The Westwood School
Encyclopedia
The Westwood School is a comprehensive school
for children aged 11 - 18 in Canley
, Coventry
, England
. Although a small school (with just under 600 pupils) The Westwood School is gaining a reputation in the UK for leading learning - already leading and advising on many National, as well as local, initiatives. With its new sports centre completed in July 2008. Students from the Westwood school can benefit from the centres facilities, such as the astro turf pitches as the centre is open to Westwood school students until 5 p.m., when it is then handed over to the public.
In 2008, The Westwood School gained a 'Trust' school status with the Local Authority,
Warwick University, Coventry Sports Foundation and a local ICT company. The school recently gained The BECTA ICT Mark in recognition of its use of ICT in teaching and learning (the only school in Coventry to have gained this award).
The school was previously known as Alderman Callow School and Community College, built to serve the nearby Canley
housing estate; however the estate was never completed to its original anticipated size, meaning the school has always had a significantly smaller intake than other schools in Coventry
.
Comprehensive 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...
for children aged 11 - 18 in Canley
Canley
Canley is a suburban neighbourhood located in southwest Coventry, England. Canley became part of Coventry as a result of successive encroachment of the latter's boundaries between 1928 and 1932, having historically been part of the Stoneleigh parish....
, 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...
, 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...
. Although a small school (with just under 600 pupils) The Westwood School is gaining a reputation in the UK for leading learning - already leading and advising on many National, as well as local, initiatives. With its new sports centre completed in July 2008. Students from the Westwood school can benefit from the centres facilities, such as the astro turf pitches as the centre is open to Westwood school students until 5 p.m., when it is then handed over to the public.
In 2008, The Westwood School gained a 'Trust' school status with the Local Authority,
Warwick University, Coventry Sports Foundation and a local ICT company. The school recently gained The BECTA ICT Mark in recognition of its use of ICT in teaching and learning (the only school in Coventry to have gained this award).
The school was previously known as Alderman Callow School and Community College, built to serve the nearby Canley
Canley
Canley is a suburban neighbourhood located in southwest Coventry, England. Canley became part of Coventry as a result of successive encroachment of the latter's boundaries between 1928 and 1932, having historically been part of the Stoneleigh parish....
housing estate; however the estate was never completed to its original anticipated size, meaning the school has always had a significantly smaller intake than other schools in 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...
.
Alumni
- Tamla KariTamla KariTamla Kari born is an English actress from Coventry known for her role as Lucy in The Inbetweeners Movie and has an upcoming role in Series 4 of the BBC Three supernatural drama, Being Human.-Personal life:...
, british actress