Castle Newnham School

Foundation school in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

52°08′46″N 0°27′08″E / 52.14605°N 0.45211°E / 52.14605; 0.45211InformationTypeFoundation schoolLocal authorityBedfordDepartment for Education URN109661 TablesOfstedReportsFederation PrincipalRuth WilkesPrimary HeadteacherJ BalmbraGenderCoeducationalAge3 to 16Enrolment684 as of January 2023^[update]Websitehttp://castlenewnham.school/

Castle Newnham School is a coeducational all-through school located over two sites in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.^[1]

The school was formed in January 2016 from the merger of Castle Lower School on Goldington Road and Newnham Middle School on Polhill Avenue. The new school has also expanded its age range up to 16. In addition, Hazeldene Lower School on Stancliffe Road has formed a soft federation with Castle Newnham School, with graduating pupils from Hazeldene Lower School expected to attend Castle Newnham School. It used to be Newnham Middle School which was made in the 1960s.^[2]

Today, Castle Newnham is a foundation school administered by Bedford Borough Council and the Newnham Castle Hazeldene Federation.^[3] The school offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils.^[4]

References

^ Newnham Middle School website. "Newnham Middle School". newnham-middle.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
^ "Bedfordshire onsunday has closed".
^ "Castle Newnham School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Year 9 Options for Year 10 GCSE | Castle Newnham School".