ðeɪ fˈɜːst wˈɜːkt æz ɐ səpˈoːɹt skˈuːl fɔːɹ bˈʊʃi hˈɔːl skˈuːl ɪn hˈɜːtfɚdʃɚɹ æz ɪt bɪkˌeɪm bˈʊʃi ɐkˈædəmi ænd sˈɪns ˈiːstɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ðə skˈuːl hˈæzbiːn ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl spˈɑːnsɚz ʌvðə sˈæmjuːl ɹˈaɪdɚɹ ɐkˈædəmi ɪn sənt ˈɔːlbənz, hˈɜːtfɚdʃɚz fˈɜːst ˈɔːlθɹuː skˈuːl ænd, mˈoːɹ ɹˈiːsəntli, ʃˈɛɹɛdz skˈuːl ɪn hˈɑːdɛzdən, nˈaʊ ðə ɹˈɑːbɚt bˈɑːɹkleɪ ɐkˈædəmi.
They first worked as a support school for Bushey Hall School in Hertfordshire as it became Bushey Academy and since Easter 2011 the school has been the official sponsors of the Samuel Ryder Academy in St Albans, Hertfordshire's first all-through school and, more recently, Sheredes School in Hoddesdon, now the Robert Barclay Academy.