The Ridings' Federation Winterbourne International Academy

The Ridings' Federation Winterbourne International Academy, is a school in South Gloucestershire the school is in the village of Winterbourne in South Gloucestershire, on the outskirts of Bristol, England.HistoryThe Ridings High School was founded in 1957 and opened by the eminent Labour politician, Tony Benn.Academy proposalIn 2007, Rob Gibson was invited by the Department for Children, Schools and Families to consider a move to Academy status as the Lead sponsor in a Hard Federation, incorporating King Edmund Community School in Yate. As a result, in September 2009, The Ridings' Federation of Academies was established with two independent academies, Winterbourne International Academy and Yate International Academy .Rob Gibson became the Chief Executive Principal in 2009 of the Federation but left at the end of 2014. Beverley Martin became Chief Executive Principal of the Federation in 2015 and Principal of Yate International Academy. The Winterbourne International Academy has approximately 1,820 students on roll including 370 in its sixth form. The Yate International Academy has approximately 700 students on roll including 95 in its sixth form. The Federation and both academies base their curriculum models upon the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. The Winterbourne International Academy delivers the International Baccalaureate Diploma . International Baccalaureate results have been consistently above the International benchmark pass rate of 80%. Since 2008, The Winterbourne International Academy has had three students awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Global Fellowship: students have used these awards to travel to China and Brazil.