Brockington College
Brockington College is a mixed Church of England secondary school in Enderby, Leicestershire, England, within the district of Blaby. Founded in 1957, it originally operated as a middle school for students aged 11 to 14 before becoming an 11–16 secondary school. Brockington College converted to academy status on 1 August 2012.
Features of the college
Admissions
Brockington College admits students aged 11 to 16. Its informal catchment area extends more than 13 kilometres and is centered on Enderby and Narborough. It also includes Croft, Huncote and Thurlaston.Applications are also received from nearby communities, including Stoney Stanton, Whetstone Blaby, Braunstone, and Leicester Forest East, as some families choose to apply to Brockington rather than their nearest local secondary schools.
School culture
Brockington College describes itself as having a Christian ethos that is guided by eight core values: compassion, forgiveness, justice, koinonia, perseverance, wisdom, learning, and respect. Every two weeks, the local clergy organizes a “spiritual reflection” program for its students. The school also encourages students to attend an annual Christmas service held at the local church.House system
Until 2020, there were four Houses within the school: Plantagenet, Stuart, Tudor, and Windsor. Students frequently participated in extracurricular and enrichment activities representing their House.Facilities
Brockington College was built in 1957 using an inter-grid prefabricated construction method, also used at four other schools in Leicestershire. These buildings later proved costly to maintain and were eventually replaced across all five sites.The college was redeveloped between September 2006 and September 2007 as part of a £19 million project. As a voluntary-aided school, funding was shared between HM Government and the Partnership for Church Schools rather than provided through the Building Schools for the Future program.
An artificial grass football pitch was added in 2009, funded by the Football Association, Next, and local sponsors. The college also offers bookable rooms and sports facilities for community use, including an indoor sports hall and a multi-use games area.