Welcome to Eaton Bank Academy

We are proud that Eaton Bank is both Good and Improving Ofsted

Eaton Bank Academy

A school that has high expectations and enables everyone to achieve success. A school that celebrates high quality learning experiences in all areas of school life. A school, at the heart of the community, that prepares everyone fully for their future lives.

Our Aims We want to be

During their seven years at Eaton Bank Academy, students are challenged to reach the highest academic standards and to develop their potential to the full.

Our school Curriculum

As well as delivering a rigorous and varied academic curriculum, we aim to extend students horizons by providing them with a wide variety of opportunities and activities including drama, music, art, and sports.

Our school Curriculum

Sport in our curriculum Creating stars of the future

We believe physical education and sport play an important part in the busy life of our students. The opportunities to take part in any number of sporting activities are outstanding.

By providing a vehicle to health and fitness, and contributing to academic achievement.

It offers a path to recognition, achievement and satisfaction.

Fosters team work and social/ethnic harmony. Builds self-confidence, enthusiasm, resolution

and integrity. Enriches school and local community life.

Sport can change lives in our school

Improving Opportunities Sport in our community

We encourage our students to continue and advance their skills by joining local clubs and community organisations

Our teaching staff extend their coaching and mentoring skills to extra-curricular clubs

Our students are encouraged to take on leadership roles in sport; supporting the activities of younger children, including links with primary schools.

We play an important role leading our community in local and national celebrations e.g. the 2012 Olympic Games.

Improving Opportunities Sport in our community

Olympic week at Eaton Bank

We can not afford to be complacent

We have a massive opportunity To improve our performance!

and in urgent need of replacement.

We are falling behind! Our facilities are ageing

Existing Indoor Facilities Have multiple uses

We have one sports hall and one gymnasium, which was constructed around 40 years ago. During the late spring and early summer term the gymnasium is commandeered as an examination centre

Existing Outdoor Facilities Not up to standards

We do not possess a single all-weather playing surface. This severely limits normal curriculum autumn and winter activities, especially those with physical disabilities.

We Intend to Improve We have a 6-Phase Project in Hand

1. Project evaluation and initial ideas (Complete) 2. Community and partner input (Jan-Mar 2013) 3. Initial designs and costs (Feb-Mar 2013) 4. Governor Academy sign off (March 2013) 5. Funding applications and bids (Apr-Sept 2013) 6. Project build commences (Autumn 2013)

A local Architects based in Holmes Chapel.

We have engaged Jay Ashall Associates Architects

A multi-use sports hall with an air-sprung wooden floor to be used for a variety of sports including badminton, basketball and trampolining

A dance/ exercise studio A fitness suite, outfitted with weights and

cardio-vascular and resistance machines Indoor changing provisions for participating

sports people.

The Ann Packer Centre of Sporting Excellence

Draining and levelling our existing outdoor turf pitches to maximise playing surfaces for rugby, cricket, archery, etc

Two astro-turf synthetic pitches to withstand high density usage for activities like football, rugby and hockey

One small all weather pitch to accommodate junior football, basketball, netball and tennis

An all weather running track All weather combined netball and tennis courts Separate internal and external facilities are required. Floodlighting of key outdoor surface areas to maximise out-of-hours use.

A Centre of Sporting Excellence Proposed Outdoor Facilities

A Centre of Sporting Excellence The Proposed Plan

A Centre of Sporting Excellence The Proposed Plan

A Centre of Sporting Excellence The Proposed Plan

A Centre of Sporting Excellence The Proposed Plan

A Centre of Sporting Excellence The Proposed Plan

A Centre of Sporting Excellence The Proposed Plan

A Centre of Sporting Excellence The Proposed Plan

New Facade to 3 Storey Block Visual

New school Entrance Visual

Community Organisations To share our new facilities

Our Prospective Funding Sources

Leading the Team Physical Education Dept.

Sue Richards Head of P.E.

Dan Margolan 2nd P.E.

Jenna Dunn P.E. Teacher

Nathan Boon P.E. Teacher

Lindsay Williams P.E. Teacher

We need your support! Will you join us?

Gold Medallist in 800 metres in 1964 Tokyo Olympics

Silver Medallist in 400 metres in 1964 Tokyo Olympics

Silver Medallist in 4x100 metres team at the 1962 Commonwealth Games

Bronze Medallist in 4x100 metres team at the 1962 European Athletics Championship

Ann Packer An Olympic Journey

Ann Packer An Olympic Race

Believe in success

Centre of Sporting Excellence Our Patrons

Be part of it! Get Involved

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