, KOS Media
- ^ Boyle, Danny (8 October 2010). "Boy sent home from Brompton Academy in Gillingham for wearing red socks". kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Upbury Manor". www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
