Cranbourne School
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| Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College | |
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Wessex Close , , RG21 3NP | |
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| Type | Community school |
| Motto | It is our business to succeed |
| Established | 1967 |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| Department for Education URN | 116432 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mrs Betty Elkins |
| Staff | 70 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrollment | 665 out of 1300 Places |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and white, light blue, black |
| Website | http://www.cranbourne.hants.sch.uk/ |
Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College is a large co-educational secondary school in Basingstoke, northern Hampshire, England. The school serves Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students between the ages of 11 and 16. The school follows the National Curriculum but has a specialist focus on business and enterprise.
History
Cranbourne was founded as the Cranbourne Bi-Lateral School in 1967 as a bilateral school for 11- to 18-year-olds, on the site of a former nursery. It became a comprehensive school in 1972 following the establishment of Queen Mary's Sixth Form College,[1] and then as Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College in September 2004.[2] Cranbourne (or CBEC) became the first of two Business and Enterprise Colleges in Hampshire in 2004 and features scola architecture refurbished in 2006.[3] CBEC is separated into 9 blocks and features a small swimming pool and a 3-story Science block (C block).
2009 Fire Incident
On 11 June 2009, a fire broke out after school hours in the upper floor of G block (Art and Geography block),[citation needed] damaging three classrooms including the main Art classroom. Nobody was hurt in the incident After investigation, it was found that the fire started by sunlight reflecting off a mirror in a storage cupboard. The block re-opened in November 2009.
References
- ^ Brown, Robert (2007). "From a nursery to a school". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Enterprise Zone - Launch Day Feb 25th 2005". Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Procurement Initiatives, Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College". Hampshire County Council. 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
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