Bourne End Academy

Bourne End Academy, previously 'The Wye Valley School', is a co-educational secondary school in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England. It is a secondary school, which takes pupils from the age of 11 to 18. The school is much smaller than an average secondary school, with just under 800 pupils attending every year.[1]

Bourne End Academy
Address
New Road

Bourne End
,
Buckinghamshire
,
SL8 5BW

England
Coordinates51°34′51″N 0°42′20″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoBelieve, Engage, Aspire
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
Department for Education URN146518 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMr L. Muhammad 2019-present
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment600
Colour(s)Burgundy and Black   
Websitehttps://bourneendacademy.e-act.org.uk/

In September 1998 the school was awarded specialist school status as a Sports College and furthermore, in 2012, the school was awarded the status of a specialist Science College, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).[2]

Bourne End Academy is also one of only a number of schools in the area to possess a special department for students on the Autistic spectrum, named as the A.R.P. (Additional Resources Provision) Department.

The academy offers a range of different opportunities to all pupils, including extra curricular clubs. In 2012 Wye Valley achieved 47% A*-C grades (including English and Mathematics) at GCSE with the results below national level placing it in the 4th quantile in comparison to other schools. In 2017, Bourne End Academy achieved 65% A*-C grades (including English and Mathematics) at GCSE.[3] In 2018 the school's GCSE results were -0.28, below average. In 2019 the school's GCSE results declined to -0.49 below average.

The school's main entrance, situated on New Road.

The school was put into a state of 'Special Measures' after both the school, and its management, were classified as 'Inadequate' by Ofsted in January 2013.[3] After the report, the school's governing body was disbanded, and an Interim Executive Board (IEB) was imposed, which as of March 2014, is still in place. As of 2017, the school judged by Ofsted to require improvement but still part of an Interim Executive Board.

in September 2018 the school was taken over by E-ACT and as such has no Ofsted rating. In 2014 E-ACT downsized and 10 schools were re-brokered to other multi-academy trusts. It has since started expanding again. Pupils from E-ACT Burnham Park Academy, which has closed due to falling pupil numbers, have been offered the opportunity of transferring to Bourne End Academy.

A-Levels

Bourne End Academy currently has a 6th form for students studying AS Levels and A2 Levels.

Bourne End Academy is also part of a partnership of four schools to allow students at their school to additionally study Physics, Further Mathematics, Sociology and Psychology at Wycombe High School, as the School was no longer able to supply these subjects due to a teacher shortage in the relevant subjects.

References
  1. "Schools Directory". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2006.
  2. "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
  3. "Ofsted School Data Dashboard for The Wye Valley School". Ofsted. 2012. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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