Budehaven Community School

Foundation school in Bude, Cornwall, England

50°49′33″N 4°32′06″W / 50.82576°N 4.53487°W / 50.82576; -4.53487InformationTypeFoundation schoolLocal authorityCornwall CouncilDepartment for Education URN112045 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherDominic WilkesGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 19Enrolment1,215 as of January 2023^[update]Websitehttp://www.budehaven.cornwall.sch.uk/

Budehaven Community School is a coeducational foundation secondary school and sixth form, located in Bude in the English county of Cornwall.^[1]

Previously a community school administered by Cornwall Council, in November 2012 Budehaven became a foundation trust school as part of the Bude Communities’ Schools’ Trust.^[2] The trust includes Bude Infant School, Bude Junior School, Jacobstow Community Primary School, Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School, Marhamchurch CE Primary School, St Marks CE Primary School, Stratton Primary School and Whitstone Community Primary School.^[3]

Budehaven Community School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.^[4] Budehaven Leisure Centre is located next to the school, and pupils at the school have full use of the sports facilities during the day, while the centre is open to the local community in the evenings and weekends.^[5]

Notable alumni

Sharon Robinson, Antarctic researcher known for her work on climate change and bryophytes
Phil Vickery, former Rugby Union player and member of the England squad

References

^ "Budehaven Community School". Budehaven.cornwall.sch.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ "Budehaven Community School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Budehaven Community School » BCST – Bude Communities' Schools' Trust". budehaven.cornwall.sch.uk.
^ "6th Form Curriculum". Budehaven.cornwall.sch.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ "Budehaven Community Leisure". Budehaven.cornwall.sch.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2014.