The school was built on a greenfield site and opened in 1976 with approximately 10 students.[3][4] At the beginning of the 2004–2005 school term Haybridge (at the time a 13–18 high school) merged with Hagley Middle School (a 9–13 middle school) and became an 11–18 secondary school, as part of the move across the local region from a three- to two-tier system. Hagley Middle School was served by a number of smaller first schools; these first schools have now been made primary schools to serve Haybridge. Initially the one high school was still located on two sites, until September 2007 when both halves of Haybridge moved to the one campus on Brake Lane. To accommodate the extra students an expansion of the existing buildings was undertaken.
Present day
An Ofsted report of December 2008 awarded the school a Grade 1 (outstanding in all aspects), stating that the school is nationally among the top 10%.[2][dead link]
The school has consistently been one of the highest performing state schools in Worcestershire at GCSE age (2004 data).[5]
Haybridge Academy is part of a Worcestershire organisation called ContinU, a trust that creates more courses for students attending secondary and high schools in the Wyre Forest and Hagley area.[6]
Haybridge is currently working with:
In August, Haybridge High School achieved 85% of students gaining 5+ A* to C GCSE grades including Maths and English. In 2010, the government introduced the English Baccalaureate. Haybridge High School achieved 22% of students gaining the English baccalaureate.[7] Adding to these great successes Haybridge High School in 2014 received a visit from Sir Ian McKellen, as well as 5 consistent years of 70% of all pupils receiving at least one 7,8 or 9
NACE award for work with gifted and talented students.[8]
The school is a specialist school with technology status, and vocational and sport as second specialisms. Foundation status was achieved in 2007. The school is a Training School and in the Leading Edge Partnership.[8]
^Lee, Rebecca; Barnard, Sarsh (2012). "Haybridge High School". Hagley Societies and Organisations: A look at their history. Hagley Historical and Field Society. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
