Free school in Bedfordshire, England
| Wixams Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| Green Lane Wixams Bedfordshire, MK42 6BA England | |
| Coordinates | 52°05′14″N 0°28′07″W / 52.0873°N 0.4687°W / 52.0873; -0.4687 |
| Information | |
| Type | Free school |
| Established | 2017 (2017) |
| Local authority | Bedford Borough Council |
| Trust | Knowledge Schools Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 144595 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Nathaniel Wilson |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 403 (October 2020) |
| Website | www |
Wixams Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Wixams in the English county of Bedfordshire.
The school was constructed by Willmott Dixon and opened in 2017. It was opened by Bedford College Academies Trust which has subsequently merged with Knowledge Schools Trust in March 2024. It serves the new town development of Wixams as well as Wilstead and other nearby villages.
Wixams Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school was due to launch a sixth form in 2022, however in April 2019 it was announced that the school was no longer planning to offer this provision. However the school then confirmed a sixth form would open as originally planned in September 2022.
References
- "About Us". Wixams Academy. Wixams Academy. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Wixams Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Home". Wixams Academy.
- "Wixams school". Willmott Dixon.
- "Official launch of two new schools serving new village of Wixams near Bedford". www.bedfordtoday.co.uk.
- website, Knowledge Schools Trust. "Knowledge Schools Trust Completes Merger with Bedford College Academies Trust". Knowledge Schools Trust. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- "Key Stage 3 and 4 Curriculum". Wixams Academy.
- Roffe, Erica (27 April 2021). "Betrayed: Students and parents upset as Wixams Academy withdraws sixth form provision".
- "Sixth Form".