Haygrove School
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Haygrove School is a co-educational secondary school
in Bridgwater
, Somerset
, England.
The school has specialist status as a Language College
and has 1,106 students aged between 11 and 16.
It is currently located on the former site of Dr Morgan's Grammar School on Durleigh Road in Bridgwater. Haygrove has followed the roles of many other secondary schools by introducing a two-week timetable system and creating a team of Prefects in September 2009. In early July, 2011, the school became an academy.
Percentage of students achieving 5+A*-C in any subject at GCSE level
initiative, which aimed to rebuild and renew nearly every secondary school
in England. Within Bridgwater, Building Schools for the Future
was to develop all of the 4 secondary schools which are Chilton Trinity Technology College
, Robert Blake Science College
, East Bridgwater Community School
and Haygrove School along with 2 special provision schools, Elmwood School and Penrose School at an expected cost of around £100 Million. This includes the complete relocation and rebuilding of a new school combining the both Haygrove and Penrose School.
In July 2010, several components of the scheme for Bridgwater schools were cancelled and others were still under discussion.
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 Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England...
, 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.
The school has specialist status 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...
and has 1,106 students aged between 11 and 16.
It is currently located on the former site of Dr Morgan's Grammar School on Durleigh Road in Bridgwater. Haygrove has followed the roles of many other secondary schools by introducing a two-week timetable system and creating a team of Prefects in September 2009. In early July, 2011, the school became an academy.
Exam performance
Percentage of students achieving 5+A*-C including English and Maths at GCSE level- 2006 - 60%
- 2007 - 55%
- 2008 - 55%
- 2009 - 55%
- 2010 - 65% (English: 80%, Mathematics: 69%, Science: 85%)
Percentage of students achieving 5+A*-C in any subject at GCSE level
- 1999 - 62%
- 2000 - 68%
- 2001 - 63%
- 2002 - 66%
- 2003 - 67%
- 2004 - 64%
- 2005 - 60%
- 2006 - 67%
- 2007 - 65%
- 2008 - 63%
- 2009 - 70%
- 2010 - 74%
Building Schools for the Future (BSF)
Bridgwater was selected as the 1st town in the South West level to be selected for the UK governments Building Schools for the FutureBuilding 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...
initiative, which aimed to rebuild and renew nearly every 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 England. Within Bridgwater, 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...
was to develop all of the 4 secondary schools which are Chilton Trinity Technology College
Chilton Trinity Technology College
Chilton Trinity Technology College is a secondary school and specialist Technology College in Chilton Trinity, Bridgwater, Somerset, England.The school has 945 students between the ages of 11 and 16....
, Robert Blake Science College
Robert Blake Science College
Robert Blake Science College is a secondary school in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. The school, which has specialist Science College status, has 645 students between the ages of 11 and 16....
, East Bridgwater Community School
East Bridgwater Community School
East Bridgwater Community School, Performing and Visual arts College is a secondary school in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.The school is a specialist Arts College, and has 800 students between the ages of 11 and 16....
and Haygrove School along with 2 special provision schools, Elmwood School and Penrose School at an expected cost of around £100 Million. This includes the complete relocation and rebuilding of a new school combining the both Haygrove and Penrose School.
In July 2010, several components of the scheme for Bridgwater schools were cancelled and others were still under discussion.