Sir Frederic Osborn School
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Sir Frederic Osborn School is a secondary school
in Welwyn Garden City
, Hertfordshire
, England
. The school was built and opened in 1965 as two separate schools - Welwyn Garden City High School and Attimore Hall School. The schools were combined in 1968 and renamed after the town's urban planner Sir Frederic J. Osborn
.
The school has recently received a new science building, along with a fully refurbished technology and IT suite. The school installed a completely new computer system in 2005 based on the Cutter Linux
system (although is now moving back to Microsoft Windows
based systems following teething problems with the old system).
Until 2000 the school had a swimming pool which has now been replaced by a dance and drama studio.
The school was recognised as “Improving” by Ofsted
in 2007 however was recognised as "average" after coming out of special measures in 2002.
The school recently won a bid for specialist status
as a Sports College, enabling funding for the school to provide a modern new sports hall. The schools acting headteacher Mrs. Susan Lewis was delighted that the school had been awarded the specialist status.
The school has recently been granted permission to sell of one third of the schools land for use as public housing, although is still awaiting a developer to buy the land. This will enable the school to build a new multi-purpose sports complex and all weather court.
David James
and Nick Faldo
are ex pupils.
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 Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City
-Economy:Ever since its inception as garden city, Welwyn Garden City has attracted a strong commercial base with several designated employment areas. Among the companies trading in the town are:*Air Link Systems*Baxter*British Lead Mills*Carl Zeiss...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, 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...
. The school was built and opened in 1965 as two separate schools - Welwyn Garden City High School and Attimore Hall School. The schools were combined in 1968 and renamed after the town's urban planner Sir Frederic J. Osborn
Frederic Osborn
Sir Frederic James Osborn was a leading member of the UK Garden city movement and was chairman of the Town and Country Planning Association. He lived in Welwyn Garden City, the garden city he helped create, and a local school was named after him in 1968.-Life:Born in 1885 in London, he left...
.
The school has recently received a new science building, along with a fully refurbished technology and IT suite. The school installed a completely new computer system in 2005 based on the Cutter Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
system (although is now moving back to Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
based systems following teething problems with the old system).
Until 2000 the school had a swimming pool which has now been replaced by a dance and drama studio.
The school was recognised as “Improving” by Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
in 2007 however was recognised as "average" after coming out of special measures in 2002.
The school recently won a bid for specialist status
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...
as a Sports College, enabling funding for the school to provide a modern new sports hall. The schools acting headteacher Mrs. Susan Lewis was delighted that the school had been awarded the specialist status.
The school has recently been granted permission to sell of one third of the schools land for use as public housing, although is still awaiting a developer to buy the land. This will enable the school to build a new multi-purpose sports complex and all weather court.
David James
David James
David James may refer to:*David James , cell biologist who discovered the glucose transporter GLUT4*David James , stage, television, and film actor...
and Nick Faldo
Nick Faldo
Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...
are ex pupils.
Welwyn Hatfield Consortium
The school is part of the Welwyn Hatfield Consortium, which also includes:- Monks Walk School
- Stanborough SchoolStanborough School, Welwyn Garden CityStanborough School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. The school is directly next to the .-Admissions:...
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- Bishops Hatfield Girls' School
- Onslow St Audrey's SchoolOnslow St Audrey's SchoolOnslow St Audrey’s School is a mixed comprehensive, non-denominational school situated in Hatfield, Hertfordshire in England. It has business and enterprise specialist status and is one of only two schools nationally to be awarded British Red Cross School status. Around 550 students attend Onslow...