Guilsborough School
Encyclopedia
Guilsborough School and Technology College is a co-educational comprehensive school
in Guilsborough
, Northamptonshire
, England
. It educates around 1,325 students from the ages of 11-18 (years 7-13). The school became a Technology College
specialist school
in 1998. The headteacher
is Mrs C Staley.
centre opened by Kettering MP
Phil Sawford
. Currently being run by Mr. John Ditchburn.
and provide feedback.
The school also had the highest year 11 pass seen in the Daventry
district (Northamptonshire) after the 2007 GCSE
Tests.
In the report of the Ofsted inspection carried out in February 2008, they graded the school as 'good' or 'excellent' across the board, describing the school as "good and improving... with some excellent features".
A rugby union
side in season 2007-08. He went on to attend Rugby 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...
in Guilsborough
Guilsborough
Guilsborough is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 660 people....
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, 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 educates around 1,325 students from the ages of 11-18 (years 7-13). The school became 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...
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...
in 1998. The headteacher
Head teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
is Mrs C Staley.
History
The school was founded in 1958 as Guilsborough County School and many of the buildings on the 28 acres (113,312.1 m²) site were built at that time or in the 1970s. The most recent addition of new buildings was in September 2004, which cost £1.3 million and included a state of the art sixth formSixth 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,...
centre opened by Kettering MP
Kettering (UK Parliament constituency)
Kettering is a county constituency in Northamptonshire which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
Phil Sawford
Phil Sawford
Philip Andrew Sawford is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Kettering from 1997 to 2005.-Early life:...
. Currently being run by Mr. John Ditchburn.
Academic standards
Guilsborough uses online resources to test the more able students in mathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
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The school also had the highest year 11 pass seen in the Daventry
Daventry
Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22,367 .-Geography:The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry district, which has a population of 71,838. The town is 77 miles north-northwest of London, 13.9 miles west of Northampton and 10.2...
district (Northamptonshire) after the 2007 GCSE
General 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...
Tests.
In the report of the Ofsted inspection carried out in February 2008, they graded the school as 'good' or 'excellent' across the board, describing the school as "good and improving... with some excellent features".
Awards
- Diana Memorial AwardDiana Memorial AwardThe Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for Inspirational Young People was established in 1999 by a board chaired by the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown, who felt that the award would reflect the personal interest of Diana, Princess of Wales in helping and supporting young people.-Purpose:The...
, autumn 2002 - Investor in PeopleInvestors in PeopleLaunched in 1991 Investors in People is a business improvement tool administered by UK Commission for Employment and Skills and supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills ....
- 2004 ArtsmarkArtsmarkArtsmark 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 - 2007 Artsmark Silver
- Northamptonshire Healthy Schools Silver Award
- SportsmarkSportsmarkSportsmark is Sport England's accreditation scheme for secondary schools. The scheme recognises a school's out of hours sports provision.Sportsmark awards are given to secondary schools for provision for sport and physical education. They are currently being reviewed along with Activemark awards...
- Student Adam Gravely won the Northamptonshire News Secondary Student of the Year Award 2010
Sport
Student Sam Heygate played for the England Under 16England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
A rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
side in season 2007-08. He went on to attend Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
.