Broadlands Academy is a
secondary school in
Keynsham,
Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority district in England. Bath and North East Somerset Council was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon. It is part of the Cer ...
, England. Formerly known as Broadlands School founded in 1935, the academy opened in December 2012. The school, which had specialist
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics
Mathemati ...
and
Engineering College status, has 603 students between the ages of 11 and 16 years, as of 2019.
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The academy is located near the north-west edge of the ]Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority district in England. Bath and North East Somerset Council was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon. It is part of the Cer ...
local authority area, and attracts many of its pupils from outside the local authority area. In 2006, 69% of pupils came from Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
and South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming ...
. This led the local authority to consider amalgamating the school with the nearby Wellsway School
Wellsway School is a mixed comprehensive school on the eastern side of Keynsham, Somerset, England, for students aged 11 to 18. In November 2021, there were 1,266 students attending the school, which is run by Futura Learning Partnership and h ...
, though in 2010 a decision was made not to proceed with this proposal.
In July 2012, Justine Hocking (who worked alongside students and staff to ensure that the school would remain open in 2010) stepped down as head after working at the school for 10 years.
Broadlands converted to an academy with the Academies Enterprise Trust
The Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is a multi-academy trust in England. It is a non-profit, educational charitable trust, which sponsors schools with academy status.
History
Formally established in 2008 by the Greensward Charitable Trust (est ...
in December 2012. Mr Dean Anderson took over from Richard Williams (interim head Sep – Dec 2012) as Headteacher of Broadlands Academy in January 2013. Mr James Hall was the head of the school from 2017. The Principal since July 2020 has been Miss Louise Hamilton.
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Academies in Bath and North East Somerset
Educational institutions established in 1935
Keynsham
1935 establishments in England
Secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset
Academies Enterprise Trust