Edgbarrow School
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Edgbarrow School is a secondary comprehensive school
in Crowthorne
, Berkshire
, England
. The school is the main state secondary school
in the area, and includes Edgbarrow Sixth Form College. It holds the title of a Business and Enterprise College
as a specialist school
.
The school has approximately 1,230 pupils, most of whom come from Crowthorne schools, such as Wildmoor Heath School and Oaklands School. The school teaches 11-18 year olds, and has some of the best results in Bracknell Forest
at GCSE of any non-selective state schools.
pitch, which is shared by Edgbarrow Sports Centre, run by the borough council. The sports centre is also used by the school for PE lessons taking advantage of their sports hall and several squash courts.
The School has five main buildings:
The administration block was built in 2003, whilst the main body of the school was constructed throughout the previous forty years. Prior to the construction of the new admin block, reception was located in a small room near the main hall, which is now a computer room known as IT 1.
Over 200 students study at the school sixth form
. The college has trialled a fingerprint recognition system, which teachers have proclaimed to be moderately successful. As well as A-level subjects, students can also follow a GNVQ course, which is an "equivalent" to four GCSEs. The college is within the top 10% of A-level providers in Great Britain and for this reason the school has begun construction of a new sixth form centre building to allow for the expected increase in student numbers. The new sixth form building was promised for students entering sixth form 2 years ago but construction has been delayed due to planning permission and red tape.
The new six form centre opened in September 2010. The sixth form centre provides Sixth forms with state-of-the-art facilities to improve their learning.
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...
in Crowthorne
Crowthorne
Crowthorne is also a suburb of Johannesburg, South AfricaCrowthorne is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest district of south-eastern Berkshire. It has a population of 6,711...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, England
England
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. The school is the main state secondary school
Secondary 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...
in the area, and includes Edgbarrow Sixth Form College. It holds the title of a Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields...
as a specialist school
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
.
The school has approximately 1,230 pupils, most of whom come from Crowthorne schools, such as Wildmoor Heath School and Oaklands School. The school teaches 11-18 year olds, and has some of the best results in Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest is a unitary authority and borough in Berkshire in southern England. It covers the towns of Bracknell, North Ascot, Sandhurst, Crowthorne and surrounding villages and hamlets.-History:...
at GCSE of any non-selective state schools.
School site
The school is on the boundary of Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve and covers approximately 5,000 m² (200.5 acres). The school has two large grass playing fields and one astro-turfArtificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...
pitch, which is shared by Edgbarrow Sports Centre, run by the borough council. The sports centre is also used by the school for PE lessons taking advantage of their sports hall and several squash courts.
The School has five main buildings:
- The Main block, teaching English, mathematics, art, modern foreign languages, drama, music and technology
- The Humanities block, teaching geography, history, ICTInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, religious studies and housing the library - The Science block
- The Administration block, consisting of the central office, conferencing facilities and reprographics (photocopier)
- The Sixth form centre, of which features ground source heating, bat friendly lighting and solar power.
The administration block was built in 2003, whilst the main body of the school was constructed throughout the previous forty years. Prior to the construction of the new admin block, reception was located in a small room near the main hall, which is now a computer room known as IT 1.
Sixth Form Centre
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,...
. The college has trialled a fingerprint recognition system, which teachers have proclaimed to be moderately successful. As well as A-level subjects, students can also follow a GNVQ course, which is an "equivalent" to four GCSEs. The college is within the top 10% of A-level providers in Great Britain and for this reason the school has begun construction of a new sixth form centre building to allow for the expected increase in student numbers. The new sixth form building was promised for students entering sixth form 2 years ago but construction has been delayed due to planning permission and red tape.
The new six form centre opened in September 2010. The sixth form centre provides Sixth forms with state-of-the-art facilities to improve their learning.