Joseph Swan School
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Joseph Swan School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school
situated in south Gateshead, England which educates pupils ages 11–18. The school is named after the English physicist, chemist, Sir Joseph Wilson Swan
. In 2001, the school was awarded Specialist Technology College status.
It was formed in 1996 as a merger of the Breckenbeds Junior High and Heathfield Senior High schools.
As of 2006, the headteacher is Allan Fuller. Average annual enrollment is 1,300 pupils.
The annual enrollment for year 2007/2008 is of 1460 pupils, including Sixth formers.
The school also provides a various range of after school projects and activities. As of March 2007 the school has an operative Royal Artillery
detachment part of Durham
Army Cadet Force
. The School Detachment is part of 5th Platoon in B Company. The detachment at the moment has 42 cadets enrolled and as of March 2008 anybody who does not go to Joseph Swan School may join.
Pupils who have attended this school who have gone on to be in the public eye are Andy Carroll
and Paul Gascoigne
attended the old Breckenbeds Junior High.
Its neighboring High Schools are Lord Lawson of Beamish
in Birtley
and Cardinal Hume School in Wrekenton
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...
situated in south Gateshead, England which educates pupils ages 11–18. The school is named after the English physicist, chemist, Sir Joseph Wilson Swan
Joseph Swan
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan was a British physicist and chemist, most famous for the invention of the incandescent light bulb for which he received the first patent in 1878...
. In 2001, the school was awarded Specialist Technology College status.
It was formed in 1996 as a merger of the Breckenbeds Junior High and Heathfield Senior High schools.
As of 2006, the headteacher is Allan Fuller. Average annual enrollment is 1,300 pupils.
The annual enrollment for year 2007/2008 is of 1460 pupils, including Sixth formers.
The school also provides a various range of after school projects and activities. As of March 2007 the school has an operative Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
detachment part of Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
Army Cadet Force
Army Cadet Force
The Army Cadet Force is a British youth organisation that offers progressive training in a multitude of the subjects from military training to adventurous training and first aid, at the same time as promoting achievement, discipline, and good citizenship, to boys and girls aged 12 to 18 and 9...
. The School Detachment is part of 5th Platoon in B Company. The detachment at the moment has 42 cadets enrolled and as of March 2008 anybody who does not go to Joseph Swan School may join.
Pupils who have attended this school who have gone on to be in the public eye are Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....
and Paul Gascoigne
Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal...
attended the old Breckenbeds Junior High.
Its neighboring High Schools are Lord Lawson of Beamish
Lord Lawson of Beamish Community School
Lord Lawson of Beamish Community School is a comprehensive school in the town of Birtley in the Gateshead area of Tyne and Wear, England, which has just over 1,500 students. It was first opened to pupils in the early 1970s and was rebuilt in September 2007. The new building was constructed by...
in Birtley
Birtley
Birtley can refer to several villages in England:*Birtley, Herefordshire*Birtley, Northumberland*Birtley, Shropshire*Birtley, Tyne and Wear*Birtley, Surrey...
and Cardinal Hume School in Wrekenton
Wrekenton
Wrekenton is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, England, that was formerly a separate village.Wrekenton is probably best known to passers by as the location of a large branch of the Co-op supermarket...