Bristnall Hall Academy (formerly Bristnall Hall Technology College and Bristnall Hall High School) is a

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with academy status located in Oldbury,

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, England.

History

The school was opened in 1929 to serve the expanding Warley area of Oldbury, and was initially a secondary modern school for pupils who did not pass their

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- those who did attended Oldbury Grammar School (on becoming a comprehensive in 1974, later known as Langley High) or Oldbury Technical School. The attainment gap between Bristnall and the other local schools closed during the late 1970s when all the local secondary schools became

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s. The school received Technology College status in 2005. In 2006, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council announced plans to merge Bristnall with nearby Langley High School. However, it was announced in 2007 that the school would be rebuilt on the site of Langley High School as part of the

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scheme. Langley High School merged with nearby Warley High School to become Oldbury College of Sport (now

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). The school opened its Sixth Form Centre within the School at the start of the 2010 academic year to Post-16 Students. The school became an academy in December 2012 and was renamed Bristnall Hall Academy supported by the

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. In October 2019, the school announced plans to build an extension to the academy. In 2021, the number of students allowed to join the academy increased from 190 to 210.

References

External links

Bristnall Hall Academy official website
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