Knole Academy
The Knole Academy is a secondary school in Sevenoaks, Kent, England that was opened in September 2010, as a result of the amalgamation of the Wildernesse School (for boys) and Bradbourne School (for girls).[1]
| Knole Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks , England | |
| Coordinates | 51°17′13″N 0°11′2″E / 51.28694°N 0.18389°ECoordinates: 51°17′13″N 0°11′2″E / 51.28694°N 0.18389°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 2010 |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Trust | Knole Academy Trust UID 3664 |
| Department for Education URN | 136128 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | David Collins |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1162 |
| Sponsors | Gordon Phillips (Chairman of Glen Care), Sevenoaks School and Kent County Council (KCC). |
| Website | www |
The site
The former Bradbourne site was selected for the new academy. This had to be a sensitive development as the site lies right at the edge of the metropolitan Green Belt. The location of the new building was selected to respect the overall use pattern of the site, and to enable construction whilst the existing buildings remained in use. The site had an existing building footprint of 4,912 m2 (52,870 sq ft) to which would be added – 2,761 m2 (29,720 sq ft) which makes up 8% of the total site area. There is 19,968 m2 (214,930 sq ft) of general recreational space with 22,145 m2 (238,370 sq ft) of sports pitches and viewing areas. There is 30,684 m2 (330,280 sq ft) of landscaping and 13,164 m2 (141,700 sq ft) of parking and service roadways.[2]
To the north of the three-storey new building are two sports halls and the music teaching accommodation. To the south set at an angle that follows the contours of the site are the specialist classrooms, toilets and office space. Art has the top floor, science has the middle floor and construction and technology on the ground floor. General classrooms are in the existing building.[2]
The sites of the previous schools were used during the construction of the new Academy buildings which weren't completed until 2015. On merger, not all of the students from Wildernesse moved over immediately; the merger of students was only completed in September 2011. Since then, the site at Knole East (Wildernesse) has been used to site Trinity Free School, Sevenoaks and Weald of Kent Grammar School Annex.[3]
Academics
The school is currently rated 'Good'.[4]
Previous schools
The Wildernesse School was a single sex high School for boys aged eleven to nineteen. It had Specialist School status for Mathematics and Computing. Other than the English motto taken from a letter to Sir Philip Sidney from his father, the school had a Latin motto: Non Nobis Solum (English: "Not for ourselves alone"). The school closed in July 2010, becoming part of the Knole Academy at the start of the autumn term in September 2010.[5]
The Bradbourne School was a girls 11–18, high school with a 6th form that hosted about 860 students. It closed in 2010.[6]
Former Wildernesse School
Former Bradbourne School
Former pupils
- From Wildernesse
- Anton du Beke, choreographer
- Jerome Flynn, actor and singer
- Murray Lachlan Young, broadcaster
- John Salako, footballer
- Matthew Wilson, garden designer and broadcaster
References
- ^ "Knole Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Three storey academy building at Knole Academy – SE/12/1163" (PDF). democracy.kent.gov.uk/documents. KCC. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Planning documents s46963 Appendix D3" (PDF). democracy.kent.gov.uk. KCC. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Ofsted Report 2107". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "The Bradbourne School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links
Media related to Knole Academy at Wikimedia Commons
- Director, Operations (2009). "Proposed closure of Bradbourne (foundation) School for girls and Wildernesse (foundation) School for boys to replace with a Government funded academy" (PDF). democracy.kent.gov.uk. School Organisation Advisory Board. Retrieved 1 April 2021.