Yate Academy

Yate Academy is a secondary school located in Yate, South Gloucestershire, on the outskirts of Bristol, England. Originally founded in 1953 as King Edmund Community School, it became an academy in 2009 and joined the Greenshaw Learning Trust in 2017. The school serves students aged 11 to 19 and is proud to be a community-focused academy with strong, supportive relationships with students' parents. Since becoming an academy, £16 million has been invested in replacing old buildings with modern facilities. Yate Academy is the first 3-19 all-through academy in South Gloucestershire and offers an unrivalled quality of education underpinned by strong discipline, excellent manners, and exceptional teaching. The school features state-of-the-art facilities including a 60-seat STEM theatre, 240-seat auditorium, photography dark room, all-day canteen, fitness gym, large sports hall, dance studio, four tennis courts, and a floodlit all-weather pitch. The curriculum is rich and carefully considered, complemented by a broad enrichment programme in reading, music, sports, and academics.