St Budeaux Church of England Primary Academy

St Budeaux Church of England Primary Academy
Address
Priestly Avenue St Budeaux Plymouth , Devon , BN20 8AB[1] England
Coordinates	50°24′34″N 4°10′31″W
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1717; 307 years ago (1717)
Local authority	Plymouth
Trust	The First Federation Trust
Department for Education URN	149192 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head od School	Natasha Brooks
Gender	Mixed
Age	2 to 11[1]
Enrolment	172[1]
Website	http://www.stbfs.co.uk

St Budeaux Church of England Primary Academy is a Church of England primary school in the St Budeaux area of Plymouth, England, for pupils aged 2–11. There are 172 pupils.^[1]

History

Founded in 1717 as the Saint Budeaux Foundation School, it is the oldest school in the area.^[2][3] Indeed, the school's website considers it might be the oldest free school in Britain.^[4] Originally for twelve children, in 1801 it was relocated to the Church Green poorhouse and in 1834 it became a national school, the Saint Budeaux National School, managed by the National Society for the Promotion of the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church.^[3][5] In 1903 the School became a "non-provided" School under the 1902 Education Act, then becoming named the Saint Budeaux Church of England Elementary School.^[6] Following the Education Act 1944 it became the Saint Budeaux Foundation Church of England Junior School.^[7] A new building was provided in 1981 because the previous building was needing to be demolished due to road building.^[8]

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Plymouth City Council,^[9] in July 2022 St Budeaux Foundation Church of England Junior School converted to academy status.^[10] The school is now sponsored by The First Federation Trust,^[11] but continues to be under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Exeter. In September 2023 the school extended its age range to 2 years old and was renamed St Budeaux Church of England Primary Academy.

References

1. "URN 113483 St Budeaux Foundation CofE (Aided) Junior School". Department for Education - Edubase. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
2. Bracken, Charles William (1931). A History of Plymouth and her Neighbours. Underhill Ltd. p. 177.
   Walton, Jack (1971). The Integrated Day in Theory and Practice. Ward Lock Educational. p. 39.
3. Moseley, Brian (18 February 2012). "Saint Budeaux Foundation School". Encyclopedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
4. "Key Information". St Budeaux Foundation CofE (Aided) Junior School. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
5. Tait, Derek (9 January 2014). "St Budeaux Foundation School, Plymouth 1939". Flickr. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
6. Moseley, Brian (18 February 2012). "Saint Budeaux National School". Encyclopedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
7. Moseley, Brian (5 October 2012). "Saint Budeaux Church of England Elementary School". Encyclopedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
8. Moseley, Brian (5 October 2012). "Saint Budeaux Foundation Church Of England Junior School". Encyclopedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
9. "St Budeaux Foundation CofE (Aided) Junior School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
10. "St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
11. "Our schools | First Federation". www.firstfederation.org.

Further reading

• Tait, Derek (2007). "Chapter 8: Schools". St Budeaux. Plymouth: Driftwood Coast. ISBN 978-0955427763.
• Tait, Derek (2009). "Chapter 3: Schools". Memories of St Budeaux. Plymouth: Driftwood Coast Publishing. ISBN 978-0956078124.

External links

• School website