Abbeyfield School, Northampton

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Abbeyfield School
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Abbeyfield School, Northampton
Mereway

, ,
NN4 8BU

England
Coordinates 52°12′54″N0°54′12″W / 52.215065°N 0.903435°W / 52.215065; -0.903435
Information
Type Academy
Established1 October 2012
FounderCET (Creative Education Trust)
Department for Education URN 138858 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalFiona Aris
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Website http://www.abbeyfieldschool.org.uk/

Abbeyfield School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Northampton in the English county of Northamptonshire. [1]

It was previously known as Mereway Upper School which had an intake of 13- to 18-year-olds. Due to school reorganisation in Northamptonshire in 2004 the school expanded its intake to 11-year-olds to become a full secondary school, and it was renamed Mereway Community College. The school moved into a new building in 2008 and was renamed Abbeyfield School. In October 2012, the school was converted to academy status sponsored by the Creative Education Trust. [2]

Abbeyfield School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while sixth form students can choose to study from range of A Levels and further BTECs. [3]

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References

  1. "Home". Abbeyfield School. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. "CEAT - The Executive". Abbeyfield School. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. "General Information". Abbeyfield School. Retrieved 2 January 2014.