King's Academy Easthampstead Park (formerly Easthampstead Park Community School) is a

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and

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located in

Bracknell Bracknell () is a town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Built-up Area, Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the borough of Bracknell Forest. It lies to the east of Re ...

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, England. The school was opened in 1972 at which time it occupied the mansion that is now Easthampstead Park Conference Centre. Its first Headteacher was Derrick Hurd who had previously been the first Headteacher at

John Mason School John Mason School (JMS) is a secondary school with sixth form in the town of Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Named after English diplomat and spy Sir John Mason, the school opened in September 1960. It shares its sixth from, JMF6 Abingdon, wi ...

in Abingdon. In 1995 the school moved into its current site It was designated as a

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in 2009, and also won The Diana Anti Bullying award. for their work in peer mentoring. Previously a community school administered by

Bracknell Forest Council Bracknell Forest Council, also known as Bracknell Forest Borough Council, is the local authority for Bracknell Forest, a local government district with borough status in Berkshire, England. Since 1998, the council has been a unitary authority, be ...

, in November 2022 Easthampstead Park Community School converted to academy status and was renamed King's Academy Easthampstead Park. The school is now sponsored by the King's Group Academies.

References

External links

School website
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