Bacon's College

Bacon's College
Motto Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Established 1703
Type College
Location Timber Pond Road
Rotherhithe
London
SE16 6AT
 England
51°30′07″N 0°02′28″W / 51.50195°N 0.0411°W / 51.50195; -0.0411Coordinates: 51°30′07″N 0°02′28″W / 51.50195°N 0.0411°W / 51.50195; -0.0411
Local authority Southwark
DfE URN 135401
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–19
Website www.baconscollege.co.uk

Bacon's College is a secondary school and sixth form college in Rotherhithe, London. It was one of the handful of City Technology Colleges, and officially changed to Academy status in 2007.

History

In 1703, Josiah Bacon, founded the school that became Bacon's College.

Founded in 1703 by Josiah Bacon, a fellmonger, its first location was above the porch of St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, as Bacon's School. It was relocated to nearby Grange Road in 1860. As part of the development of Docklands area of Rotherhithe it became a CTC in a completely new campus. The college enjoyed its tercentenary in 2003, and held a grand Founder's Day service in St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the event. Normally its Founder's Day service is held at Southwark Cathedral.

Information on the College

Bacon's College opened on its current Rotherhithe site in 1991, moving from its old building in Bermondsey. Bacon's College is a high achieving 11–19 Church of England-sponsored Academy. The College opened in 1991 in the heart of London Docklands with a new building. The College promotes itself as having excellent and outstanding facilities and resources. Every year 180 students are admitted into the Academy. In its last Ofsted report, the College was rated "Inadequate" in every category.

Students are taught: English; Mathematics; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Religious Education; History; Design and Technology; Modern Foreign Languages (French and Spanish); Geography; Art and Textiles; Physical Education; Media Studies; Drama; Personal, Social and Health Education (amount of lessons per year will be reduced greatly in 2018/19 onwards); Information Technology and Music.

Heads of departments

The current heads of departments are shown in the table below.

Department Head
Maths Mr S Knight
Science Mr J Foley
Religious Education Ms K O'Connell
English Dr C Kearns
Modern Foreign Languages Ms J Emuan
Geography Ms A Hall
History
Physical Education Mr T Sargeant
Performing Arts Mr M Hartley
Information Technology Ms G Nayer
Art and Technology Ms K Vas
Personal, Social, and Health Education Mr N Lawrence
Learning Development Ms N Mataria
Year 7 Ms Y Le
Year 8 Ms R Saadani
Year 9 Ms A Partridge
Year 10 Ms A Peppitt
Year 11 Ms C Desbottes

Notable alumni

Current and former students include:

Tommy Hicks. Changed his name to Tommy Steele in the 1950's when the school was in Grange Road.

Sources


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