Barnfield Sandy Academy
Coordinates: 52°08′13″N 0°17′24″W / 52.137°N 0.290°W
| Type | Comprehensive |
|---|---|
| Principal | Ms B Hare |
| Founder | Sir Peter Birkett |
| Location |
Engayne Avenue Sandy Bedfordshire SG19 1BL England |
| DfE number | 823/4078 |
| Ofsted | Pre-academy reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Publication | Sandy Upper School Broadcast |
| Website | www.sandyupper.net |
Sandy Upper School and Community Sports College (Soon to be Barnfield Sandy Academy) is a coeducational upper school, located in Sandy, Bedfordshire, England.
The school educates 13 - 16 year olds, mainly from the town of Sandy, Great Barford, Potton and the surrounding villages. In addition, the school offers further education for 16 - 18 year olds through its sixth form department.[1]
Sandy Upper School was designated as a specialist Sports College in 2003. As a result of this, the school improved its sporting facilities and hired specialised and dedicated sports teaching staff.[2]
The school received a 'Inadequate' inspection rating from Ofsted at the start of 2013 and was placed in special measures. On the 15/01/2013, chair of the governing body, Richard Banks announced that on the 7/01/2013 the Governing Body of Sandy Upper School voted to enter into advanced negotiations with the Barnfield Federation, with the intention of Sandy Upper School becoming a sponsored academy[3]
The move to academy status under the Barnfield Federation was confirmed. Sandy Upper School is currently in the middle of the conversion process and will soon become Barnfield Sandy Academy.
Greener Putsch
On 16/07/2013 students at the school held a sit in protest in the school canteen to protest against planned changes that meant that all year 10 students would be required to drop a randomly allocated GCSE. The students were only informed of the change 1 week before the end of the school year. [4] The protest was coined the Greener Putsch after the student (Robert Greener) who organised it had previously complained in an assembly that he was told he had to drop history, which was his best subject, in which he was studying the Munich Putsch Due to the high number of complaints by parents, students and even staff; Barnfield compromised by allowing students to study their randomly allocated subject on a Monday morning during registration.