Astrea St Ivo
Astrea St Ivo
St Ivo Academy is a large school with extensive facilities for students to enjoy.
A light, bright dining hall is available for students to enjoy hot or cold school dinners or packed lunches.
Each subject has its own suite of teaching rooms, and the science department has 14 well-equipped laboratories. A large art and design block houses specialist accommodation for art and technology, including food technology rooms, a kiln and a photographic dark room.
Sports facilities include a large sports hall, rugby and football pitches, gymnasium and floodlit tennis/ netball courts. The school also has use of a synthetic athletics track, 3G pitch and all-weather hockey pitch at the nearby Outdoor Centre, plus the swimming pool at the Leisure Centre.
Performing arts are well provided for, with a two drama studios, dance studios and a music suite including practice rooms and a performance space.
Sixth form students benefit from dedicated use of two study areas for quiet and silent study which include ICT facilities and study materials. Sixth form students also have exclusive access to the common room.
The resource centre is open daily from 8.30am until 4.00pm (3.30pm on Friday). Students will find a bright, spacious area where they can do research, prepare homework, borrow and return resources. The resource centre is much more than just a library, with just over 16,000 resources, including books, audio CDs and DVDs available to borrow plus newspapers and a growing selection of journals and magazines. There are computers that can be used by students during lesson times, break and lunchtimes and before and after school.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities include eight ICT suites as well as the resource centre. Items of ICT equipment, including digital cameras and multimedia projectors, are available for use throughout the school to enhance teaching and learning, including some public areas such as the main hall. All suitable classrooms have a data projector or large TV screen. Wifi is available across the school for use by staff and sixth form students.