Haygrove School
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
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| name = Haygrove School
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| image = Haygroveschoolbridgwater.jpg
| alt = Red brick building with central clock tower. In the foreground are plants and parked cars.
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| motto = Opportunity, Endeavor, Achievement
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| type = Academy
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| head = Aaron Reid
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| specialist = Language College
| address = Durleigh Road
| city = Bridgwater
| county = Somerset
| country = England
| postcode = TA6 7HW
| ofsted = yes
| urn = 136917
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| enrolment = 1,106 as of 2012{{cite web|title=Haygrove School|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2033423/urn/136917.pdf|publisher=Ofsted|access-date=8 November 2015}}
| gender = Co-educational
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 16
| houses = {{color box|FFCB0F}} Bonnington
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{{color box|0028B2}} Hargreves
{{color box|FF0000}} Mallory
| colours = Red, White, and Black
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| website = http://www.haygroveschool.co.uk
| picture = Haygrove School Logotype.png
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Haygrove School is a co-educational secondary school in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, with 1,106 students aged between 11 and 16. It is located on Durleigh Road in Bridgwater.
History
The site was originally the Poplar School of Engineering And Navigation, then Dr Morgan's Grammar School For Boys, and finally Bridgwater Grammar School For Boys, before becoming Haygrove School in the 1970s when Somerset County Council implemented comprehensive schools.
= Building Schools for the Future (BSF) =
In the 2000s, Bridgwater was the first town in the South West level{{cite web|url=http://www.bsfsomerset.org.uk/ |title=Somerset Building Schools for the Future |access-date=14 May 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206121200/http://www.bsfsomerset.org.uk/ |archive-date= 6 February 2009 }} to be selected for the UK government's Building Schools for the Future initiative, which aimed to rebuild and renew nearly every secondary school in England.{{cite web|url=http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/resourcesfinanceandbuilding/bsf/ |title=Building Schools for the Future |access-date=14 May 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428000050/http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/resourcesfinanceandbuilding/bsf/ |archive-date=28 April 2009 }} Within Bridgwater, Building Schools for the Future was to develop four secondary schools - Chilton Trinity Technology College, Robert Blake Science College, East Bridgwater Community School and Haygrove School - along with two special provision schools, Elmwood School and Penrose School, at an expected cost of around £100 Million.{{cite web|url=http://www.bsfsomerset.org.uk/content.asp?did=23545/|title=Building Schools for the Future in Bridgwater|access-date=14 May 2009|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131129214252/http://www.bsfsomerset.org.uk/content.asp?did=23545/|archive-date=29 November 2013}} However, in July 2010, several components of the scheme for Bridgwater schools were cancelled, including the plans for Haygrove School.
In early July 2011, the school became an academy. In 2017/18, the school became a Multi-Academy Trust.
= Building safety issues =
In 2020, as part of the Department for Education’s £3bn modular framework, set up to fast-track school construction projects, a new three-storey main school building was built at Haygrove School by Caledonian Modular,{{cite news |last1=Salter |first1=Steven |title=Excitement at Haygrove as new school building takes shape |url=https://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/18572075.excitement-haygrove-new-school-building-takes-shape/ |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Bridgwater Mercury |date=10 July 2020}} to a design by HLM Architects.{{cite news |last1=Lowe |first1=Tom |title=Government launches wider probe into Caledonian Modular after school closures |url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/government-launches-wider-probe-into-caledonian-modular-after-school-closures/5124829.article |access-date=24 August 2023 |work=Building |date=24 August 2023}} In September 2022, a window collapsed, which prompted the school to close while safety inspections were carried out.{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Phil |title=Window collapse sparks safety fears at Haygrove School |url=https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/20904870.window-collapse-sparks-safety-fears-haygrove-school/ |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Somerset County Gazette |date=5 September 2022}}
In August 2023, the school was forced to find alternative accommodation because of safety fears following technical investigations in the building.{{Cite news |last=Morby |first=Aaron |date=23 August 2023 |title=Second Caledonian Modular school told to close |work=Construction Enquirer |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2023/08/23/second-school-built-by-caledonian-modular-told-to-close/ |access-date=23 August 2023}} Similar problems had affected two other schools built by the same firm; education minister Nick Gibb said DfE inspectors had "identified issues that related to the structural integrity of the buildings, weakening its ability for example to withstand extreme events such as high winds or a big snowfall or indeed a collision from a vehicle."{{cite news |last1=Aaron |first1=Morby |title=Risk of collapse in 'high winds' shuts Caledonian Modular schools |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2023/08/24/caledonian-modular-built-schools-at-risk-of-collapse-in-high-winds/ |access-date=24 August 2023 |work=Construction Enquirer |date=24 August 2023}} The DfE blamed poor workmanship for the structural issues; the school had not been built in accordance with its design. HLM had been involved with Haygrove School and Sir Frederick Gibberd College in Harlow, Essex. HLM said the firm had raised concerns with Caledonian's approach to the technical delivery of the designs; "Unable to resolve our differences, we parted company with Caledonian and the projects were delivered by others."{{cite news |last1=Weinfass |first1=Iain |title=HLM walked off school projects being built by unsafe contractor |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/hlm-walked-off-school-projects-being-built-by-unsafe-modular-contractor |access-date=29 August 2023 |work=Architects' Journal |date=29 August 2023}}
In December 2023, the DfE confirmed that Haygrove School would be demolished and rebuilt.{{cite news |last1=Morby |first1=Aaron |title=Three Caledonian Modular-built schools to be demolished |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2023/12/05/three-caledonian-modular-built-schools-to-be-demolished/ |access-date=5 December 2023 |work=Construction Enquirer |date=5 December 2023}} Construction of the new school building is expected to start in 2026, with its completion predicted for 2028.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj7vk1wwvdo|title=Work to replace faulty school could start in 2026|work=BBC News|last=Bullock|first=Clara|date=16 May 2025|access-date=16 May 2025}}
Exam performance
Percentage of students achieving 5+A*-C including English and Mathematics at GCSE level{{cite web|url=http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/|title=Department for Children, Schools and Families| access-date=14 May 2009}}
- 2013 - 76%
- 2014 - 71%
- 2015 - 77%
- 2016 - 69%
Percentage of students achieving 5+A*-C in any subject at GCSE level
- 1999 - 62%
- 2000 - 68%
- 2001 - 63%
- 2002 - 66%
- 2003 - 67%
- 2004 - 64%
- 2005 - 60%
- 2006 - 64%
- 2007 - 65%
- 2008 - 63%
- 2009 - 70%
- 2010 - 74%
- 2011 - 77%
- 2012 - 84%
- 2013 - 88%
- 2014 - 78%
- 2015 - 84%
- 2016 - 78%
Notable pupils
- Chris Skidmore (born 1991), cricketer{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.haygroveschool.co.uk}}
{{Schools in Somerset}}
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