Grange Academy, Kempston

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Grange Academy
Address
Grange Academy, Kempston
Halsey Road

Kempston
,
Bedfordshire
,
MK42 8AU

England
Coordinates 52°07′16″N0°29′35″W / 52.121°N 0.493°W / 52.121; -0.493 Coordinates: 52°07′16″N0°29′35″W / 52.121°N 0.493°W / 52.121; -0.493
Information
Type Special school;Academy
Established1 March 2013
Department for Education URN 139374 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Age5to 16
Website http://www.grange.beds.sch.uk/

Grange Academy (formerly Grange School) is a coeducational special school located in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. The school accepts pupils between the ages of 5 and 16 years with Moderate Learning Difficulties from all over the Borough of Bedford.

The school is currently organised into two departments:

In October 2009, Bedford Borough Council launched a consultation on the future of special education provision in the borough. The consultation included options to merge Grange School with the nearby Ridgeway School on the Ridgeway site. Another proposal involved merging the two schools with St John's School to create one special school for the whole of the Borough of Bedford. [1] In January 2010, Bedford Borough Council confirmed its intention to merge Grange School and Ridgeway School on the Ridgeway site in the next few years.[ when? ] A new combined school would be rebuilt to accommodate the broader range of pupils that are planned to attend. [2]

However, in May 2012, Grange School submitted an application to become an academy. [3] The application was successful, and the school converted to academy status in March 2013 and was renamed Grange Academy. The school is now independent of Bedford Borough Council control, which will affect the plans for the merger.

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References

  1. ↑ "Parents' fears over special schools plan Bedfordshire on Sunday". Bedsonsunday.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Published on Thursday 21 January 2010 09:54 (21 January 2010). "Special schools shake-up planned - News". Bedford Today. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "University of Bedfordshire | Bedford College & Schools in Bedfordshire | Another school seeks academy status". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2012.


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