| Type | foundation comprehensive |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | David Akers |
| Chair of Governors | Rose Bruce |
| Specialism | Technology |
| Location | Chickerell Road Weymouth Dorset DT4 9SY England |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| DfE URN | 113902 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,590 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.budmouth.dorset.sch.uk |
Budmouth College is a foundation, comprehensive, DfES designated Technology College for boys and girls situated in Weymouth, Dorset, England.
It consists of a secondary school and is the only school in Weymouth & Portland to also have a Sixth Form. Also on site is the privately owned Budmouth Community sports centre.[1] It teaches over 1,500 students in the 11–18 age range, school years 7 to 14. It teaches GCSEs, As Levels, A Levels and a range of certificate qualifications. Its results are better than average for GCSEs.[2]
It is one of the few schools in Dorset to have a Combined Cadet Force which is open to all students in year 9 or above.[3] The school is named after Thomas Hardy's semi-fictional land of Wessex. Budmouth is located in Chickerell, a suburb of Weymouth and overlooks the Jurassic Coast.
The school has many facilities at the disposal of its students, including:
Its campus overlooks the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The campus has been redeveloped, for occupancy after Easter 2011.[4] The new building was assembled and the students and teachers moved in. Then half of the old school was knocked down in Autumn/Winter 2011, leaving "Clare Tower" which features 'The Centre of Excellence' and 'Sixth Form Only' study areas. The school was formally classified as a Technology College but the status changed in October 2011 and is now just a college.
The new campus includes:
The new campus was intended to have a lot more, including a new Art department and Wildlife conservation area but the college lost some of the funding therefore the plans were changed to make room for more and larger class rooms which would initially have been rebuilt on the footprint of the old building.
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