Colleges in Sandwell
Encyclopedia
There are many Colleges in the Cradley Heath, Wednesbury, Oldbury and West Bromwich districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. While their individual histories and roles in society are only minor they have as a whole, like all the more noted local secondary schools, contributed greatly to the general enlightenment of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell.
located in the Old Hill
area of Cradley Heath
, West Midlands
, England
.
It was built in the 1970s when two local schools Cradley Heath Secondary School, in the Lomey Town area of Cradley Heath, and Macefield Secondary School, in Old Hill, merged. The name of the school was coined from the names of the two schools: Cradley Heath and Macefield.
It serves pupils living in the Cradley Heath, Old Hill and Rowley Regis
areas of Sandwell
. Its Technology College
status encourages extra funding which is focused on the Technology department.
The college building programme of 2007 has been completed, with a new hair and beauty salon, seminar rooms, catering rooms and a new sixth form
study centre. With this, the college offer 100+ post 16 courses, one of few places in Sandwell. The school also hosts performance evenings, in which one person from each year receives a departmental award. The worshipful The Lord Mayor and Mayoress of Sandwell attended the most recent evening (22 November 2009).
The school had previously expanded in September 2002 when taking in pupils from Britannia High School, which closed at this time due to falling pupil numbers.
The college also has a mountain centre located in Dinas Mawddwy
, Gwynedd
, North Wales
. The building, previously an old school, was converted into accommodation for students when taking part in environmental studies, or some other rural activity. The original mountain centre was located in Llanbrynmair
, Powys
, Mid-Wales. This was a converted church building.
The school also makes use of a sports field known as Hingleys which is situated less than a mile from the school on Bluebell Road, Cradley Heath. Heathfield used to also own a school building that was located by the Aldi supermarket, on the way to Dudley, that used to house the first and second years (Now year 7 and year 8).
There was recent talk of the college becoming an academy , but this was met by fierce criticism, with people claiming its a ridiculous idea.
Heathfield has also allocated a £1million 6th form block, members of the sixth form community were of the opinion that the new 6th form block was 'outstanding', 'amazing' and 'out of this world', but this didn't stop one disruptive child breaking the doors to the new sixth form common room.
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located in Wednesbury
, a town in West Midlands
, England
. The head teacher is Ms. M.A. Mole.
It is an 11-18 comprehensive school which incorporates a sixth form centre, and has served the area since its opening in 1968.
However, that figure had increased to 20% by 2009, though it was still the lowest scoring school in the borough.
English, Maths and Science
Business & Enterprise & ICT and Media Studies
Arts and Designs:
Design & Technology, Music, Art & Design and Drama
Others:
PE, Geography, RE, Sixth Form, Modern Foreign Languages, History, Special Education Needs, Learning Mentors and Inclusion Unit
secondary school located in Wednesbury
, a town in the West Midlands
of England
. It is an Arts College
.
The 2007 to 2008 season of West Midlands schools athletics saw the school unbeaten for two seasons.
The year 9 team of 2006 reached the league final played at The Hawthorns against Dartmouth High School, winning 2-1.
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located in Wednesbury
, in the West Midlands
of England
. It is located on Hydes Road near the border with West Bromwich
, and most of the pupils live in the Friar Park
and Hateley Heath
areas.
The school is set to undergo major changes in the near future, with many of the older blocks being replaced with brand new learning facilities. The plans are estimated to cost around £20 million, and will also see the school renamed Wednesbury Learning Campus.
In September 1990, Wodensborough was expanded to take in the youngest two year groups from Hill Top High School in nearby Hill Top
, which closed completely two years later. This led to a substantial increase in the school's capacity, as since then it has taken in pupils who would have gone to Hill Top had it remained open.
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and higher education
which served the vicinity of Oldbury
in the West Midlands
of England
. It was formed in 1968 by the amalgamation of Oldbury College of Further Education and Chance Technical College
in Smethwick
and named in accordance with the recently created County Borough of Warley
. It was located on the main Wolverhampton
- Birmingham
road.
Warley College ceased to exist after July 1986, when it merged with West Bromwich College to form Sandwell College - named in accordance with the new metropolitan borough which had been formed 12 years earlier on a merger between the county boroughs of West Bromwich and Warley.
The Warley College buildings are still in use as the Business and Technology departments of Sandwell College.
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(or Warley High College of Sport) is a comprehensive
community school
located in Oldbury
, West Midlands
, England
. It opened as a merger of Warley High School (formerly Oldbury Tech) and Langley High School
(formerly Oldbury Grammar
) on 1 January 2007. Before the enlarged school opened, the council published a document addressing many parents' and councillors' concerns about merging the school. The school is holder of the Artsmark
silver award, which was transferred from Warley High School when the schools merged.
soccer camps, the school also offers numerous sporting activities throughout the year. Oldbury collage of sport finishes at 3.00 and starts at 9.00 to be at registration. it is the most popular school in sandwell.
examinations, 32% of students achieved 5 GCSE grades of C and above. A decrease from 2005's 36%, but a slight rise from 2004's 31% and 2003's 30%. According to these results, the college was placed sixth in the Sandwell LEA
.
located in Oldbury
, West Midlands
, England
. It received Technology College
status in 2005, a year after the appointment of Mr. Stephen Venross as head teacher.
The school was opened in 1929 to serve the expanding Warley
area of Oldbury
, and was initially a secondary modern school for pupils who did not pass their 11+ exam - those who did attended Oldbury Grammar School
(on becoming a comprehensive in 1974, later known as Langley High) or Oldbury Technical School.
The attainment gap between Bristnall and the other local schools closed during the late 1970s when all the local secondary schools became comprehensive school
s. There are currently six forms in each of the five year groups, and in 2006, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
announced plans to merge Bristnall with nearby Langley High School
. However, it was announced in 2007 that the school would be rebuilt on the site of Langley High School as part of the Building Schools for the Future
scheme. Langley High School
has merged with nearby Warley High School to become Oldbury College of Sport.
The School's Uniform code is a Navy Blue Blazer with school logo and/or Navy V-neck Jumper, Mid-Gray Trousers, Black Smart Shoes, white shirt/revere colared blouse, and a navy and silver stripe tie with school logo.
This Uniform code does not apply to the sixth form students.
The Uniform is available at A.Oakes in Rood End, or Clive Marks school wear in Bearwood.
Bristnall Hall Technology College Opened its Sixth Form Centre within the School at the start of the 2010 academic year to Post-16 Students. Mr Tim Harris is in charge of the Sixth Form
at the school.
, a municipal area of the West Midlands
in England.
It was formed in September 1986 on a merger between West Bromwich College and Warley College, and its title reflected the name of the local borough which had been formed 12 years earlier - itself a merger of the former West Bromwich and Warley boroughs.
The college is currently situated over three campuses.
The main campus of Sandwell College is located in High Street, West Bromwich
; these buildings previously formed West Bromwich College.
The Business and Technology campus of the college is located in Pound Road, Oldbury
; it was previously the buildings of Warley College.
A third campus of the college is located in Crocketts Lane, Smethwick
; it was previously the buildings of Smethwick Technical College.
The whole college will be brought under one roof from September 2011 when a new building opens in the centre of West Bromwich. It is not yet clear what will happen to the three current campuses once Sandwell College vacates them.
Ofsted reports
Heathfield Foundation Technology College
Heathfield Foundation Technology College (formerly Heathfield High School) is a secondary school and sixth form collegeSixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
located in the Old Hill
Old Hill
Old Hill is a locality in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in West Midlands, England. It is a district of Cradley Heath.-General description:...
area of Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath is a town in the Black Country, located in Sandwell metropolitan borough, England. The name is usually pronounced "Craid-ley", not "Crad-ley", but in the Black Country accent, it may even sound like "Craig-ley Aith"...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
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.
It was built in the 1970s when two local schools Cradley Heath Secondary School, in the Lomey Town area of Cradley Heath, and Macefield Secondary School, in Old Hill, merged. The name of the school was coined from the names of the two schools: Cradley Heath and Macefield.
It serves pupils living in the Cradley Heath, Old Hill and Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom. Being part of the Black Country, locals speak with the traditional dialect, though in a form regarded by many as the quickest and the hardest to...
areas of Sandwell
Sandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands with a population of around 289,100, and an area of . The borough is named after Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of both the Black Country, and the West Midlands conurbation, encompassing the urban towns of Blackheath,...
. Its Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
status encourages extra funding which is focused on the Technology department.
The college building programme of 2007 has been completed, with a new hair and beauty salon, seminar rooms, catering rooms and a new sixth form
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
study centre. With this, the college offer 100+ post 16 courses, one of few places in Sandwell. The school also hosts performance evenings, in which one person from each year receives a departmental award. The worshipful The Lord Mayor and Mayoress of Sandwell attended the most recent evening (22 November 2009).
The school had previously expanded in September 2002 when taking in pupils from Britannia High School, which closed at this time due to falling pupil numbers.
The college also has a mountain centre located in Dinas Mawddwy
Dinas Mawddwy
Dinas Mawddwy is a village in Gwynedd, north Wales, just to the side of the A470 so that most visitors pass the village by. Its population is roughly 600. The village marks the junction of the unclassified road to Llanuwchllyn which climbs up through the mountains to cross Bwlch y Groes at its...
, Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
, North Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The building, previously an old school, was converted into accommodation for students when taking part in environmental studies, or some other rural activity. The original mountain centre was located in Llanbrynmair
Llanbrynmair
Llanbrynmair is a village and community in Powys, Mid Wales on the A470 road between Caersws and Machynlleth. Llanbrynmair, in area, is the second largest in Powys. In 2005, it had a population of 958.-Description:...
, Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, Mid-Wales. This was a converted church building.
The school also makes use of a sports field known as Hingleys which is situated less than a mile from the school on Bluebell Road, Cradley Heath. Heathfield used to also own a school building that was located by the Aldi supermarket, on the way to Dudley, that used to house the first and second years (Now year 7 and year 8).
There was recent talk of the college becoming an academy , but this was met by fierce criticism, with people claiming its a ridiculous idea.
Heathfield has also allocated a £1million 6th form block, members of the sixth form community were of the opinion that the new 6th form block was 'outstanding', 'amazing' and 'out of this world', but this didn't stop one disruptive child breaking the doors to the new sixth form common room.
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Manor Foundation Business, Enterprise and Sports College
Manor Foundation Business, Enterprise and Sports College is a secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Wednesbury
Wednesbury
Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the source of the River Tame. Similarly to the word Wednesday, it is pronounced .-Pre-Medieval and Medieval times:...
, a town in West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
, 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...
. The head teacher is Ms. M.A. Mole.
It is an 11-18 comprehensive school which incorporates a sixth form centre, and has served the area since its opening in 1968.
History
Manor Foundation is often the lowest-ranking secondary school in Sandwell, with just 13% of pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at grade C or above in 2007.However, that figure had increased to 20% by 2009, though it was still the lowest scoring school in the borough.
Departments
Core Subjects:English, Maths and Science
Business & Enterprise & ICT and Media Studies
Arts and Designs:
Design & Technology, Music, Art & Design and Drama
Others:
PE, Geography, RE, Sixth Form, Modern Foreign Languages, History, Special Education Needs, Learning Mentors and Inclusion Unit
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School College of Performing Arts
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School College of Performing Arts is a CatholicCatholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
secondary school located in Wednesbury
Wednesbury
Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the source of the River Tame. Similarly to the word Wednesday, it is pronounced .-Pre-Medieval and Medieval times:...
, a town in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
of 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...
. It is 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...
.
Arts
In 2010, pupils at the school began putting together a full-length drama feature film, Speechless. Shot in 2011, ready for release in 2012, the film is written and directed by Thomas Moran, based on the novel, Can't Find The Words, written by fellow student, Nicole Caulfield. Produced with the supervision of drama teacher, Catherine Pepper, Speechless is intended to be the first of many such projects produced by the students.Athletics
Students from Stuart Bathurst RC High School have represented Great Britain in athletics in the Catholic schools sports federation international championships.The 2007 to 2008 season of West Midlands schools athletics saw the school unbeaten for two seasons.
The year 9 team of 2006 reached the league final played at The Hawthorns against Dartmouth High School, winning 2-1.
Alumni
- Mark Lewis Francis, Great Britain 4x100m sprint 2004 Olympic Gold medalist attended the school for a small period of time.
- Neil Morris represented England at hockey at a junior level in the late 1990s.
- Richard Dirden represented Great Britain and England at various international swimming events during the late 1990s.
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Wodensborough Community Technology College
Wodensborough Community Technology College (previously Wodensborough High School) is a secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Wednesbury
Wednesbury
Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the source of the River Tame. Similarly to the word Wednesday, it is pronounced .-Pre-Medieval and Medieval times:...
, in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
of 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...
. It is located on Hydes Road near the border with West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
, and most of the pupils live in the Friar Park
Friar Park (Wednesbury)
Friar Park is an area of Wednesbury, England. It was developed by Wednesbury Urban district council in the 1920s and 1930s to rehouse families from town centre slum clearances...
and Hateley Heath
Hateley Heath
Hateley Heath is a residential area of West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England.-History:It was developed during the early 1950s to rehouse people from town centre slum clearances, with hundreds of new homes being built by the local council...
areas.
Future
A newly-built block was opened September 2005, aimed at replacing some of the school's ageing teaching areas. It was named the Vernon Building and boasts facilities for both physical education and sciences such as a gymnasium, dance hall and 8 new Science laboratories.The school is set to undergo major changes in the near future, with many of the older blocks being replaced with brand new learning facilities. The plans are estimated to cost around £20 million, and will also see the school renamed Wednesbury Learning Campus.
Pupils
The school has 1,027 students currently.In September 1990, Wodensborough was expanded to take in the youngest two year groups from Hill Top High School in nearby Hill Top
Hill Top
Hill Top can refer to:* Hill Top, Stanley, County Durham, England* Hill Top, Teesdale, County Durham, England* Hill Top, Cumbria, England * Hill Top, New South Wales, Australia* Hill Top, a small area of West Bromwich, England...
, which closed completely two years later. This led to a substantial increase in the school's capacity, as since then it has taken in pupils who would have gone to Hill Top had it remained open.
Future School Developments
Wodensborough is set to undergo a series of major changes as part of the Building Schools for the Future program. The north block will be completely demolished and replaced with a state of the art new block that will give students access to the lates technology and state-of-the-art teaching. The vernon building will feature minor revampments, including housing a new reception area. Meanwhile, the South Block will be extensively remodeled to create wide, open classrooms and spacious environments that are perfect for learning. The work is set to start in January 2011 and finish around 2012 or 2013.52.548°N 2.003°W
Warley College
Warley College, originally called Warley College of Technology, was a college of furtherFurther education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
and higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
which served the vicinity of Oldbury
Oldbury, West Midlands
Oldbury is a town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell.-Local government:...
in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
of 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...
. It was formed in 1968 by the amalgamation of Oldbury College of Further Education and Chance Technical College
Chance Technical College
Chance Technical College was a technical college located in the County Borough of Smethwick in Staffordshire, England.The Chance family started evening classes in science and art at their glassworks in Spon Lane in 1846 and in 1852 formed an education institute there which existed for almost twenty...
in Smethwick
Smethwick
Smethwick is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the historic boundaries of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire....
and named in accordance with the recently created County Borough of Warley
County Borough of Warley
Warley was a county borough and civil parish forming part of the West Midlands conurbation, England, and geographical county of Worcestershire. It was formed in 1966 by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the municipal boroughs of Oldbury and Rowley Regis Warley was a...
. It was located on the main Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
- 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...
road.
Warley College ceased to exist after July 1986, when it merged with West Bromwich College to form Sandwell College - named in accordance with the new metropolitan borough which had been formed 12 years earlier on a merger between the county boroughs of West Bromwich and Warley.
The Warley College buildings are still in use as the Business and Technology departments of Sandwell College.
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Oldbury College of Sport
Oldbury College of SportLangley High School (Oldbury)
Oldbury Grammar School, later known as Langley High School, Oldbury High School or Oldbury College of Sport, was a secondary school located in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. It served the Warley area of Sandwell and was situated in Moat Road, Langley...
(or Warley High College of Sport) 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...
community school
Community school
The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a...
located in Oldbury
Oldbury, West Midlands
Oldbury is a town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell.-Local government:...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, 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...
. It opened as a merger of Warley High School (formerly Oldbury Tech) and Langley High School
Langley High School (Oldbury)
Oldbury Grammar School, later known as Langley High School, Oldbury High School or Oldbury College of Sport, was a secondary school located in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. It served the Warley area of Sandwell and was situated in Moat Road, Langley...
(formerly Oldbury Grammar
Langley High School (Oldbury)
Oldbury Grammar School, later known as Langley High School, Oldbury High School or Oldbury College of Sport, was a secondary school located in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. It served the Warley area of Sandwell and was situated in Moat Road, Langley...
) on 1 January 2007. Before the enlarged school opened, the council published a document addressing many parents' and councillors' concerns about merging the school. The school is holder of the Artsmark
Artsmark
Artsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England. The scheme, that is open to all schools in England, recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts.There are three levels of award:* Artsmark Gold* Artsmark Silver...
silver award, which was transferred from Warley High School when the schools merged.
Overview
Oldbury College has an active languages department that produces German podcasts for students to learn from. The college has recently aimed to achieve the National Healthy Schools Award by bringing catering in-house and teaching the benefits of healthy living in lessons throughout the curriculum. As part of the college's emphasis on sports, it has been awarded funding for a School Sport Coordinator scheme. During the Summer months, the college is host to West Bromwich Albion F.C.West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
soccer camps, the school also offers numerous sporting activities throughout the year. Oldbury collage of sport finishes at 3.00 and starts at 9.00 to be at registration. it is the most popular school in sandwell.
Results
In the 2006 set of GCSEGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
examinations, 32% of students achieved 5 GCSE grades of C and above. A decrease from 2005's 36%, but a slight rise from 2004's 31% and 2003's 30%. According to these results, the college was placed sixth in the Sandwell LEA
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
.
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Bristnall Hall Technology College
Bristnall Hall Technology College (previously Bristnall Hall High School) is a secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Oldbury
Oldbury, West Midlands
Oldbury is a town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell.-Local government:...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, 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...
. It received Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
status in 2005, a year after the appointment of Mr. Stephen Venross as head teacher.
The school was opened in 1929 to serve the expanding Warley
Warley, West Midlands
Warley is a place in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom.A civil parish of Warley was created in 1884 by the merger of the Warley Salop parish with parts of the parishes of Warley Wigorn, Ridgacre and Oldbury.In 1908 the parish was abolished, becoming...
area of Oldbury
Oldbury, West Midlands
Oldbury is a town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell.-Local government:...
, and was initially a secondary modern school for pupils who did not pass their 11+ exam - those who did attended Oldbury Grammar School
Langley High School (Oldbury)
Oldbury Grammar School, later known as Langley High School, Oldbury High School or Oldbury College of Sport, was a secondary school located in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. It served the Warley area of Sandwell and was situated in Moat Road, Langley...
(on becoming a comprehensive in 1974, later known as Langley High) or Oldbury Technical School.
The attainment gap between Bristnall and the other local schools closed during the late 1970s when all the local secondary schools became comprehensive school
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...
s. There are currently six forms in each of the five year groups, and in 2006, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands with a population of around 289,100, and an area of . The borough is named after Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of both the Black Country, and the West Midlands conurbation, encompassing the urban towns of Blackheath,...
announced plans to merge Bristnall with nearby Langley High School
Langley High School (Oldbury)
Oldbury Grammar School, later known as Langley High School, Oldbury High School or Oldbury College of Sport, was a secondary school located in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. It served the Warley area of Sandwell and was situated in Moat Road, Langley...
. However, it was announced in 2007 that the school would be rebuilt on the site of Langley High School as part of the Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future is the name of the previous UK Government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England. The program is very ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicians from all English political parties supportive of the principle but...
scheme. Langley High School
Langley High School (Oldbury)
Oldbury Grammar School, later known as Langley High School, Oldbury High School or Oldbury College of Sport, was a secondary school located in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. It served the Warley area of Sandwell and was situated in Moat Road, Langley...
has merged with nearby Warley High School to become Oldbury College of Sport.
The School's Uniform code is a Navy Blue Blazer with school logo and/or Navy V-neck Jumper, Mid-Gray Trousers, Black Smart Shoes, white shirt/revere colared blouse, and a navy and silver stripe tie with school logo.
This Uniform code does not apply to the sixth form students.
The Uniform is available at A.Oakes in Rood End, or Clive Marks school wear in Bearwood.
Bristnall Hall Technology College Opened its Sixth Form Centre within the School at the start of the 2010 academic year to Post-16 Students. Mr Tim Harris is in charge of the 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,...
at the school.
Sandwell College
Sandwell College is a college of further and higher education located in Sandwell Metropolitan BoroughSandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands with a population of around 289,100, and an area of . The borough is named after Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of both the Black Country, and the West Midlands conurbation, encompassing the urban towns of Blackheath,...
, a municipal area of the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
in England.
It was formed in September 1986 on a merger between West Bromwich College and Warley College, and its title reflected the name of the local borough which had been formed 12 years earlier - itself a merger of the former West Bromwich and Warley boroughs.
The college is currently situated over three campuses.
The main campus of Sandwell College is located in High Street, West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
; these buildings previously formed West Bromwich College.
The Business and Technology campus of the college is located in Pound Road, Oldbury
Oldbury, West Midlands
Oldbury is a town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell.-Local government:...
; it was previously the buildings of Warley College.
A third campus of the college is located in Crocketts Lane, Smethwick
Smethwick
Smethwick is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the historic boundaries of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire....
; it was previously the buildings of Smethwick Technical College.
The whole college will be brought under one roof from September 2011 when a new building opens in the centre of West Bromwich. It is not yet clear what will happen to the three current campuses once Sandwell College vacates them.
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See also
- Shireland Collegiate Academy
- Holly Lodge High SchoolHolly Lodge High SchoolHolly Lodge High School College of Science is a secondary school located in Smethwick, West Midlands, England.-Admissions:It is located on Holly Lane on the middle point between Smethwick and Oldbury, near West Smethwick Park and West Park Road less than a mile from the M5. There is also an...
- Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of DudleySecondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of DudleyThere are many minor secondary schools in the Wollaston, Russells Hall Estate, Wren's Nest Estate, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Pedmore, Coseley, Wordsley, and Dudley districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley...
- Other secondary school in Sandwell
- Primary schools in SandwellPrimary schools in SandwellThere are many minor primary schools in the Tipton, Blackheath, Warley, Great Bridge and Wednesbury districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell...
- Wood Green High SchoolWood Green High SchoolWood Green High School is a secondary school located in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England.-Admissions:The head teacher is Pankesh, who started the role in September 2006, taking over from the retiring Dame Enid Bibby, who had been head teacher for eight years and became a dame in 2004 in...