Balby Carr Community Academy
| Motto | Dream. Believe. Achieve. |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Head Teacher | Mr Tom Ashley |
| Location |
Weston Road Balby, Doncaster South Yorkshire DN4 8ND England 53°29′59″N 1°08′26″W / 53.49971°N 1.14059°WCoordinates: 53°29′59″N 1°08′26″W / 53.49971°N 1.14059°W |
| DfE number | 371/4002 |
| DfE URN | 140177 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Balby Carr Community Academy, colloquially known as "Balby Carr", is a secondary school for students aged 11–18 located in the Balby area of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
Initially known as the Balby Carr Community School, the local education authority granted specialist Sports College status in September 2003. Balby Carr was granted Specialist Science status in early 2008. Since receiving official sports college status, the school has been extensively redeveloped and includes several additions to the campus such as all-weather sports pitches, campus-wide WLAN access points and improved facilities for students.
In 2004, a City Learning Centre (CLC) was founded on the Balby Carr campus. Doncaster South CLC was opened to provide students and teachers in the local area with e-learning and technology-based projects. These included local history projects, the production of film and television programmes (using the specialised on-campus TV studio) and nationally award-winning learning content for the teaching of mathematics, science and history. The centre also offered dedicated conference, meeting and training facilities for business and community users.
However, in September 2011 it was announced that the Balby CLC would face closure at the end of that year, along with the CLC in Scawthorpe. Doncaster Council attributed the closure to lack of use by Balby Carr school with Mayor Peter Davies declaring, "This is clearly no demand for this type of thing as far as the school are concerned."
In February 2010, it was announced that part of the most southerly block of the school needed to be demolished and replaced. In Winter's white paper, Achieving Success, the work to be done on Balby Carr school was given priority and scheduled to take place in 2011. However, following announcements by the Former Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove on 5 July 2010, the improvements - due to be made to the school under the Building Schools for the Future programme - were brought to a halt.
In November 2013, Balby Carr Community Sports College converted to Balby Carr Community Academy, following a negative report after an Ofsted inspection in January 2013.
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