Brompton Academy is an 11–18 mixed,

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and

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with academy status in Gillingham,

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, England. It is part of the University of Kent Academies Trust.

History

Brompton Academy was originally called The Great Lines School. It was built in the 1950s adjacent to the Great Lines, in Gillingham. Gillingham was a military town that supported the

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and their barracks and the

Chatham Naval Dockyard Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham; at its most extensive (in the early 20th century) ...

. As a consequence families were very mobile. It opened with 270 pupils in April 1957, as a

secondary modern school A secondary modern school () is a type of secondary school that existed throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1944 until the 1970s under the Tripartite System. Secondary modern schools accommodated the majority (70–75%) of pupil ...

and the first co-educational school in Gillingham. In June 1959, it became Upbury Manor school and was officially re-opened by actress Dame Edith Evans O.B.E.

University of Kent Academies Trust

It later became New Brompton College and is now known as Brompton Academy. The Brompton Academy opened in 2010. The

University of Kent The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as UKC) is a Collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom. The university was granted its roya ...

is a 'Lead Sponsor' of the Academy, because of its ability to help provide support for the Academy's science specialism.

Medway Council Medway Council is the local authority of Medway, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is ...

is the co-sponsor.http://www.bromptonacademy.org.uk/academy%20website/Downloads/Vacancies/Application_Packs/08-10-12%20-%20Brompton%20Academy%20Application%20Pack%20-%20Maths%20Teacher.pdf From 2017, Chatham Grammar School for Girls and Brompton Academy's sixth-forms have merged into one big sixth-form named the University of Kent Academies Trust (UKAT). Both schools are a part of the newly formed Academies Trust, of which the CEO is Mr. A. Osborne.

School performance and inspections

Brompton Academy has been awarded a “Requires Improvement” score from

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; the school was inspected between 21 and 22 September 2022.

Buildings

The school has undergone a renovation. As part of the new redevelopment, all of the existing school buildings have been replaced with a new building, except for the existing reception building, which has been retained as part of the design. BAM Construction (part of

BAM Nuttall BAM Nuttall Limited (formerly known as Edmund Nuttall Limited) is a construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Camberley, United Kingdom. It has undertaken road, rail, nuclear, and other major projects worldwide. It is a subsidia ...

) won the £80m contract to design and build three new academy schools for

, including Brompton Academy,

Strood Academy Strood Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Strood in the English county of Kent. Part of the main building also serves as the head office for Leigh Academies Trust. History Strood Academy ...

and Bishop of Rochester Academy.

Extra curricular

Pupils from the school were chosen to form part of a "guard of honour" for athletes at the opening ceremony of the

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, displaying artistic creations their school made to celebrate the event.

Controversies

In 2010, a boy was sent home for wearing red socks. The school also sends students home for too skinny trousers and chewing gum.

References

External links

* * {{authority control Academies in Medway Secondary schools in Medway Educational institutions established in 2010 2010 establishments in England