Burnham Grammar School

Burnham Grammar School (BGS) is a co-educational grammar school in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. In October 2011 the school became an academy.[1] It takes students aged 11–18, with approximately 900 on roll.[2]

Burnham Grammar School
Address
Hogfair Lane

Burnham
,
Buckinghamshire
,
SL1 7HG

England
Coordinates51.5323°N 0.6522°W / 51.5323; -0.6522
Information
TypeAcademy Grammar School
MottoEmbracing Challenge
Established1960
Local authorityAcademy
SpecialistScience, Maths and Languages
Department for Education URN137564 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherDr. Andrew J Gillespie
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment923
Houses  Winton
  Roosevelt
  King
  Ali
Colour(s)Yellow, Red, Blue and Green (respectively)
Websitehttp://www.burnhamgrammar.org.uk/

The school has an all-weather full-sized tiger-turf sports pitch that the Wycombe Wanderers first team occasionally train on, complete with floodlights and changing room facilities.

In September 2004 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status as a Science College.[3]

In May 2011 the school applied for academy status in order to be released from Local Education Authority (LEA) control.

The school has a vertical tutoring system and students are split into four houses:

The current headteacher is Dr Andrew Gillespie, who took over from Catherine Long in January 2008. Previous to this, he was a regular teacher at the school.

For the last seven years, Burnham Grammar School has been the location of "Lighthouse Burnham".[4] Lighthouse is a holiday week for children run by Christians from many local churches.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Open academies map and schools submitting applications". Department for Education. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. "Burnham Grammar School". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  3. "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006.
  4. Mike Bird. "Burnham". Lighthouse Admin.
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