Hastingsbury Upper School and Community College
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Hastingsbury Business & Enterprise College (formerly Hastingsbury Upper School and Community College) is a coeducational upper school
for 13-18 year olds, located on Hill Rise in Kempston
, Bedfordshire
, England
. The school forms part of an educational campus, which also includes a Child Development Centre and Ridgeway School
.
The school is the only upper school to be located in the town of Kempston, and has been awarded specialist status as a Business & Enterprise College. Because of this the school now has facilities including a state of the art science department.
Bedford Borough Council has decided to implement a two-tier education system in the borough, meaning that Hastingsbury will be converted from an upper school to a secondary school, and take pupils from the age of 11. The changes are due to take effect from September 2015.
Upper school
Upper Schools tend to be schools within secondary education. Outside England, the term normally refers to a section of a larger school. There is some variation in the use of the term in England.-State Maintained Schools:...
for 13-18 year olds, located on Hill Rise in Kempston
Kempston
Kempston is a town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England. Once known as the largest village in England, Kempston is now a town with its own town council. It has a population of about 20,000, and together with Bedford, it forms an urban area with around 100,000 inhabitants, which is the...
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The school forms part of an educational campus, which also includes a Child Development Centre and Ridgeway School
Ridgeway School, Kempston
Ridgeway School is a coeducational special school for pupils with physical disabilities, located in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. The school accepts pupils from all over the Borough of Bedford....
.
The school is the only upper school to be located in the town of Kempston, and has been awarded specialist status as a Business & Enterprise College. Because of this the school now has facilities including a state of the art science department.
Bedford Borough Council has decided to implement a two-tier education system in the borough, meaning that Hastingsbury will be converted from an upper school to a secondary school, and take pupils from the age of 11. The changes are due to take effect from September 2015.