Rednock School
Encyclopedia
Rednock School is a comprehensive school
located in Dursley
, Gloucestershire
, England
. It is a specialist science college which also contains a sixth form.
In 2009 the school underwent a complete re-build which saw a £38 million investment in to developing an entirely new school site. It has many eco-friendly features such as a sedum roof and solar panels and was also shortlisted for the South West Build Environment Awards.
Rednock is a "Pathfinder" school
and is also part of the "Faraday Project", which allows the school the use of an eight-screen panoramic interactive cinema.
In 2009, to celebrate the development of the newly built school, a book compiling details of the history of Rednock School was produced.
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...
located in Dursley
Dursley
Dursley is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. It is under the North East flank of Stinchcombe Hill , and about 6 km South East of the River Severn. The town is adjacent with Cam which, though a village, is a community of double the size...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, 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 is a specialist science college which also contains a sixth form.
General Information
The school opened in 1971 as a comprehensive school having formerly served as the grammar school in the town of Dursley.In 2009 the school underwent a complete re-build which saw a £38 million investment in to developing an entirely new school site. It has many eco-friendly features such as a sedum roof and solar panels and was also shortlisted for the South West Build Environment Awards.
Rednock is a "Pathfinder" school
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...
and is also part of the "Faraday Project", which allows the school the use of an eight-screen panoramic interactive cinema.
In 2009, to celebrate the development of the newly built school, a book compiling details of the history of Rednock School was produced.