St. Bede's School
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Saint Bede's School is a mixed comprehensive
secondary school
in the English
town of Redhill, Surrey
. It was opened in 1976 as a girls' middle school but now has over 2300 male and female pupils aged 11–18 (Years 7–13), with around 400 students in the sixth form. The Schools ability's In the most recent Ofsted
inspection, the school was graded as "outstanding" and has recently been made a dual Specialist Music College
and ICT College status. St Bede's School has also been graded The best government school in Surrey. The government are even considering giving the school the ability to become an academy school, this means that the school has the option to choose how they spend their money.
In September 2011 an extention of the main building containing six new class rooms, which was build to replace the tempoary huts (which where in place due to part of the main building being removed due to structual reasons), was opened. Planning permision has also been granted for the construction of two small halls. Construction is due to begin in January 2012 with the building due to be complete by Easter time.
The current head teacher
is Christopher Curtis who was appointed as Headteacher in September 1997. He has been prominent in leading the school's successful cheerleading squad, dance squad and climbing activities. With the Governors he is currently exploring the process towards academy status.
inspection, the school was graded as "outstanding" and has recently been made a dual Specialist Music College
and ICT College status. It has always had a consistently high standard of academic achievement across the board, as reflected in the competitiveness of applications drawn from such a large catchment.
The drama department have recently performed 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Shakespeare Schools festival in the Leatherhead Theatre and at the school. St Bede's has a large creative arts building which teaches: Art, Dance, Design and Technology, Drama, Food and Textiles, Music and Photography.
St Bedes has 4 buildings. The Sports Hall, the Science block, the main building (which is undergoing extension work) and the creative arts building (Also known as: The Drum and The "C" Block). Between them, they teach: Art, Dance, Design and Technology, Drama, English, Food and Textiles, Geography, ICT, Maths, MFL (Languages) and Science to name a few.
Comprehensive school
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secondary school
Secondary school
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in the English
England
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town of Redhill, Surrey
Redhill, Surrey
Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area.-History:...
. It was opened in 1976 as a girls' middle school but now has over 2300 male and female pupils aged 11–18 (Years 7–13), with around 400 students in the sixth form. The Schools ability's In the most recent 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 ....
inspection, the school was graded as "outstanding" and has recently been made a dual Specialist Music College
Music College
Music Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in England. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, music. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Music Colleges will receive extra...
and ICT College status. St Bede's School has also been graded The best government school in Surrey. The government are even considering giving the school the ability to become an academy school, this means that the school has the option to choose how they spend their money.
History
St Bede’s school oppend in September 1976 as the first joint Anglican and Roman Catholic school in the world. The school later went on to allow pupils from the free churches to join. All churches are represented on the governing board, making it the world's only official fully ecumenical church school.Builing works
Between 1988 and 1999 the school underwent large scale builing works to bring the school together on its present site, and to create new facilitys for a library, ICT and Careers. In 2004 a new Arts Centre was opened and in 2006 a sports hall opened.In September 2011 an extention of the main building containing six new class rooms, which was build to replace the tempoary huts (which where in place due to part of the main building being removed due to structual reasons), was opened. Planning permision has also been granted for the construction of two small halls. Construction is due to begin in January 2012 with the building due to be complete by Easter time.
The school
As the only state-funded, fully ecumenical Christian comprehensive secondary school, it was founded by the Church of England Diocese of Southwark and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. It also works in formal and close partnership with local Free Churches (Methodist, Baptist, United Reformed and many other "non-conformist" Churches). Its ecumenical outlook is reflected in its provision of chaplains from several denominational groups, regular assemblies and a dedicated chapel. RE is taught in denominations up to Year 9, and in years 10 & 11 GCSE Religious Studies (Christianity) is compulsory. As the school is a Christian school, most applicants to Key Stages 3 & 4 (years 7-11) must demonstrate commitment to a local church.The current head teacher
Head teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
is Christopher Curtis who was appointed as Headteacher in September 1997. He has been prominent in leading the school's successful cheerleading squad, dance squad and climbing activities. With the Governors he is currently exploring the process towards academy status.
Academics
In a recent OfstedOfsted
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 ....
inspection, the school was graded as "outstanding" and has recently been made a dual Specialist Music College
Music College
Music Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in England. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, music. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Music Colleges will receive extra...
and ICT College status. It has always had a consistently high standard of academic achievement across the board, as reflected in the competitiveness of applications drawn from such a large catchment.
The drama department have recently performed 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Shakespeare Schools festival in the Leatherhead Theatre and at the school. St Bede's has a large creative arts building which teaches: Art, Dance, Design and Technology, Drama, Food and Textiles, Music and Photography.
St Bedes has 4 buildings. The Sports Hall, the Science block, the main building (which is undergoing extension work) and the creative arts building (Also known as: The Drum and The "C" Block). Between them, they teach: Art, Dance, Design and Technology, Drama, English, Food and Textiles, Geography, ICT, Maths, MFL (Languages) and Science to name a few.