John Madejski Academy is a academy in Reading

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

, Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It specializes in sport and has a capacity for approximately 1100 students aged 11–18. The school is over-subscribed.

History

The school was formerly named Thames Bridge college which had 3 headteachers, in 2005 Thames Bridge had their best ofsted report and then was later closed.

Architecture

The building was designed by international architecture firm Wilkinson Eyre

Wilkinson Eyre

Wilkinson Eyre Architects is an international architecture firm based in London, England. The firm won the Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize two years in a row...

  and it was shortlisted for an award at the World Architecture Festival 2008.