Bacon's College

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Bacon's College
Motto	Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Established	1703
Type	Academies
Specialism	Digital Media
Location	Timber Pond Road Rotherhithe London SE16 6AT England Coordinates: 51°30′07″N 0°02′28″W / 51.50195°N 0.0411°W / 51.50195; -0.0411
Local authority	Southwark
DfE URN	135401
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–19
Website	baconscollege.co.uk

Bacon's College is a secondary school and sixth form college in England, located in Rotherhithe, London. Bacon's College was one of the handful of CTCs, however it officially changed to Academy status in 2007.

History

Founded in 1703 by Josiah Bacon, the college enjoyed its tercentenary in 2003, and held a grand Founder's Day service in St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the event. Normally its Founder's Day service is held at Southwark Cathedral.

Information on the College

Bacon's College opened on its current Rotherhithe site in 1991, moving from its old building in [Bermondsey]. Bacon's College is a high achieving 11–19 Church of England-sponsored Academy. The College opened in 1991 in the heart of London Docklands with a new building. The College promotes itself as having excellent and outstanding facilities and resources. Every year 180 students are admitted into the Academy.

Students are taught: English; Mathematics; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Religious Education; History; Design and Technology; Modern Foreign Languages (French, German and Spanish); Geography; Art and Textiles; Physical Education; Media Studies; Drama and Music.

Heads of departments

The current heads of departments are shown in the table below.

Department	Head
Maths	Mr S Knight
Science	Mr G Wilson
Religious Education	Ms S Head
English	Ms C Williams
Modern Languages	Ms H Parker
Geography	Ms A Hall
History	Ms E Oliver
Physical Education	Ms S Ponulak
Performing Arts	Mr C Pearson
Information Technology	Ms G Nayer
Art and Technology	Ms R Veldtman
Personal, Social, and Health Education	Mr N Lawrence
Learning Development	Mr M Simpson
Year 7	Mr A Walthaus
Year 8	Ms M Henderson
Year 9	Ms P Fernandez (acting)
Year 10	Mr T Sargeant
Year 11	Ms A Robinson
Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9)	Ms J Day
Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11)	Ms C Bateson
Key Stage 5 (Years 12 and 13)	Ms E James
Deputy KS5	Mr C Hall

Notable alumni

Current and former students include:

Jade Goody, Big Brother contestant ^{[citation needed]}
David Haye, boxer ^{[citation needed]}
Ben Watson, Wigan footballer ^{[citation needed]}
Roland Manookian, actor whose works include The Football Factory, Goodbye Charlie Bright, and The Business ^{[citation needed]}
Madeline Duggan, actress who played Lauren Branning on the BBC1 soap EastEnders. ^{[citation needed]}
David Amoo, footballer who plays for Liverpool F.C. ^{[citation needed]}
Frank Nouble, footballer who plays for West Ham United F.C. ^{[citation needed]}
Billy Mehmet, footballer who plays for Perth Glory ^{[citation needed]}
Blake Harrison, actor who plays Neil Sutherland in the E4 comedy The Inbetweeners ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

v t e Schools and colleges in Southwark

Primary schools	Globe Academy Lyndhurst Primary School

Secondary schools	ARK All Saints Academy Bacon's College The Charter School City of London Academy Globe Academy Harris Academy at Peckham Harris Academy Bermondsey Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich Kingsdale Foundation School Notre Dame High School Sacred Heart Catholic School St Michael's Catholic College St Saviour's and St Olave's School St Thomas the Apostle College Walworth Academy

Special schools	Spa School

Independent schools	Alleyn's School Dulwich College Dulwich College Preparatory School James Allen's Girls' School

Further education colleges	LeSoCo The Urban Academy

Defunct schools	Camberwell Collegiate School Royal Naval School St Saviour's Grammar School

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