Ash Green School
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Ash Green School is a comprehensive school
situated in Ash Green
in northern Warwickshire
, England
for pupils aged 11 to 16 years. Its catchment area includes Ash Green, those parts of Bedworth
that lie south of the former mineral railway line (i.e. Exhall, Bedworth Heath, Market End and Goodyers End), Keresley Newlands, Corley and Fillongley. The school has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College
, and received Arts Council England's Artsmark Gold award in 2007/08.
Originally the site of a hospital
during the 1920s, it was converted to a school some time after the Second World War. For a time during the 1980s, its name was changed to Exhall School following a merge with the comprehensive school at nearby Keresley
. However, after several incidents of confusion with the nearby Exhall Grange School
, Ash Green School reverted to its former name.
The school has undergone some remarkable recent transformations, not least in the stellar performance in public examinations, best exemplified by the 2010 outcomes. In 2005, Mrs Lesley King was appointed as Executive Headteacher and with Mr Graham Tyrer as Acting Headteacher, the school was set on a path of rapid turnaround. By 2007, Graham Tyrer was the substantive Headteacher and the school had made significant improvements in behaviour and attitudes, as well as better exam results. Graham Tyrer moved to another school in 2008, with Mr Andrew Clay stepping in after a term of Acting Headship by substantive Deputy Headteacher, Mr Michael Rennie. Andrew Clay has successfully taken the school through further rapid improvement, not least with the current proposal to extend the school to offer Post-16 provision and the imminent conversion Academy status. Ash gReen School will become Ash Green Academy and will form a partnership with the Creative Media Trust and their family of Schools.
Ash Green School became Ash Green School & Arts College in 2007, successfully bidding to become a Specialist School for the Arts. The school has gone on to thrive and standards have risen to all-time highs. Named the 4th most improved school in England based on the 2009 exams performances (the first most improved outside of London), the school has pushed on and achieved a 100% pass rate for 5 A*-C grades, any subject, mirroring performance levels in Independent and selective schools. 5 A*-C including English and Maths was a record 67%. Given that the 2004 scores were 12% and 20%, the rise is clearly impressive. The Capped Average Points Score placed the school in the 1st percentile, nationally. CVA rose to 1040.1, which is in the 2nd percentile, nationally, rising from 924.0 in 2004, the 99th percentile, nationally. The recent 2010 Ofsted Inspection is now available. The School is satisfactory overall but with all other main judgements being good. Leadership and Management and Capacity to Improve are both graded as Good. This judgement was determined prior to the outstanding performance in the 2010 examinations.
The exams performance in 2011 demonstrated that the high standards were being sustained. Again, 100% of studnets achieved 5 A*-C, with 65% achieving 5 A*-C including English and Maths. This measure outperformed the School target by 16%; in 2010, the target was beaten by 17%. The Capped Average Points will again be in the top few percentiles, nationally. English scored a remarkable 75% C or better, Maths 69%.
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...
situated in Ash Green
Ash Green, Warwickshire
Ash Green is a suburban village in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England.- Geography :Ash Green is located 3.5 miles north of Coventry and 4.75 miles south-south-east of Nuneaton...
in northern Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, 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...
for pupils aged 11 to 16 years. Its catchment area includes Ash Green, those parts of Bedworth
Bedworth
Bedworth is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. It lies northwest of London, east of Birmingham, and north northeast of the county town of Warwick. It is situated between Coventry, to the south, and Nuneaton, to the north.In the 2001 census the town...
that lie south of the former mineral railway line (i.e. Exhall, Bedworth Heath, Market End and Goodyers End), Keresley Newlands, Corley and Fillongley. The school has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
, and received Arts Council England's Artsmark Gold award in 2007/08.
Originally the site of a hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
during the 1920s, it was converted to a school some time after the Second World War. For a time during the 1980s, its name was changed to Exhall School following a merge with the comprehensive school at nearby Keresley
Keresley
Keresley is a village and civil parish in the City of Coventry, West Midlands, England, about north of Coventry city centre. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 791...
. However, after several incidents of confusion with the nearby Exhall Grange School
Exhall Grange School
Exhall Grange School and Science College is a community special school located in Ash Green just outside Coventry in Warwickshire, England. The school caters for pupils ranging in age from two to 19 years, and who have a range of disabilities and learning difficulties, including physical...
, Ash Green School reverted to its former name.
The school has undergone some remarkable recent transformations, not least in the stellar performance in public examinations, best exemplified by the 2010 outcomes. In 2005, Mrs Lesley King was appointed as Executive Headteacher and with Mr Graham Tyrer as Acting Headteacher, the school was set on a path of rapid turnaround. By 2007, Graham Tyrer was the substantive Headteacher and the school had made significant improvements in behaviour and attitudes, as well as better exam results. Graham Tyrer moved to another school in 2008, with Mr Andrew Clay stepping in after a term of Acting Headship by substantive Deputy Headteacher, Mr Michael Rennie. Andrew Clay has successfully taken the school through further rapid improvement, not least with the current proposal to extend the school to offer Post-16 provision and the imminent conversion Academy status. Ash gReen School will become Ash Green Academy and will form a partnership with the Creative Media Trust and their family of Schools.
Ash Green School became Ash Green School & Arts College in 2007, successfully bidding to become a Specialist School for the Arts. The school has gone on to thrive and standards have risen to all-time highs. Named the 4th most improved school in England based on the 2009 exams performances (the first most improved outside of London), the school has pushed on and achieved a 100% pass rate for 5 A*-C grades, any subject, mirroring performance levels in Independent and selective schools. 5 A*-C including English and Maths was a record 67%. Given that the 2004 scores were 12% and 20%, the rise is clearly impressive. The Capped Average Points Score placed the school in the 1st percentile, nationally. CVA rose to 1040.1, which is in the 2nd percentile, nationally, rising from 924.0 in 2004, the 99th percentile, nationally. The recent 2010 Ofsted Inspection is now available. The School is satisfactory overall but with all other main judgements being good. Leadership and Management and Capacity to Improve are both graded as Good. This judgement was determined prior to the outstanding performance in the 2010 examinations.
The exams performance in 2011 demonstrated that the high standards were being sustained. Again, 100% of studnets achieved 5 A*-C, with 65% achieving 5 A*-C including English and Maths. This measure outperformed the School target by 16%; in 2010, the target was beaten by 17%. The Capped Average Points will again be in the top few percentiles, nationally. English scored a remarkable 75% C or better, Maths 69%.