Winterstoke Hundred Academy

Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Address
Map
Beaufighter Road

Weston-super-Mare
,
Somerset
,
BS24 8EE

England
Coordinates51°20′30″N 2°56′02″W / 51.341689°N 2.933938°W / 51.341689; -2.933938
Information
TypeFree school
Established2014
Local authorityNorth Somerset Council
Department for Education URN147350 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalIan Garforth
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Enrolment190
Websitehttps://winterstokehundredacademy.clf.uk/

Winterstoke Hundred Academy (formerly North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England.[1]

It is a free school sponsored by the Cabot Learning Federation. The school is named after the historic Hundred of Winterstoke.

History

North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College was established in 2014, specialising in the STEM subjects; Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.[2][3] The school originally had a pupil age range of 14 to 19.

The school opened to Year Twelve students in September 2014, taking in 190 learners, and opened for Year Ten students in September 2015.[2][3][4][5]

The school structured its classes to start at 8.30am and end at 5pm in order to simulate a working day and promote a business and industry dress code for all students.[2][6]

North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College was part of the Inspirational Futures Trust, which included the Herons’ Moor and Bristol Futures academies, and was partnered with Weston College, University of the West of England, The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership, NHS Bristol Trust and North Somerset Council.[3]

The school building under construction c. November 2015

NSETC was initially based at Weston College’s South West Skills Campus.[7][8] In November 2014, BAM Construction was awarded a £12,000,000 contract to build a dedicated NSETC campus on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare.[8][9][10][11]

The college's students were involved throughout the building's construction, with the first cohort of students invited to sign the building's steel frame.[12] A topping out ceremony was held at the new site on 23 February 2016, led by Weston College principal Dr Paul Phillips OBE.[13]

The new building, named was completed on the 15 August 2016.[14]

In 2019 Inspirational Futures Trust was wound down, and North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College was taken over by the Cabot Learning Federation.[15] The school was renamed Winterstoke Hundred Academy, and will expand its age range, admitting pupils from the age of 11 in September 2020.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to our Academy". Winterstoke Hundred Academy.
  2. ^ a b c "Work-ready skills 'vital', says new North Somerset free school". www.bristolpost.co.uk. Bristol Post. Retrieved 10 June 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b c "North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College". innorthsomerset.co.uk. In North Somerset. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. ^ "New North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College opens for business". www.bristolpost.co.uk. Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Weston's new technology college given go-ahead". www.thewestonmercury.co.uk. Weston Mercury. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. ^ "£10m business school is part of 'economic regeneration of Weston'". www.thewestonmercury.co.uk. Weston Mercury. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Pioneering new college gears up for launch". www.businessleader.uk.com. Business Leader. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  8. ^ a b "BAM to build North Somerset college". www.theconstructionindex.co.uk. Construction Index. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  9. ^ "BAM Construction wins £12m contract to build North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College". www.bristolpost.co.uk. Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  10. ^ "£12m North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College contract given to BAM Construction". www.westonmorningnews.co.uk. Weston Morning News. Retrieved 10 June 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "BAM wins £12m Weston college contract". www.insidermedia.com. Insider Media. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  12. ^ Angear, Simon. "'Exciting' progress at town's new technology college site". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  13. ^ Broad, Stephanie. "Milestone reached in new NSETC building". Building 4 Education. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  14. ^ Robins, Sheridan. "Latest Weston College academy building complete". The Weston Mercury. Archant. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  15. ^ Young, Eleanor (14 May 2019). "Weston secondary school to join multi-academy trust". Weston Mercury.
  16. ^ Angear, Vicky (27 September 2019). "Winterstoke Hundred Academy to open to new pupils next September". Weston Mercury.