St Edward's Roman Catholic Church of England School
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St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School is a voluntary aided secondary school
in Poole
, Dorset
in South West England
.
St Edwards turned 40 years old in 2003, and is one of only nine joint Roman Catholic and Church of England secondary schools in the country.
Originally the school was only open to Roman Catholic students, but over time as the school has grown and as more students have been enrolled, the school has changed its status to accept Protestant students as well. As a result, the school is affiliated with both the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth
and the Anglican Diocese of Salisbury
.
The school offers a wide variety of subjects at GCSE and has a growing sixth form for students continuing on to A-level.
St Edward's school is linked with Bele Zinkuka school, South Africa, whose netball team visited the UK in 2005 and played against local schools in Poole.
All students attained 1 A* - G grade pass, once again showing very good ability amongst all of the students, and a credit to their hard work.
The four house names voted for by students were:
In November 2010, the house system was revamped, and students and teachers were given new houses, so that each tutor group would share the same house. Generally there are two tutor groups of the same house per year.
Secondary school
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in Poole
Poole
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, Dorset
Dorset
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in South West England
South West England
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St Edwards turned 40 years old in 2003, and is one of only nine joint Roman Catholic and Church of England secondary schools in the country.
Originally the school was only open to Roman Catholic students, but over time as the school has grown and as more students have been enrolled, the school has changed its status to accept Protestant students as well. As a result, the school is affiliated with both the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth
Diocese of Plymouth
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese in England. The episcopal see is Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface, located in Plymouth, Devon. The diocese covers the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, stretching from Penzance and the Isles of Scilly in...
and the Anglican Diocese of Salisbury
Diocese of Salisbury
The Diocese of Salisbury is a Church of England diocese in the south of England. The diocese covers Dorset and most of Wiltshire and is a constituent diocese of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Salisbury and the diocesan synod...
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The school offers a wide variety of subjects at GCSE and has a growing sixth form for students continuing on to A-level.
St Edward's school is linked with Bele Zinkuka school, South Africa, whose netball team visited the UK in 2005 and played against local schools in Poole.
Recent developments
The school has developed greatly in recent years and is now one of the most sought after secondary schools in the area, after the Poole and Parkstone Grammar schools. More recent development within the school include:- A state-of-the-art sports hall and changing facilities, along with a fully equipped fitness suite.
- A new Music and SEN-CO area to complement the current music room.
- A modern sixth-form block with many classrooms, a common room area, a large study room and four fully equipped ICT classrooms.
- Smart board technology being used in almost every classroom, and all teachers being equipped with laptop computers.
- 2 Science laboratory classrooms and a new, larger main Art room.
- An extensive school computer network system that interconnects the many computers in the school intranet, and to a wide range of other resources on the school network.
GCSE results 2007
The school again attained good GCSE results in 2007 with 75% of students gaining 5 A* - C grades and 76% of those students gaining 9, 10 and 11 A* - C grades. The number of students gaining A and A* grades increased from 62 in 2006 to 81 in 2007.All students attained 1 A* - G grade pass, once again showing very good ability amongst all of the students, and a credit to their hard work.
GCE A-level results 2007
The school also achieved good GCE A-level results with almost 100% pass rates in nearly every subject.- 97% of subject entries achieved a pass grade of A - E.
- 63% of subject entries achieved pass grades in the higher grade band of A - C.
Ofsted reports
The school maintains a good history of positive OFSTED reports. The 2007 OFSTED report can be found hereSchool houses
On the 17 September 2007, school history was made as the school house system was launched. At the start of the school year, every student, teacher, teaching assistant, school cleaner, admin clerk and chaplain, excluding Headteacher, Mrs Bevan, was allocated a school house coloured red, blue, yellow or green. Students were invited to vote on the names of the houses with themes including the four gospel writers, local natural landmarks, four islands in Poole Harbour, environmental flora around the school, places associated with Saint Edward and four different saints.The four house names voted for by students were:
- Yellow - Durdle - Led by Mr Tim Foster
- Red - Lulworth - Led by Mr Ian Kirtland
- Blue - Brownsea - Led by Mr Andrew Smith
- Green - Corfe - Led by Mr Nick Taylor
In November 2010, the house system was revamped, and students and teachers were given new houses, so that each tutor group would share the same house. Generally there are two tutor groups of the same house per year.
External links
- St. Edward's RC CE VA School - School website.