William Bradford Community College
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William Bradford Community College is a co-educational comprehensive
Upper School and technology college in Earl Shilton
, Leicestershire
, England
formally known as Earl Shilton Community College. The colleges subject strengths are ICT,Science and Design.
Principal: Caroline Churchill
province of the People's Republic of China
. There have been many visits between schools; the most recent in July 2007. Eights students and two teachers from Earl Shilton visited Mianyang to display their performing arts skills.
98% of students passed A-level examinations( A-E grades) in the academic year 2010/11
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...
Upper School and technology college in Earl Shilton
Earl Shilton
Earl Shilton is a small town in Leicestershire, England, some from Hinckley and about 10 miles from Leicester, with a population of around 9,000 .-History:...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
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formally known as Earl Shilton Community College. The colleges subject strengths are ICT,Science and Design.
Admissions
It takes students from the age of fourteen until eighteen or nineteen. Most join the college from local high schools and 10% have special educational needs.Principal: Caroline Churchill
Overseas links
The college has links in China, as of 1998. The college has links to Mianyang Nanshan Bilingual School in the SichuanSichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
province of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. There have been many visits between schools; the most recent in July 2007. Eights students and two teachers from Earl Shilton visited Mianyang to display their performing arts skills.
Academic performance
89% of students passed five GCSEs at grade C or above for the academic year 2010/1198% of students passed A-level examinations( A-E grades) in the academic year 2010/11
External links
- William Bradford Community College - official web site
- William Bradford Community College at dcsf.gov.uk
- EduBase