Bedford Academy
| Established | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Secondary Academy |
| Principal | Mr Scott mcgregor |
| Location |
Mile Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9TR England 52°07′19″N 0°27′04″W / 52.122°N 0.451°WCoordinates: 52°07′19″N 0°27′04″W / 52.122°N 0.451°W |
| DfE number | 822/6905 |
| DfE URN | 136085 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Capacity | 1440 |
| Students | 626 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | bedfordacademy.co.uk |
Bedford Academy (formerly John Bunyan Upper School) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Kingsbrook area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
The school mainly attracts pupils from the Kingsbrook, Cauldwell and Newnham areas of Bedford, as well as the village of Elstow, and the Wixams new town development.
John Bunyan Upper School was created in the early 1970s after Bedfordshire County Council decided to implement the three-tier education system of lower, middle and upper schools across the county (as recommended in the 1967 Plowden Report). In the early 2000s, John Bunyan Upper School became a specialist Maths and Computing College.
In June 2008 Bedfordshire County Council announced that it would explore the possibilities of John Bunyan Upper School becoming an Academy, sponsored by the Harpur Trust and Bedford College. In July the Department for Children, Schools and Families confirmed that it had awarded feasibility funding to develop plans for the school to transform into an Academy by September 2010. In addition Bedford Borough Council and the University of Bedfordshire backed the plan.
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