Barnfield West Academy

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Barnfield West Academy
Motto	One purpose, One team, one standard*
Established	2007
Type	Academy
Principal	Samia Akram
Founder	Sir Peter Birkett
Location	Leagrave High Street Luton Bedfordshire LU4 0NE England
DfE number	821/6905
DfE URN	135337 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	11–18
Houses	Integrity, Aspire, Success, Excellence, Enterprise
Colours	Red , Black , Grey
Website	http://west.barnfield.ac.uk

Barnfield West Academy (formerly Halyard High School) is an academy for pupils aged between 11 and 18, located in the west of Luton, in Bedfordshire, England.

Halyard High School closed in August 2007 and re-opened as Barnfield West Academy on September 1, 2007. The Academy is part of the Barnfield Federation.

A £30m transformation of school buildings, part of Building Schools for the Future programme, was completed in early March 2011.

Houses

Barnfield West Academy students are put into five different houses. The houses compete against each other in attendance, behaviour and sports day events. The houses are named: Integrity, Success, Enterprise, Excellence and Aspire.

Information

68% of students achieved 5+ A*-C GCSE grades inc E&M in 2012/13

100% achieving 5+ A*-C GCSE grades (without E&M) in 2012/13 ^[1]

95% success rate at A-Level at Barnfield Sixth Form in 2012/13 ^[2]

Graded “Outstanding” by Ofsted in January 2010 ^[3]

External links

Barnfield West Academy official website

References

v t e Schools in Bedfordshire¹

Middle	Alban Ashton Beauchamp Etonbury Goldington Harrold Harrowden Newnham St Gregory's RC Westfield

Secondary	All Saints Academy Ashcroft High School Barnfield Sandy Academy Barnfield Skills Academy Barnfield South Academy Barnfield West Academy Bedford Academy Bedford Free School Biddenham Upper School Cardinal Newman High School Cedars Upper School Central Bedfordshire UTC Challney High School for Boys Challney High School for Girls Denbigh High School Harlington Upper School Hastingsbury Upper School Icknield High School Lealands High School Lea Manor High School Manshead Upper School Mark Rutherford School Putteridge High School Queensbury Academy Redborne Upper School St Thomas More RC School Samuel Whitbread Academy Sharnbrook Upper School Stratton Upper School Stopsley High School Vandyke Upper School Wootton Upper School

Special	The Chiltern School Grange Academy Ivel Valley School Oak Bank School Ridgeway School St John's School Weatherfield Academy Woodlands Secondary School

Independent	Bedford Girls' School Bedford Modern School Bedford Preparatory School Bedford School Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School Polam School Rabia School Rushmoor School St Andrew's School

Sixth form & FE colleges	Barnfield College Bedford College Central Bedfordshire College Kimberley College Luton Sixth Form College Shuttleworth College Stella Mann College

Former	Bedford High School Dame Alice Harpur School Dunstable Grammar School John Howard Upper School

¹includes Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton local education authorities.

v t e The town of Luton in Bedfordshire, England

Places within Luton	Barnfield Biscot Bramingham Bury Park Bushmead Butterfield Green Capability Green Challney Crawley Green Farley Hill Dallow High Town, Luton Hockwell Ring Icknield Leagrave Lewsey Limbury-cum-Biscot Marsh Farm New Town Northwell Putteridge Round Green Saints South ward Stopsley Sundon Park Warden Hills Wigmore

Amenities	Kenilworth Road (stadium) Luton Museum The Mall Luton Stockwood Discovery Centre Stockwood Park Wardown Park Waulud's Bank

Education	Ashcroft High School Barnfield College Barnfield Skills Academy Barnfield South Academy Barnfield West Academy University of Bedfordshire Cardinal Newman Challney High School for Boys Challney High School for Girls Denbigh High School Icknield High School Lea Manor High School Lealands High School Luton Sixth Form College Putteridge High School Rabia School Stopsley High School Woodlands Secondary School

Media	BBC 3 Counties Radio Diverse FM Heart 97.6

Coordinates: 51°53′48″N 0°29′22″W / 51.89672°N 0.48949°W / 51.89672; -0.48949

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