Stivichall Primary School
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Stivichall Primary School is situated in the Green Lane
area of Coventry
, on the city border with Warwickshire
. The present Head Teacher is Mr. Chris Rose, having returned to the school after working for the Coventry Local Education Authority
(LEA); and the deputy headteacher is Mr. M Baldwin. The number of students currently on roll is 535, and is set to rise in September 2008. The school's Year 6 SAT results are among the best in Coventry.
. In late 2000, Coventry City Council drew plans to rebuild all of the primary schools in Coventry, but planning permission was not immediately granted for work to start on Stivichall Primary. After a period of approximately four years, building commenced on 22 October 2007, and is expected to reach completion in the summer of 2008.
s:
There are often tournaments to gain "house points" for each of the four houses. These include football, basketball and netball. On the school's sports day
, the whole of Key Stage 2
compete for points; the house winning the most points being awarded the House Shield at the end of the year.
Green Lane, Coventry
Green Lane is a mainly residential district in Coventry, England. The term Green Lane is sometimes also used in a generic sense to refer to road of Green Lane itself and its immediate environs...
area of Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, on the city border with Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. The present Head Teacher is Mr. Chris Rose, having returned to the school after working for the Coventry Local Education Authority
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
(LEA); and the deputy headteacher is Mr. M Baldwin. The number of students currently on roll is 535, and is set to rise in September 2008. The school's Year 6 SAT results are among the best in Coventry.
New school build
Stivichall's original building was a hospital in the early 1930s, later turning into a Junior school after the Second World WarWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. In late 2000, Coventry City Council drew plans to rebuild all of the primary schools in Coventry, but planning permission was not immediately granted for work to start on Stivichall Primary. After a period of approximately four years, building commenced on 22 October 2007, and is expected to reach completion in the summer of 2008.
Houses
The School has four houseHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
s:
| width ="100">House | Colour |
|---|---|
| Ashe | yellow |
| Hood | green |
| Gregory | blue |
| Leigh | red |
There are often tournaments to gain "house points" for each of the four houses. These include football, basketball and netball. On the school's sports day
Sports day
Sports days, sometimes referred to as Field Day, are events staged by many schools and offices in which people take part in competitive sporting activities, often with the aim of winning trophies or prizes...
, the whole of Key Stage 2
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 2 is the legal term for the four years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6, when pupils are aged between 7 and 11. The term is applied differently in Northern Ireland where it refers to pupils in Year 5, Year 6 and...
compete for points; the house winning the most points being awarded the House Shield at the end of the year.