Bosworth Academy

Bosworth Academy
Motto	'To Learn, To Achieve'
Established	1969
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Chris Parkinson
Location	Leicester Lane Leicester Leicestershire LE9 9JL England Coordinates: 52°37′33″N 1°17′12″W / 52.62593°N 1.28661°W / 52.62593; -1.28661
Local authority	Leicestershire
DfE URN	120266 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1202
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–19
Website	www.bosworthacademy.org.uk

Bosworth Academy (formerly Bosworth Community College) is an upper school with academy status in Desford, Leicester, England. It was a Sports College under the UK's Specialist School Programme, a status which was attained in 2003. The majority of students transfer to the college after leaving Market Bosworth High School, South Charnwood High School (Markfield), or Winstanley Community College (Braunstone) at the age of 14.^[1]

The current principal is Chris Parkinson.

History

The school moved to its present site at Desford in 1969 as "The Bosworth School and Community College". Its predecessor was the Dixie Grammar School in nearby Market Bosworth, with a tradition dating back to the 11th century. Timothy Rogers was appointed headmaster of the Dixie in 1964, oversaw the move to Desford, and continued as Bosworth's headmaster (later principal) until his retirement in 1983.^[2] In 2010 a new construction block was built.

In 2003, the school became a Specialist Sports College and as a result enabled Market Bosworth High School and Winstanley Community College to follow suit. This was followed in 2011, with the school becoming a Trust School in partnership with Leicester University, Leicester City Football Club, Stephenson College, the Primary Care Trust, Yorkshire Bank and the Local Authority. In April 2012, the school achieved academy Status as an independent entity supporting the local schools.

The school was last inspected by OFSTED in 2014 when it achieved 'Good' with Outstanding features.^[3]

Notable former pupils

Lee Noble – founder of Noble Automotive
Josh Cobb – cricketer for Leicestershire
Jake Dennis – racing driver in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and 2010 U-18 World Karting champion
Emily Scarratt – Centre-fullback for the England women's national rugby union team

References

External links

Official site

Schools in Leicestershire (including Leicester)

Primary	Bishop Ellis Catholic Samworth Sir John Moore CofE

Middle	Brookvale High School Gartree High School Ibstock Community College Ivanhoe College Manor High School

Upper & secondary	Ashby School Babington Community College Beauchamp College Beaumont Leys School Belvoir High School Bosworth Academy Brockington College The Cedars Academy Charnwood College City of Leicester College Countesthorpe Leysland Community College Crown Hills Community College De Lisle College English Martyrs Catholic School Fullhurst Community College Groby Community College Hamilton Community College Hind Leys Community College Hinckley Academy Humphrey Perkins School John Ferneley College Judgemeadow Community College King Edward VII Science and Sport College Lancaster School Limehurst Academy Long Field Academy Lutterworth College Lutterworth High School Madani Schools Federation The Market Bosworth School The Martin High School Moat Community College New College Leicester Rawlins Community College Robert Smyth Academy Roundhill Academy Rushey Mead Academy St Martin’s Catholic Voluntary Academy St Paul's Catholic School Sir Frank Whittle Studio School Sir Jonathan North Community College Soar Valley College South Charnwood High School Thomas Estley Community College Tudor Grange Samworth Academy Welland Park Academy Wigston Academy William Bradford Academy Winstanley Community College Woodbrook Vale Wreake Valley Academy

Sixth form	Gateway College Regent College Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College Wigston College Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College

Independent	Dixie Grammar School Emmanuel Christian School Fairfield Preparatory School Grace Dieu Manor School Leicester Grammar School Leicester High School for Girls Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough High School Our Lady's Convent School Ratcliffe College

Further education	Brooksby Melton College Leicester College Loughborough College South Leicestershire College Stephenson College

Special	Birkett House School Ellesmere College RNIB College

Former	Abington Academy Alderman Newton's School Burleigh Community College Bushloe High School Garendon High School John Ells Community College King Edward VII School Leysland High School Mary Linwood Comprehensive School Riverside Business and Enterprise College Rosebery Primary School Sathya Sai School Stonehill High School

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