Burnage Academy for Boys
| Motto | Be The Best That You Can Be |
|---|---|
| Established | 1933 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Ian Fenn |
| Location |
Burnage Lane Manchester M19 1ER England Coordinates: 53°25′39″N 2°12′12″W / 53.4275°N 2.2033°W |
| Local authority | Manchester City Council |
| DfE number | 352/4256 |
| DfE URN | 140703 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 120 |
| Students | 941 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Ash, Oak, Maple, Rowan |
| Website | BMAC |
Burnage Academy for Boys (formerly known as Burnage High School) is a secondary school with academy status, located in Burnage, Manchester, England.
The school was founded in 1933 as Burnage High School for Boys in a building situated on Burnage Lane. In World War II (1939-45) a German aeroplane, shot down by gunfire during the Manchester Blitz, nose-dived into the school hall, causing severe damage and demolishing the organ.
After the war, the hall was repaired but not until many years later was the organ replaced by a vastly inferior instrument. Around 1950 the school was given Grammar School status with the traditional grammar school ethos and curriculum. In 1958, a four-storey concrete building was added at the rear of the old buildings. This building accommodated extra classrooms (following the post-war baby-bulge) with the art rooms on the top floor. In the late '50s to mid-'60s this Grammar School was highly rated and competition for places was strong. In those days its intake was from Burnage, Didsbury, Levenshulme and Withington.
In 1967, the school became Burnage High School for Boys and merged with Ladybarn Secondary Modern School, which had previously been nearby on Briarfield Road near its junction with Parrs Wood Road. The Briarfield Road site then became the lower school (for years 7 to 9) while the Burnage Lane site remained the upper school (for years 10 and 11 plus the sixth form). This remained the case until 2000 when the sixth form was abolished and the lower and upper schools were amalgamated on the Burnage Lane site, which was expanded by a new buildings including a Sports Hall. The old school buildings on Briarfield Road were then demolished and the site was sold for housing development.
In 2007, the school was given Media Arts College status and was renamed as Burnage Media Arts College in 2008. Despite this change, it remained an all-boys school for 11-16 year-olds.
In 2010, the school was reconstructed under the Building Schools for the Future initiative which saw the original 1930s and 1950s buildings replaced by a new building. The 1999 building was refurbished and the Sports Hall (built in 2001) was also improved with a new gymnasium. Upon completion of the new main building, the old buildings were demolished and the grounds they once stood on were resurfaced to provide all-weather sports facilities.
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