Bacon's College is a

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and

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located in

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, England. It was previously a

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, but officially changed to

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status in 2007.

History

Founded in 1703 by Josiah Bacon, a

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, its first location was above the porch of St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, as Bacon's School. It was relocated to nearby Grange Road in 1860 and was subsequently relocated in 1962 to Pages Walk as a mixed secondary modern school. As part of the redevelopment in

it became a CTC in a new campus. The college enjoyed its

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in 2003, and held a Founder's Day service in

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to celebrate the event. Normally its Founder's Day service is held at Southwark Cathedral. Bacon's College opened on its current Rotherhithe site in 1991, moving from its old building in

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. Bacon's College is a 11–19

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school and became sponsored by

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in March 2018. The College opened in 1991 in the heart of Rotherhithe with a new building. Every year 180 students are admitted into the Academy. Students of Bacon's College can use Bacon's College Community Centre, which includes a third generation astroturf football pitch, outdoor netball and tennis courts, indoor cricket nets, and a sports hall. The centre is available for private hire for weddings and conferences.

Notable former pupils

* David Amoo, footballer who plays for Port Vale. * Madeline Duggan,

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who played Lauren Branning on the

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'' *

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, '' Big Brother'' contestant * William Henry Gray, known as W. H. Gray (1808–1896), pioneer settler of South Australia. * Dave Mehmet, footballer who played for Millwall * Blake Harrison, actor who played Neil Sutherland in the E4 comedy ''

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'' * David Haye,

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* Thomas Hicks, better known as

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, singer and actor. Attended in the 1950s when the school was in Grange Road. * Ashley John-Baptiste,

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broadcast journalist and presenter *

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, professional footballer who has represented the

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* Roland Manookian,

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whose works include '' The Football Factory'', ''

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'', and '' The Business'' * Frank Nouble, footballer who plays for Tianjin Songjiang * Ben Watson, Charlton Athletic

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Sources

Official website
* https://web.archive.org/web/20040728062319/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_02.pl?Code=&Mode=Z&School=2106900 * https://web.archive.org/web/20090226190749/http://www.baconsmediacentre.co.uk/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061313/http://www.baconscollege.co.uk/Assets/Uploaded/BaconsCollegeProspectus.pdf

References

{{authority control Former city technology colleges Academies in the London Borough of Southwark Educational institutions established in 1703 1703 establishments in England Secondary schools in the London Borough of Southwark Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Southwark United Learning schools