Crispin School
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Crispin School is a secondary school in Street
, Somerset
, England, and has 1,097 students between the ages of 11 and 16 years enrolled. The school shares its campus with Strode College
of further education
.
In 1997 it became one of the first beacon schools in Somerset. It has been designated as a Technology College
and has a second specialism as a Language College
. In July 2011, it became an Academy.
The school has a link with the one in Masana, Kenya, and has a "Masana Block" named after it. Staff and students visit Masana every year. There have been various projects including sundials and peer mentoring, as well as computers, pencil cases, etc. being sent over.
Street, Somerset
Street is a small village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, south-west of Glastonbury. The 2001 census records the village as having a population of 11,066...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England, and has 1,097 students between the ages of 11 and 16 years enrolled. The school shares its campus with Strode College
Strode College
Strode College is a tertiary institution and further education college situated in Street, Somerset, England. It provides education for students aged 16 and over, after they leave secondary school. These courses are usually A-levels or BTECs...
of further education
Further 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...
.
In 1997 it became one of the first beacon schools in Somerset. It has been designated as a 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...
and has a second specialism as a Language College
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
. In July 2011, it became an Academy.
The school has a link with the one in Masana, Kenya, and has a "Masana Block" named after it. Staff and students visit Masana every year. There have been various projects including sundials and peer mentoring, as well as computers, pencil cases, etc. being sent over.