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Banbridge Academy is a grammar school in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, founded in 1786. the Principal is Robin McLoughlin, previously a headmaster of Grosvenor Grammar School. Mr. McLoughlin succeeded Mr. Pollock (1995-2014). Mr. Pollock is now officially retired. Former headmaster Mr. Pollock was preceded by Charles Winston Breen (1984–1995), a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. Breen's work was continued by Pollock, who was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours list "For services to Education in Northern Ireland". enrollment stood at over 1,318 pupils and the School had around 90 teachers. The School Colours are Petrol Blue, Red and Black. The school was in the Top 100 Schools in the United Kingdom for A-Level results 2008 in a list compiled by ''The Times''. The school traces its roots to the building now known as Dunbar nursery near the current site of Banbridge Leisure Centre but moved to its present home, Edenderry House on the Lurgan Road, in 1950. A redevelopment begun in 1989 provided a new building, while retaining much of the original frontage; interiors and façade are listed. The School building has a glass atrium and dedicated technology suite and science block. The school has two sports halls, and a large amount of land serving as playing fields for hockey, rugby union, cricket, football and netball, together with five tennis courts. In building work the assembly hall was demolished and a new dining hall with a small sports hall and a large fitness suite inside were built. A science block was constructed in place of the old dining hall. The work took seven years to complete finishing in 2012. ==Academic results== Banbridge Academy consistently ranks in the top 100 schools in the UK, as rated by The Times〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion )〕 It fell in 2009 to 93rd, from 73rd in 2008. The 40.2% A grade success rate at A-Level and 53.8% of submissions achieving A/A * at GCSE level placed it as the 7th best school in NI. An inspection of the school in 2000〔() 〕 and follow up inspection noted many strengths of the school in Science and Technology, including, "the relationships between the pupils and their teachers; the commitment of the teachers; some very good teaching; some very high standards of pupils’ project work in technology and design, and the improvement in standards in science through effective target setting." The original report noted weaknesses in the range of teaching methods used, ICT skills and monitoring of pupils. Between 2000 and 2002 the inspectors found "thorough process of review and planning, to address the issues identified at the time of the inspection." It is noted in the follow-up inspection that results had improved, self-evaluation had been introduced, the opportunity for pupils to investigate scientifically and IT provisions had been improved. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Banbridge Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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