Archway School
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Archway School is a comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...

 co-educational school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Stroud
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...

, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....

, England
England
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. It holds the status of a Specialist Technology College. The headteacher
Head teacher
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 is Mr Colin Belford.

Set in at the western edge of the Cotswold
Cotswold
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England that give their name to:*Cotswold *Cotswold *Cotswold Chase, a horse race*Cotswold Games, annual games in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire...

 town of Stroud, the school takes its name from a sandstone arch set close to the School's northern entrance. It is believed to be the only contemporary monument to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. Taking its cue from this monument, the school maintains a progressive liberal approach to teaching, setting it in slight contrast to its more traditional grammar school counterparts Stroud High School
Stroud High School
Stroud High School is a state funded grammar school for girls aged 11 to 18 located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.-History:Stroud High School was founded in 1904 as the Girls' Endowed School by a group of local citizens led by solicitor Mr. A. J...

 and Marling
Marling School
Marling School is a grammar school for boys located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, next to its sister school, Stroud High School. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5....

 with whom the school has a friendly rivalry. Notably the school has in the past experimented with elective subjects for its pre-16 pupils.

The school's country setting provides it with expansive playing fields, including cricket nets, rugby and football pitches, a full size running track, tennis courts and a hockey redgra. The school boasts a 20m heated indoor swimming-pool and in 1997 opened a fully fitted sports centre including a dance room, gym and large sprung-floor hall. Cross-country running also commonly takes place across the nearby Randwick hills.

Like most state schools in the United Kingdom, Archway pupils wear a distinctive uniform. It consists of a dark blue sweatshirt emblazoned with a gold arch on the breast, worn over a light blue polo or buttoned shirt, a grey or blue skirt for girls and grey trousers for boys. Years 10 and 11, they may wear a navy blue polo shirt instead of light blue, These can be for PE or Sociology subjects among others. Although in keeping with other local schools such as Thomas Keble
Thomas Keble
Thomas Keble was a Church of England clergyman, younger brother of John Keble. Keble was Vicar of Bisley, Gloucestershire from 1827 to 1873. He contributed four of the Tracts for the Times, three of them under a pseudonym also used by his brother, Richard Nelson.-Life:Keble was born at Fairford...

 or until 2010 Stroud High School, it contrasts with Marling's more formal blazer and tie.

Archway also has its own sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...

, which has developed rapidly over the past few years and will continue to do so as it is increasing numbers of vocational courses, as well as expanding the traditional AS and A2 courses available. It is part of the Stroud Post-16 Consortium with Downfield Sixth Form
Downfield Sixth Form
Marling School Sixth Form Stroud High School Sixth Form is a sixth-form college located in Stroud, Gloucestershire....

 (a collaboration between Marling School and Stroud High School) and Stroud College
Stroud College
Stroud College is a sixth form and further educational establishment, located in Stroud, Gloucestershire.Stroud College started in the School of Art in 1860, which then renamed to The Technical College and located itself in various buildings in the town of Stroud...

. The Sixth Form is headed by Mr Julian Young.

The sports centre includes the "Jack Russell Lounge," named after famous former student the England wicket keeper Robert "Jack" Russell
Jack Russell (cricketer and artist)
Robert Charles "Jack" Russell MBE is a retired English international cricketer, now known for his abilities as an artist, as a cricket wicketkeeping coach and football goalkeeping coach.-Biography:...

 another formal pupil is Tom Smith
Tom Smith (musician)
Thomas Michael Henry Smith is an English musician. He is lead singer, lyricist, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the Birmingham-based indie rock band Editors....

, lead singer and rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
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ist for Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

-based indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Editors
Editors
Editors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band consists of Tom Smith , Chris Urbanowicz , Russell Leetch and Ed Lay .Editors have so far released two platinum studio...

, Actress Lizzy McInnerny and maritime historian Louis Paul Barnett went to Archway School also. Former professional footballers, Ian Olney
Ian Olney
Ian Olney is a former football player, who played as a striker. He started his career at Aston Villa in 1988, for whom he made 88 league appearances, scoring 16 goals, and 4 years later was sold to Oldham Athletic for £750,000, at that time Oldham's transfer record...

 and Mike Cook
Mike Cook
Michael Horace Cook is a retired professional baseball player who played 5 seasons for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball.-External links:...

 also attended Archway and current Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

striker, Ethan Moore, is a former pupil.

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