Bacon's College

Bacon's College
Address
Timber Pond Road Rotherhithe London , SE16 6AT England
Coordinates	51°30′07″N 0°02′28″W / 51.50195°N 0.0411°W / 51.50195; -0.0411
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1703; 321 years ago (1703)
Local authority	Southwark
Trust	United Learning
Department for Education URN	145313 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headmaster	James Wilson
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 19
Website	http://www.baconscollege.co.uk/

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History

Founded in 1703 by Josiah Bacon, a

Bacon's College opened on its current Rotherhithe site in 1991, moving from its old building in Bermondsey. Bacon's College is a 11–19 Church of England school and became sponsored by United Learning in March 2018. The College opened in 1991 in the heart of London Docklands with a new building. Every year 180 students are admitted into the Academy.

Students of Bacon's College can use Bacon's College Community Centre, which includes a third generation astroturf football pitch, outdoor netball and tennis courts, indoor cricket nets, and a sports hall. The centre is available for private hire for weddings and conferences.

Notable former pupils

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• David Amoo, footballer who plays for Port Vale.
• BBC1 soap EastEnders
• Big Brother
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• William Henry Gray, known as W. H. Gray (1808–1896), pioneer settler of South Australia.
• E4 comedy The Inbetweeners
• David Haye, boxer
• Thomas Hicks, better known as Tommy Steele, singer and actor. Attended in the 1950s when the school was in Grange Road.
• Ashley John-Baptiste, BBC broadcast journalist and presenter
• Billy Mehmet, professional footballer who has represented the Republic of Ireland
• Roland Manookian, actor whose works include The Football Factory, Goodbye Charlie Bright, and The Business
• Tianjin Songjiang
• Ben Watson, Charlton Athletic footballer

Sources

• Official website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20040728062319/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_02.pl?Code=&Mode=Z&School=2106900
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090226190749/http://www.baconsmediacentre.co.uk/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061313/http://www.baconscollege.co.uk/Assets/Uploaded/BaconsCollegeProspectus.pdf