Winterstoke Hundred Academy (formerly North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College) is a

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secondary school and

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located in

Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare, also known simply as Weston, is a seaside town in North Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. It includes the suburbs of Mead Vale, Milton, Oldmix ...

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, England. It is a free school sponsored by the Cabot Learning Federation. The school is named after the historic

Hundred of Winterstoke The Hundred of Winterstoke is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown. Each hundred had a 'fyrd', which ...

History

North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College was established in 2014, specialising in the STEM subjects; Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. The school originally had a pupil age range of 14 to 19. The school opened to

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students in September 2014, taking in 190 learners, and opened for

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students in September 2015. The school structured its classes to start at 8.30am and end at 5pm in order to simulate a working day and promote a business and industry dress code for all students. North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College was part of the Inspirational Futures Trust, which included the Herons’ Moor and Bristol Futures academies, and was partnered with

Weston College Weston College of Further and Higher Education is a general college of further and higher education in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. It provides education and vocational training from age 14 to adult. The college provided education to ...

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, The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership, NHS Bristol Trust and

North Somerset Council North Somerset Council is the local authority of North Somerset, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Cou ...

. NSETC was initially based at Weston College’s South West Skills Campus. In November 2014, BAM Construction was awarded a £12,000,000 contract to build a dedicated NSETC campus on the outskirts of

. The college's students were involved throughout the building's construction, with the first cohort of students invited to sign the building's steel frame. A

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ceremony was held at the new site on 23 February 2016, led by

principal Dr Paul Phillips OBE. The new building, named was completed on the 15 August 2016. In 2019 Inspirational Futures Trust was wound down, and North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College was taken over by the Cabot Learning Federation. The school was renamed Winterstoke Hundred Academy, and will expand its age range, admitting pupils from the age of 11 in September 2020.

References

External links

Winterstoke Hundred Academy official website
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