Lincroft Academy

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Lincroft Academy
Address
Lincroft Academy
Station Road


,
MK43 7RE

Coordinates 52°10′08″N0°31′16″W / 52.16893°N 0.52100°W / 52.16893; -0.52100
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Bedford Borough Council
TrustCambridge Meridian Academies Trust
Department for Education URN 136471 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Academy PrincipalEmma Appadoo
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 16
Website www.lincroft.beds.sch.uk

Lincroft Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Oakley in the English county of Bedfordshire. [1]

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It was established as a secondary modern school in the early 1960s on land that was part of Oakley Grange. In the early 1970s it became a middle school educating pupils aged 9 to 13. In February 2011 the school converted to academy status and adopted its present name. [2] In 2017 it became a secondary school educating pupils aged 11 to 16.

Today the school forms part of the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust which includes 25 schools. [3]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. "Home - Lincroft Academy". www.lincroft.beds.sch.uk.
  2. "Lincroft School Oakley". bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk. 21 June 2019.
  3. "CMAT Academies Archive". CMAT.