The Coleshill School
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The Coleshill School is a Maths and Computing College in Coleshill
, Warwickshire
, England
, founded in 1520. It is situated to the south of Coleshill, to the east of the B4117, just north of the M6 Toll
.
of about 1,000 pupils. In September 2004, The Coleshill School obtained its "Maths and Computing College" status, which has been incorporated in some variations of its name. This new status has enabled increased funding for the school in order to develop its mathematics and ICT facilities.
The Coleshill School has its own centre dedicated to sixth formers. It consists of several class-rooms, a large computer room and a sixth form common room.
The sixth form is an integral part of the school, and it is often seen as the school's best feature. In a 2006 Ofsted report, it was noted that "The effectiveness and efficiency of the sixth form are good with some outstanding features, such as the contribution the students make to the life of the school".
Such contributions include the Anti-bullying Committee (ABC) which involves itself with the prevention and treatment of bullying. There are also in-school employment opportunities for sixth formers. Currently, a number of students are in paid part-time employment as midday supervisors. Website developers and cleaners are also some of the other employment opportunities available to sixth formers. It is therefore evident that sixth formers do indeed make a contribution "to the life of the school".
However, the education league tables of UK colleges indicates that sixth formers from The Coleshill School achieve, on average, fewer academic points than other schools both locally and nationally. In the Warwickshire
area, The Coleshill School ranks 18th out of 26 schools with regard to A-level performance.
but a few lessons are unsatisfactory".
On 14 April 2009, it was announced that Headteacher Kate Kearney would step down from Headteacher position at the end of the 2009 spring term. This is reported to be so that she can seek a fresh career challenge, and it has been stated that Kate Kearney believes the decision to be "in the best interests of the school". The announcement came days after regulator Ofsted announced the decision to place the school in Special Measures.
The current Executive Headteacher is Carol Reid.
The full report will be available from the Ofsted website from 21 April 2009 onwards.
On Friday 16 July 2010, it was announced through the school website that the school was out of special measures. The report is available from the school website.
Within the last two years, school visits have been made to France
, Spain
, Poland
, Italy
and Namibia
.
As well as these visits abroad, the school also offers more numerous trips and acitivites within the country. These include sports, choir, drama, dance, skiing trips, and residential visits.
Coleshill, Warwickshire
Coleshill is a market town in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, taking its name from the River Cole. It has a population of 6,343 and is situated east of Birmingham.-Location:...
, 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...
, 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...
, founded in 1520. It is situated to the south of Coleshill, to the east of the B4117, just north of the M6 Toll
M6 Toll
The M6 Toll , connects M6 Junction 4 at the NEC to M6 Junction 11A at Wolverhampton with of six-lane motorway. The weekday cash cost is £5.30 for a car and £10.60 for a HGV...
.
Admissions
It is a mixed comprehensive schoolComprehensive 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...
of about 1,000 pupils. In September 2004, The Coleshill School obtained its "Maths and Computing College" status, which has been incorporated in some variations of its name. This new status has enabled increased funding for the school in order to develop its mathematics and ICT facilities.
Facilities
Notable facilities within the school include:- Three fully equipped computer rooms for the teaching of ICT
- Many further computer rooms for individual departments. These include English, Science, Maths, Geography, Music, the school library and the school sixth form
- Thirty-five rooms equipped with data projectors for use with the staff's tablet-PCs.
- Seven well-equipped science laboratories
- Individual blocks for Art and Design, Music/Drama (including a drama studio and recording studio), and sixth form.
- Sports facilities which include two gyms, six tennis courts, and eight hectares of playing field.
Sixth Form
As well as catering for pupils aged 11–16 for secondary education, The Coleshill School also operates a successful sixth form centre, where it recruits mainly from its Year 11 school leavers; but also from other local schools in the area. Both A-level and BTEC qualifications are offered.The Coleshill School has its own centre dedicated to sixth formers. It consists of several class-rooms, a large computer room and a sixth form common room.
The sixth form is an integral part of the school, and it is often seen as the school's best feature. In a 2006 Ofsted report, it was noted that "The effectiveness and efficiency of the sixth form are good with some outstanding features, such as the contribution the students make to the life of the school".
Such contributions include the Anti-bullying Committee (ABC) which involves itself with the prevention and treatment of bullying. There are also in-school employment opportunities for sixth formers. Currently, a number of students are in paid part-time employment as midday supervisors. Website developers and cleaners are also some of the other employment opportunities available to sixth formers. It is therefore evident that sixth formers do indeed make a contribution "to the life of the school".
However, the education league tables of UK colleges indicates that sixth formers from The Coleshill School achieve, on average, fewer academic points than other schools both locally and nationally. In the 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...
area, The Coleshill School ranks 18th out of 26 schools with regard to A-level performance.
Staffing and teaching
The 2006 Ofsted report indicates both positive and negative results with regards to teaching. Teaching is described as "satisfactory", with elaboration given as "There is a significant amount of good teaching,but a few lessons are unsatisfactory".
On 14 April 2009, it was announced that Headteacher Kate Kearney would step down from Headteacher position at the end of the 2009 spring term. This is reported to be so that she can seek a fresh career challenge, and it has been stated that Kate Kearney believes the decision to be "in the best interests of the school". The announcement came days after regulator Ofsted announced the decision to place the school in Special Measures.
The current Executive Headteacher is Carol Reid.
2009 implementation of Special Measures
After a recent Ofsted inspection in March 2009, its report indicated that it is the opinion of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector that this school requires Special Measures because it is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education. There are four stated areas of improvement that Ofsted has noted; these are:- Ensure all teachers maximise the achievement, learning and progress of all pupils in lessons and consistently provide high quality written feedback when assessing pupils' work.
- Ensure there is consistency and coherence in the way that assessment information is used throughout the school to set realistic but challenging targets.
- Monitor pupils' progress rigorously and systematically and make sure that individual pupils know exactly how well they are doing and what they need to do to improve their work in all subjects.
- Increase the rigour and accuracy of self-evaluation and improvement planning at all levels of leadership.
The full report will be available from the Ofsted website from 21 April 2009 onwards.
On Friday 16 July 2010, it was announced through the school website that the school was out of special measures. The report is available from the school website.
Extra-curricular activities
The opportunities for extra-curricular activities are encouraged by the school, and this is reflected in the recent events undertaken by pupils and students.Within the last two years, school visits have been made to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
.
As well as these visits abroad, the school also offers more numerous trips and acitivites within the country. These include sports, choir, drama, dance, skiing trips, and residential visits.
Notable extra-curricular pupil recognition
There have been numerous instances where pupils and students from The Coleshill School have performed well in extra-curricular activities. These include:- In 2006, some of the older pupils and students participated in a World Challenge event in NamibiaNamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, which involved a four-week expedition helping the local communities and schools. A video containing photographs of the event can be found by searching YouTube for "coleshill Namibia". - In 2006, Year 10 pupils from The Coleshill School achieved both first and second place in a website competition run by BCSBCS, The Chartered Institute for ITThe British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
. Steve Cutler, David Edwards and Matt Letts won first prize for their school website - the prize being an RM laptop for the school - whilst Michael Conboy and Dan Hodgkinson achieved the runners-up award for their jokes site. - In 2007, two A-level students from The Coleshill School scooped top prizes in Warwickshire's Schools Sports Awards. Nathan Woodward - the No. 1 ranked Under-19s 400m hurdler in Europe and World School Games bronze medallist - was voted the sports person of the year among secondary school students, whilst Holly Scott earned the female award after finishing first with sailing partner Anna MacKenzie from Cumbria in The Mirror World Championships 2007 in South Africa - the first female champions.
- In 2008, A-level student Suzy Windridge helped organise activities for "Fair Trade Fortnight", educating pupils about the benefits of fair trade. £100 was raised for the organisation in just one twenty minute break-time.
- In 2008, notable Coleshill-based rock band A-PEX came second in the school talent contest "Coleshill's Got Talent". A-PEX are now a professional touring band.
Coleshill Grammar School
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VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - Ernest Gold CB DSO OBE, meteorologist, President from 1934-6 of the Royal Meteorological SocietyRoyal Meteorological SocietyThe Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to 3 April 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of meteorological phenomena in general...
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, tennis player and TV presenter - Alan MerrickAlan MerrickAlan Ronald Merrick is a retired English-American Association football defender who played professionally in England, the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League...
, footballer - Andrew Pindar CBE, Chairman since 2006 of BectaBectaBecta was a non-departmental public body ] funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, in the UK It was a charity and a company limited by guarantee. In the post-election spending review in May 2010, it was announced that Becta was to be abolished...