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| The Baverstock Academy | |
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501 Bells Lane , , B14 5TL England | |
| Coordinates | 52°24′18″N 1°53′29″W / 52.4050°N 1.8913°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Strive to Succeed |
| Established | 1983 |
| Founder | Roger Perks OBE |
| Closed | 2017 |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Department for Education URN | 139738 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Jordan Keen |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 0 as of July 2017[update] |
| Colour(s) | Yellow, navy blue and black |
| Website | www |
The Baverstock Academy (formerly Baverstock Foundation School and Specialist Sports College) was a mixed secondary school and sixth form college, located on the southern edge of the Birmingham outer city ward of Druids Heath.
Due to its outstanding sports facilities, it became one of the first to gain Specialist Sports College status in September 2002 before the Specialist Schools initiative was discontinued but then became a member of the Specialist Schools Trust. Baverstock also held Artsmark Gold, Schools Achievement and Sportsmark awards. With many past students representing Great Britain in many sporting competitions. The school was also a TEEP Training School and part of the National Literacy Trust programme.
The school was placed in special measures after an "inadequate" inspection result in September 2014.[1] An inspection in February 2016 concluded that special measures should continue[2] although Ofsted in June 2016 stated the school was 'substantially' making improvements to the removal of special measures status. The academy was awarded The Good Schools Guide accreditation in 2016 for better performance by Boys taking Engineering at GCSE level than at any other Comprehensive School in England.[3]
The school closed in 2017[4] and was demolished in November 2020.[5]
- ^ "School report: Inspection dates 24-25 September 2014" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Special measures monitoring inspection of The Baverstock Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "The Baverstock Academy, Birmingham".
- ^ "The entire contents of this doomed school put up for sale". 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Memories flood in as much-loved Birmingham school is bulldozed". 12 November 2020.