The Kingstone School
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Kingstone School is a secondary school
located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
, South Yorkshire
, England. Founded in 1987, Kingstone provides secondary education to pupils aged 11–16. Formed by the amalgamation of Broadway Grammar School with adjacent Charter Comprehensive during restructuring of the British education system, Kingstone has a capacity of approximately 1,500 making it one of the largest schools in the area.
In September 2012, Kingstone amalgamates with Holgate School to form an Advanced Learning Centre based on a new site on Dodworth road (formerly the site of S R Gents).
The acting joint heads are I Ellam and P Gallagher for 2011-12, the final academic year of the school's existence.
Under Local Authority education restructuring, Kingstone faces closure by 2012, with work on a new "Learning Centre" beginning on the site and the nearby Holgate School
site starting in 2009.
The school was awarded by ofsted, a Performing Arts status.
The colours are rotated each year so that pupils need not buy more than one tie. In 2009–10:
and have most recently performed Little Shop of Horrors
High School Musical
and Oliver
. Previous productions includeSmike
and Dracula Spectacula.
theme park in Holland, and in April 2006 toured Barcelona
promoting Concert bands in the area. Most recently, in April 2007 the band visited Florence
, Italy.
It has a multifunctional purpose and is also used as an area for the schools physical education activities.
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...
located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley....
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England. Founded in 1987, Kingstone provides secondary education to pupils aged 11–16. Formed by the amalgamation of Broadway Grammar School with adjacent Charter Comprehensive during restructuring of the British education system, Kingstone has a capacity of approximately 1,500 making it one of the largest schools in the area.
In September 2012, Kingstone amalgamates with Holgate School to form an Advanced Learning Centre based on a new site on Dodworth road (formerly the site of S R Gents).
Management
The Head Teacher from 2003 to 2011 was Matthew Milburn, who succeeded the original head of the school David J. Richards in September 2003.The acting joint heads are I Ellam and P Gallagher for 2011-12, the final academic year of the school's existence.
Academic performance
Kingstone achieves consistently good GCSE results for the area, with 60% of the class of 2000–2007 achieving GCSE grades A*–C. This is very favourable on local league tables.Under Local Authority education restructuring, Kingstone faces closure by 2012, with work on a new "Learning Centre" beginning on the site and the nearby Holgate School
Holgate School (Barnsley)
-Admissions:It was recently awarded the status of Sports College in 2005 for its attention to sporting achievements.-History:Holgate School was originally founded in 1546 in Hemsworth by Robert Holgate, the Archbishop of York. In 1888 it was re-organised and moved to Barnsley, South Yorkshire...
site starting in 2009.
The school was awarded by ofsted, a Performing Arts status.
School tie
There are 6 variants of the school tie: five of the same design with a different coloured stripe, and one "Year 11 tie" which is mandatory for Year 11 (final year) students.The colours are rotated each year so that pupils need not buy more than one tie. In 2009–10:
- Year 7: Green
- Year 8: Black
- Year 9: Blue
- Year 10:Yellow
- Year 11: Grey (with school Coat of Arms) with prefect badge if achieved
School productions
Kingstone School recently performed the production of We Will Rock YouWe Will Rock You (musical)
We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor...
and have most recently performed Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (musical)
Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman...
High School Musical
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
and Oliver
Oliver
The surname Oliver is of several different origins.-Etymology:The surname Oliver is derived from the Old French personal name Olivier. The Oliver surname seems to be French Norman in origin. The Olivers were probably part of William the Conqueror's Norman Invasion of Britain in 1066...
. Previous productions includeSmike
Smike
Smike is a pop musical adaptation of a small part of Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby, that was televised for the BBC in 1973. The musical is based on the character Smike from that novel. The TV production starred Beryl Reid as Mrs Squeers, Andrew Keir as Mr Squeers, Leonard Whiting as Nicholas,...
and Dracula Spectacula.
Kingstone Concert Band
Kingstone School is home to the Kingstone Concert Band (formerly Kingstone School Concert Band), which has played in the world famous Blackpool Opera House, and over the last few years has graced the stages of Disneyland Paris, EftelingEfteling
Efteling is the largest theme park in the Netherlands, and as it opened in 1952, it is one of the oldest theme parks in the world. Efteling is located in the town of Kaatsheuvel, in the municipality of Loon op Zand, and has received over 100 million visitors....
theme park in Holland, and in April 2006 toured Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
promoting Concert bands in the area. Most recently, in April 2007 the band visited Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy.
Sport
A large community sports centre opened on the school site in October 2006, although the school is to be demolished to make way for the new school (made up of a joining of Kingstone school and Holgate school), meaning this multi-million pound sports hall will have only been a part of the school for five-seven years, as building work starting dates are uncertain. On a related note, the school supports a community in Uganda, Africa, raising two-thousand pounds to build a new school there, while building themselves a pre-mentioned sports hall, which was never needed in the first place.It has a multifunctional purpose and is also used as an area for the schools physical education activities.