Marine Academy Plymouth

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Marine Academy Plymouth
Address
Marine Academy Plymouth
Trevithick Road

Plymouth
,
Devon
,
PL5 2AF

England
Coordinates 50°24′22″N4°10′33″W / 50.40617°N 4.17577°W / 50.40617; -4.17577 Coordinates: 50°24′22″N4°10′33″W / 50.40617°N 4.17577°W / 50.40617; -4.17577
Information
Type Academy
Department for Education URN 147967 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalLeigh Withers [1]
Gender Mixed
Age3to 19 [1]
Houses
  •   Pegasus
  •   Kraken
  •   Phoenix
  •   Griffin
PublicationMAPNews
Website www.marineacademy.org.uk

Marine Academy Plymouth (formerly Tamarside Community College) is a mixed all-through school located in the King's Tamerton area of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. [2] The school includes a nursery, primary, secondary and sixth form section.

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Previously a community school administered by Plymouth City Council, Tamarside Community College was converted to academy status on 1 September 2010 and was renamed Marine Academy Plymouth. As an academy the school is sponsored by Plymouth University, Cornwall College and Plymouth City Council. [3]

Academics

Marine Academy Plymouth offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels, Cambridge Nationals and further BTECs. The school also offers some vocational courses in conjunction with Cornwall College. [4]

School buildings

Marine Academy Primary (MAP2)

Marine Academy Primary is part of the first all-through school in Plymouth. Until Easter 2014 MAP2 was based in the remaining 1930s buildings after the new buildings were created for the Secondary side of the school. When the pupils returned after the Easter Holidays the newly created Marine Academy Primary building based south of the main campus was opened. Part of this new building is shared with the Sixth Form.

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References

  1. 1 2 Edubase
  2. ↑ "Marine Academy Plymouth (MAP)". Marineacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Sponsors | Marine Academy Plymouth (MAP)". Marineacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Curriculum | Marine Academy Plymouth (MAP)". Marineacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2014.


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