Future Academies Watford

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Future Academies Watford
Address
Future Academies Watford
Horseshoe Lane

Garston

Watford
,
Hertfordshire
,
WD25 7HW

England
Coordinates 51°41′52″N0°23′32″W / 51.6977°N 0.3922°W / 51.6977; -0.3922
Information
Type Academy
Established1954 (1954)
Local authority Hertfordshire County Council
TrustFuture Academies
Department for Education URN 135876 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalSam Fox [1]
Gender Co-educational
Age range11–18
Enrolment1,090 (2019) [2]
Capacity1,350 [2]
Website www.watford.futureacademies.org

Future Academies Watford is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. [3]

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History

The school opened in 1954 as Francis Combe School, a secondary modern school. It was named after Francis Combe (or Combes), a Hemel Hempstead landowner who founded a charity school in Watford in 1651, with a bequest of £10 per annum. [4] [5]

It became the first comprehensive in Watford in 1966. [6] Previously a community school administered by Hertfordshire County Council, in February 2008, the school was given permission to explore becoming an academy, sponsored by West Herts College and the University of Hertfordshire (later the Meller Educational Trust). The school reopened in September 2009 as Francis Combe Academy, specialising in English, art and media. [7] [8]

In 2020, the name was changed to Future Academies Watford when the school became part of the Future Academies multi-academy trust. [9]

Facilities

All of the school's buildings were rebuilt in 2012 except for the English and Maths block, which was built in 2001 (currently the Communications and Maths building). [10] The £25 million rebuild, which connects to the older building, features three storeys and houses Science, ICT & Business and Humanities (originally Maths). The sports department includes a large sports hall, a dance studio and changing rooms. Two new outdoor spaces, the MUGA (multi use sports and games area) and the Agora. A new entrance foyer and a new art department focuses on open plan and collaborative working with no fixed walls between classrooms.

Notable former pupils

Francis Combe School and Community College

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