Bath Community Academy

Bath Community Academy, formerly Culverhay School, is a mixed sex secondary school in the Odd Down area of Bath, England. HistoryIn 1956, the original buildings were completed when West Twerton School at The Hollow moved to Rush Hill as a secondary modern school, and changed its name to Westhill Boys' School, administered by Bath Education Authority. In 1966, sufficient funding was raised by the efforts of staff, pupils and the local community to enable an open-air swimming pool to be built within the school grounds. After 1969, the pool was covered. The pool measures 22x and is from 1to deep. It has been equipped with facilities for disabled users, and is open to the public in the evenings and at weekends. In 1971, Culverhay School was formed when the City of Bath reorganised secondary education by merging grammar schools and secondary modern schools to form comprehensive schools. Westhill Boys' Secondary Modern School and City of Bath Technical School were merged. The first headmaster was Colin Bayne-Jardine, a noted author of both history and educational management books. The school was one of the largest comprehensive schools in south west England during this period with a nine form entry of around 250 pupils and a total roll in excess of 1, 200. The school won the Schools National Angling Championship in 1977. Having previously achieved fourth place in 1976 the school was fourth in 1978 and second in 1979 from an initial national entry of over 160 and a final of 40 teams. Angling Times named the school's Angling Club its school club of the year in 1977. The success of the Angling Club was unusual in being organised by pupils and not staff, but had the support of the local club, Bath AA, and fishing tackle shop, Fishcraft.

Bath Community Academy, formerly Culverhay School, is a mixed sex secondary school in the Odd Down area of Bath, England. HistoryIn 1956, the original buildings were completed when West Twerton School at The Hollow moved to Rush Hill as a secondary modern school, and changed its name to Westhill Boys' School, administered by Bath Education Authority. In 1966, sufficient funding was raised by the efforts of staff, pupils and the local community to enable an open-air swimming pool to be built within the school grounds. After 1969, the pool was covered. The pool measures 22x and is from 1to deep. It has been equipped with facilities for disabled users, and is open to the public in the evenings and at weekends. In 1971, Culverhay School was formed when the City of Bath reorganised secondary education by merging grammar schools and secondary modern schools to form comprehensive schools. Westhill Boys' Secondary Modern School and City of Bath Technical School were merged. The first headmaster was Colin Bayne-Jardine, a noted author of both history and educational management books. The school was one of the largest comprehensive schools in south west England during this period with a nine form entry of around 250 pupils and a total roll in excess of 1, 200. The school won the Schools National Angling Championship in 1977. Having previously achieved fourth place in 1976 the school was fourth in 1978 and second in 1979 from an initial national entry of over 160 and a final of 40 teams. Angling Times named the school's Angling Club its school club of the year in 1977. The success of the Angling Club was unusual in being organised by pupils and not staff, but had the support of the local club, Bath AA, and fishing tackle shop, Fishcraft.