Bure Park Specialist Academy
| Bure Park Specialist Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
16a Keyes Avenue , , NR30 4AE | |
| Information | |
| Type | Special school |
| Established | 2021 |
| Department for Education URN | 148572 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Hayley Ross |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 16 |
| Enrollment | 64 (April 2025) |
| Website | https://www.bureparkacademy.co.uk/ |
Bure Park Specialist Academy is a special school in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. It educates boys aged 6 to 16 with social, emotional and mental health needs, offering day and residential places.[1][2] The school is part of Broad Horizons Education Trust.[3]
Bure Park Specialist Academy was established as part of Norfolk County Council's SEND Transformation Project. It has a capacity of 88 students. The school opened in September 2021 on the former site of Alderman Swindell Primary School.[4]
The school was rated 'good' by Ofsted in November 2023.[5]
Incidents
In June 2024, the BBC reported that Bure Park Specialist Academy had recorded a number of pupil-related incidents, including 88 assaults towards members of staff and 42 cases of students climbing onto the school rooftops. Broad Horizons Education Trust acknowledged the "very challenging behaviour" presented by the students as a result of their special educational needs, and stated that all of the pupils who climbed on the roofs were unharmed.[6]
A teaching assistant was hospitalised after an incident with a student in January 2025.[7]
References
- ^ "Bure Park Academy". Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Our Residential Experience - Bure Park Academy". Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Schools". Broad Horizons Education Trust. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Bure Park Specialist Academy - New SEMH special school for Great Yarmouth". Norfolk County Council. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Weeds, James (3 April 2024). "Bure Park Specialist Academy celebrates 'good' Ofsted report". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Turner, Andrew (28 June 2024). "School records 42 cases of pupils accessing roof". BBC News. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Fieldhouse, Ben (24 January 2025). "Great Yarmouth school teaching assistant sent to hospital". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 27 April 2025.