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Our website gives you important information about the school and we hope that it will give you a ‘flavour’ of what the school has

to offer. If you have any particular queries after reading it, please do not hesitate to contact us or drop in, we can normally deal

with any enquiries straight away. If you would like to look around during a school day, to see what we look like ‘in action’, please

just ask, and we will be happy to show you around.

Goldington Green Academy is a values based school. Core values are promoted through all aspects of school life. Values

which are essential to developing self-respect and regard for others and for making a positive contribution to society are

discussed and explored with children in lessons, in assemblies and in everyday interactions. Values such as: respect;

responsibility; tolerance; honesty and cooperation, form part of our programme.

We encourage parents to ‘talk the language’ of values and to promote these at home, so that we all play a part in helping

children to ‘live the values’.

At Goldington Green Academy, we are particularly keen on making learning practical, interactive and, of course, fun! We want

all of the children here to develop a love of learning and a thirst for knowledge. Your child will be encouraged to develop the

skills needed to work well with others as well as to self-motivate and work independently.

Goldington Green Academy

The school and its buildings

Goldington Green Academy is a non-selective school and draws its pupils from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and

abilities. It is an Academy and managed by a Board of Governors.

In 1865 a school was built for the children of Goldington. It was typical of its era, one building with four large rooms and a school

house attached. In the 1950’s an extension was added to cater for the growing number of children in Bedford.

In 1992 an extensive building programme was started. The entire Victorian and 1950’s buildings were landscaped and the main

entrance was moved from Goldington Road to Honeysuckle Way. More classrooms were added in 1999 and 2001. In April 2016,

Little Saplings Pre-school (previously Holy Cross Pre-school) became part of Goldington Green Academy. The Pre-school began

as a Mother and Toddler group, developing into a Playgroup and subsequently into a Pre-School. The Pre-school has been

based on the Goldington Green site since Autumn 2007, but was independent from the school up until April 2016.