Thomas Deacon Academy

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Thomas Deacon Academy
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Address
Thomas Deacon Academy
Queen's Gardens

Peterborough
,
Cambridgeshire
,
PE1 2UW

England
Coordinates 52°35′15″N0°14′03″W / 52.5876°N 0.2341°W / 52.5876; -0.2341
Information
Type Academy
Established2007
Local authority Peterborough City Council
TrustThomas Deacon Education Trust
Department for Education URN 135263 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalEmily Gaunt
Gender Mixed
Age7to 19
Enrolment2200
HousesSandown, Milton, Highfield, Castle, Atherstone, Trinity
Website http://www.thomasdeaconacademy.com/

The Thomas Deacon Academy is a mixed gender academy complex in the north of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, comprising the Thomas Deacon Academy Secondary School and sixth form and The Junior Academy for Key Stage 2 students.

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Thomas Deacon Academy

The Thomas Deacon Academy is an academy located in Peterborough, England. Built by contractors Laing O'Rourke to a design by Foster and Partners and Buro Happold, the academy's construction began in June 2005, and it opened to students in September 2007. The academy houses approximately 2,200 students ranging from ages 11–19 and was built on the site of Deacon's School in Queen's Gardens, Dogsthorpe. [1] In the summer of 2016, it partnered with The Voyager Academy, eventually forming the Thomas Deacon Academy Education Trust. [2]

The total cost of the Thomas Deacon Academy is estimated at £46.4 million. [3] The Peterborough Evening Telegraph has reported that this had risen to £50 million. [4] Contributors to the academy include Peterborough City Council, Perkins Engines and Deacon's School Trust, [5] a charity created by the will of Thomas Deacon in 1721.

The teaching and student bodies combined the students and staff of three local schools: Deacon's School, John Mansfield School and Hereward Community College, all of which closed in July 2007. Thus allowing The academy to open in September of the same year. The academy initially offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to its sixth form students as an alternative to A-Levels, but abandoned it in 2009 due to the IB being not cost-effective for the small number of students who choose to do it.

An average day at the Academy starts at 8.45am and finishes at 3pm, but students may also attend after-school activities and additional lessons. [6] The extra lessons can extend for a maximum of 2 hours after the end of the school day and are only scheduled for pupils in Key Stages 4 and 5. The school attracted controversy because it lacked a playground and no outside breaks were planned. [1] [3] [6]

Junior College

The Junior College opened in September 2014. Functioning as a junior school, it accepts students between the ages of 7 and 11, within four separate, age grouped, 'school years' in accordance with the standard within the U.K. system, [7] currently Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6, or the entirety of Key Stage 2. [8] This cost of this new building is estimated to be around £7.2 million. [9] The current head teacher of this school is Lucy Burks.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Voyager Academy taken over by Thomas Deacon Academy Trust". www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Peterborough Telegraph. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Geraldine Hackett (6 May 2007). "All work, no play at Blair flagship school". The Times . Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  4. ↑ Asha Mehta (16 August 2007). "'I hope the children are also excited about this as I am'". The Evening Telegraph. Peterborough Today. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Deacon's School Trust, registered charity no. 311852". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  6. 1 2 Anushka Asthana (26 August 2007). "No break, no bells in school of the future". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  7. ↑ Redbridge. "What year group is my child in?".
  8. ↑ The Education Website. "Schools Information Page".
  9. ↑ David Seymour (23 October 2013). "Image released of new £7.2m Thomas Deacon Junior Academy". The Evening Telegraph. Peterborough Today.
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