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Originally the Queen's School, it was established following the merger of the secondary modern Queen's Girls' School and Queen's Boys' School in the 1970s. It was renamed Thomas Clarkson Community College in 2007 under the Fresh Start initiative following a poor [[Ofsted]] examination.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/6409155.stm Decision to shut 'failing' school], BBC News, 1 March 2007</ref> It is named after [[Thomas Clarkson]], the Wisbech-born [[Abolitionism in the United Kingdom|abolitionist]] and leading campaigner against the [[Atlantic slave trade|slave trade]] in the [[British Empire]]. |
Originally the Queen's School, it was established following the merger of the secondary modern Queen's Girls' School and Queen's Boys' School in the 1970s. It was renamed Thomas Clarkson Community College in 2007 under the Fresh Start initiative following a poor [[Ofsted]] examination.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/6409155.stm Decision to shut 'failing' school], BBC News, 1 March 2007</ref> It is named after [[Thomas Clarkson]], the Wisbech-born [[Abolitionism in the United Kingdom|abolitionist]] and leading campaigner against the [[Atlantic slave trade|slave trade]] in the [[British Empire]]. |
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The school was converted to [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] in June 2012 and was renamed Thomas Clarkson Academy.<ref name="Ofsted inspections"/> As an academy, the school is sponsored by [[Brooke Weston Academy|Brooke Weston Trust]]. It offers a range of [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]] and [[Business and Technology Education Council|BTECs]] to pupils as courses of study. Sixth form have options to study a range of [[A Levels]] and BTECs. A new school building has been constructed that was designed by [[Ken Shuttleworth (architect)|Ken Shuttleworth]] and [[Make Architects]].<ref name="RIBA"/> |
The school was converted to [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] in June 2012 and was renamed Thomas Clarkson Academy.<ref name="Ofsted inspections"/> As an academy, the school is sponsored by [[Brooke Weston Academy|Brooke Weston Trust]]. <ref name="GIAS">{{cite web |title=Thomas Clarkson Academy - GOV.UK |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137867 |website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |accessdate=30 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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It offers a range of [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]] and [[Business and Technology Education Council|BTECs]] to pupils as courses of study. Sixth form have options to study a range of [[A Levels]] and BTECs. |
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A new school building has been constructed that was designed by [[Ken Shuttleworth (architect)|Ken Shuttleworth]] and [[Make Architects]].<ref name="RIBA"/> |
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==The Campus== |
==The Campus== |
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Revision as of 11:11, 30 March 2020
| Thomas Clarkson Academy | |
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Corporation Road , , PE13 2SE | |
| Coordinates | 52°39′19″N 0°09′50″E / 52.65518°N 0.16402°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | June 2012 [1] |
| Trust | Brooke Weston Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 137867 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Richard Scott |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1220 |
| Capacity | 1400 |
| Website | www |
Thomas Clarkson Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.
Originally the Queen's School, it was established following the merger of the secondary modern Queen's Girls' School and Queen's Boys' School in the 1970s. It was renamed Thomas Clarkson Community College in 2007 under the Fresh Start initiative following a poor Ofsted examination.[2] It is named after Thomas Clarkson, the Wisbech-born abolitionist and leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire.
The school was converted to academy status in June 2012 and was renamed Thomas Clarkson Academy.[1] As an academy, the school is sponsored by Brooke Weston Trust. [3]
It offers a range of GCSEs and BTECs to pupils as courses of study. Sixth form have options to study a range of A Levels and BTECs.
A new school building has been constructed that was designed by Ken Shuttleworth and Make Architects.[4]
The Campus
The completed £32m Thomas Clarkson Academy building in Wisbech – based on a plan of blocks a Fibonacci sequence, is built largely in cross-laminated timber or CLT, with facades of banded brick. [4]The building uses passive and active energy saving measures.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Ofsted inspections". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Decision to shut 'failing' school, BBC News, 1 March 2007
- ^ "Thomas Clarkson Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b Pearman, Hugh. "Making a mark". www.ribaj.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Shuttleworth, Ken. "Active vs passive green design measures". Building. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
External links
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