Summary
All Saints' Academy is a Christian church school[1] in Cheltenham in cooperation with the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester. Construction started in April 2010.[2] The academy opened in September 2011.[3] The project was budgeted to cost nearly £25 million with £2 million on IT equipment.[4] The school replaced Kingsmead and Christ College which opened as recently as 2007 as the county's first joint Roman Catholic and Church of England school.[5]
| All Saints' Academy | |
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Blaisdon Way , GL51 0WH England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Excellence, Inclusion, Christian |
| Established | September 2011 |
| Department for Education URN | 136016 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Liam Wilkinson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,098 |
| Capacity | 1,150 |
| Colour(s) | Red and white |
| Website | www |
Christ College had used the premises formerly occupied by St Benedict's from 1962 to 2007 which had been Catholic secondary School in Cheltenham. The opportunity of having a newly built school on the site of Kingsmead School formerly occupied by Arle School from 1959 to 1995 Kingsmead was closing due to falling numbers having been in special measures[5] and turning the school into an academy justified making a fresh start with a new name. The school has room to educate 1150 students aged 11–18 and the school's specialisms will be science and sport.[6]
All Saints' Academy was rated good after an Ofsted inspection in late 2018.
In May 2010, an Anglo-Saxon settlement was discovered on the site.[3]
References edit
- ^ "The All Saints' Academy Christian Purpose". Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Cheltenham's new All Saints' Academy 'topping out' held". BBC News. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Anglo-Saxon finds at new Cheltenham academy site". BBC News. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Cheltenham says yes to new academy". This is Gloucestershire. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Approval granted for new academy school in Cheltenham". BBC News. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham". Gov.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links edit
- Official website
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