Bacon's College
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| Motto | Gloria in Excelsis Deo |
|---|---|
| Established | 1703 |
| Type | College |
| Location |
Timber Pond Road Rotherhithe London SE16 6AT  EnglandCoordinates: 51°30′07″N 0°02′28″W / 51.50195°N 0.0411°W |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| DfE URN | 135401 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Website |
baconscollege |
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
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 revelopment 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.
Students are taught: English; Mathematics; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Religious Education; History; Design and Technology; Modern Foreign Languages (French, German and Spanish); Geography; Art and Textiles; Physical Education; Media Studies; Drama; 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 | Ms J Cookson |
| Religious Education | Ms S Head |
| English | Ms C Williams |
| Modern Languages | Ms H Parker |
| Geography | Ms A Hall |
| History | Mr D Burton |
| Physical Education | Ms S Ponulak |
| Performing Arts | Mr M Hartley |
| Information Technology | Ms G Nayer |
| Art and Technology | Ms R Veldtman |
| Personal, Social, and Health Education | Mr N Lawrence |
| Learning Development | Mr M Simpson |
| Year 7 | Ms L Harris |
| Year 8 | Mr T Sargeant |
| Year 9 | Mr J Afolayan |
| Year 10 | Ms P Fernandez |
| Year 11 | Ms L Fisher |
| Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9) | Ms J Day |
| Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11) | Ms C Bateson |
| Key Stage 5 (Years 12 and 13) | Mr C Hall |
Notable alumni
Current and former students include:
- Blake Harrison, actor who plays Neil Sutherland in the E4 comedy The Inbetweeners
- David Haye, boxer
- Ben Watson, Watford F.C. footballer
- Roland Manookian, actor whose works include The Football Factory, Goodbye Charlie Bright, and The Business
- Madeline Duggan, actress who played Lauren Branning on the BBC1 soap EastEnders.
- David Amoo, footballer who plays for Partick Thistle F.C.
- Frank Nouble, footballer who plays for Tianjin Songjiang
- Billy Mehmet, footballer who currently plays for Sarawak FA in the Malaysian Super League. He has also played for West Ham United FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC, St Mirren FC, Genclerbirligi SK, Perth Glory FC, Bangkok Glass FC and Kedah FA. He has also represented the Republic of Ireland.
- Jade Goody, Big Brother contestant
Sources
- official website
- http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_02.pl?Code=&Mode=Z&School=2106900
- http://www.baconsmediacentre.co.uk
- http://www.baconscollege.co.uk/Assets/Uploaded/BaconsCollegeProspectus.pdf