Bucklers Mead Academy

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Bucklers Mead Academy
Bucklers Mead School logo.png
Address
Bucklers Mead Academy
St John's Road

, ,
BA21 4NH (SAT NAV BA21 4FE)

England
Coordinates 50°57′24″N2°37′24″W / 50.9566°N 2.6233°W / 50.9566; -2.6233
Information
Type Academy
MottoEducating with care to succeed
Established1957 (school built)
Specialist Technology College
Department for Education URN 137193 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherMark Lawrence [1]
GenderMixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment906 as of 2014 [2]
HousesHawks (Blue), Eagles (Red), Falcons (Yellow), Kestrels (Green)
Colour(s)Purple & Black
Website http://bucklersmead.com/

Buckler's Mead Academy is a secondary school and specialist Technology College in Yeovil, Somerset, England. As of 2014, it has 907 students between the ages of 11 and 16. [2] The school offers a range of subjects including art, beliefs and values, citizenship, drama, geography, history, mathematics, modern foreign languages, music, physical education and technology. In August 2011, the school became an academy.

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Year groups

The school is split like most other secondary schools in England into five-year groups ranging from 7 through to 11. Each year group contains approximately 200 students, separated into six groups of around 30 students called tutor groups. Each tutor group has a form tutor. Tutor groups meet once a day for registration, in the morning at the very beginning of the school day, 8:30. Every year group is led by a year coordinator.

Ofsted inspection judgements

As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2019, with a judgement of Inadequate. [3]

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References

  1. "Directors". 13 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Bucklers Mead Academy". Ofsted. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. Willis, Malcolm (2019). "Inspection of Buckler's Mead Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 24 January 2021.