Academy in Maldon, Essex, England
| Plume Academy | |
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| Address | |
| Fambridge Road Maldon, Essex, CM9 6AB England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) |
| Founder | Thomas Plume |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Department for Education URN | 137790 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Trustees | Paul Nagle |
| Headteacher | Tom Baster |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | Approx. 1,760 (January 2015) |
| Capacity | Approx 1800 |
| Website | www |
Plume Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in the town of Maldon, Essex, England. The school is split over two separate campuses. Mill Road houses Years 7 and 8, Fambridge Road Years 9, 10 and 11 and the Sixth Form.
History
The Plume School was formed in 1970 as a new comprehensive to educate the children previously at Maldon Grammar School, then in Fambridge Road, and Maldon County Secondary School, in Mill Road, a secondary modern. The Plume School's first term began in September 1970. The Maldon Grammar School had been founded in 1608 by Ralph Breeder, a haberdasher and linen draper who was an alderman of the town's corporation. He left £300 in his will "for the maintenance of a schoolmaster to teach a grammar school within the town".
The new school created in 1970 bears the name of Thomas Plume who, on his death in 1704, bequeathed his library of 7,000 books to the town of Maldon, now housed at the Thomas Plume Library, and money for a schoolmaster and librarian to look after the collection. A history of the schools states that "The Plume School in its modern form was established as a comprehensive in 1970 and merged with the Maldon County Secondary School located at the current site."
Performance
Plume School is rated "good" in all four Ofsted categories (achievement of pupils, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety of pupils and leadership and management) of its most recent inspection.
Notable former pupils
- Ethan Lawrence, actor (Bad Education, After Life)
See also
References
- "Plume School - GOV.UK".
- "Plume School". EduBase. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Maldon Plume School - Four Centuries of Education 1608-2008" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "Plume School" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- Robinson, Emma (6 September 2013). "Maldon: TV's Ethan is reaping the benefits of a Bad Education". Maldon Standard. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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