Daubeney Academy

Academy in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England

52°06′49″N 0°29′08″W / 52.1137°N 0.4855°W / 52.1137; -0.4855InformationFormer nameDaubeney Middle SchoolTypeAcademyEstablished1972 (1972)Local authorityBedford Borough CouncilTrustChiltern Learning TrustDepartment for Education URN138067 TablesOfstedReportsHead of schoolChris Carter ^[1]GenderCoeducationalAge range11–16Enrolment500 (2024) ^[2]Capacity600^[2]Websitewww.daubeneyacademy.co.uk

Daubeney Academy (formerly Daubeney Middle School) is an 11–16 coeducational secondary school located in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. It was established in 1972 and is part of the Chiltern Learning Trust.^[3]^[4]

History

The school was established in 1972 as Daubeney Middle School, a middle school for ages 9–13, named after the Manor of Kempston Daubeney (named after Sir Giles Daubeney and his descendants). It converted to an academy in April 2012 and renamed Daubeney Academy. It became a secondary school after changing its age range to 11–16 following a three-year transition that began in 2017.^[5]^[6]

Academics

Daubeney Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.^[7]

References

^ "Contact". Daubeney Academy. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Daubeney Academy". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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^ "Daubeney School Kempston". Bedford Borough Council. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ McCann, Eilish (12 September 2017). "Daubeney Becomes a Centre of Excellence". IQM. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "Daubeney Challenger Academy | Curriculum".