King's Academy Easthampstead Park (formerly Easthampstead Park Community School) is a
coeducational
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...
secondary school and
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
located in
Bracknell,
Berkshire, England.
The school was opened in 1972 at which time it occupied the mansion that is now Easthampstead Park Conference Centre. Its first Headteacher was Derrick Hurd who had previously been the first Headteacher at
John Mason School in Abingdon.
It was designated as a
Sports College
Sports Colleges are senior secondary schools which promote sports alongside secondary education.
United Kingdom
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The programme enabled seco ...
in 2009, and also won The Diana Anti Bullying award. for their work in peer mentoring.
Previously a
community school administered by
Bracknell Forest Council
Bracknell Forest Council, also known as Bracknell Forest Borough Council is the local authority of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.
It ...
, in November 2022 Easthampstead Park Community School converted to
academy status and was renamed King's Academy Easthampstead Park. The school is now sponsored by the King's Group Academies.
References
External links
School website
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Secondary schools in Bracknell Forest
Academies in Bracknell Forest