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Banbridge Academy, Banbridge

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Banbridge Academy details

Address:

Banbridge Academy
Lurgan Road, Banbridge, County Down BT32 4AQ

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Exam data

Authority:

Southern

Type:

Controlled Grammar

Admissions:

Selective

Gender of entry:

Mixed

Age range:

11-18

Number of students:

1,315

Gender of sixth form:

Mixed

Last inspection:

February 2001. Read the full inspection report.

General information

Background: Founded as private school in 1786; transferred to local authority control in 1938; became controlled grammar in 1973; located in dormitory and commercial town of Banbridge on Upper Bann; non-denominational. Extensive £5m rebuilding programme completed in 1994. Set in 40-acre estate, formerly owned by local linen family; generous facilities for hockey, rugby and tennis. Sporting achievements include 1993 Irish schoolboys' hockey champions, pupils represented Ireland in Europe; boys' hockey winners of Richardson Cup, Bannister Bowl, Dowdall Cup, Ulster Bank Burney Cup (2005, 2006), and McCullough Cup (2006); cricket Jubilee Trophy winners, 2003. Extra-curricular activities include choir, music, drama, rugby, chess, bridge and science clubs. Member of Council for Education in World Citizenship; pupils have raised more than £30,000 for Third World projects. Over-subscribed, with 1.3 applications per place. Ethos: 'To assist each child to reach personal fulfilment and happiness and to develop the qualities of self-esteem, self-reliance, physical and spiritual well-being, moral responsibility, adaptability and self-discipline.' .

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