Clevedon School

Clevedon School, formerly known as Clevedon Community School , is a coeducational secondary school located in Clevedon, North Somerset, England, with 1,117 pupils,[1] in years 7 to 11 in the Lower School and 12 to 13 in the Upper School or sixth form. The school recently regained its Language College status. As of 2016 the Head of school is Jim Smith and the Executive Headteacher is John Wells. The school is part of the Clevedon Learning Trust; a Multi Academy Trust formed on 1st January 2015 by CEO John Wells. The Trust is made up from school clusters in the Clevedon and Bridgwater localities.

Clevedon School
Address
Valley Road

Clevedon
,
North Somerset

England
Coordinates51°26′51″N 2°50′34″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoBe Kind, Be Brilliant
Established1962
SpecialistLanguage College
Department for Education URN137884 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherJim Smith
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,173
HousesConygar, Marine, Valley, Walton
Websitehttp://www.clevedonschool.org.uk/

Performing arts is at the heart of Clevedon School , with an annual school production in December. Productions have included Seussical, Little Shop of Horrors, Calamity Jane, Guys & Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and most recently Grease.

Within the school grounds, Clevedon School runs Clevedon School Sports Centre, which has a large sports hall, a gymnasium, dance studio, x2 squash courts, running track, netball/tennis courts, an all weather pitch as well as two large fields being split between Holy Lane. The sports centre is home to many clubs such as Swiss Valley Rangers FC & Clevedon Athletics Club. The sports centre is closed during school hours but is open to the public on the evenings and weekends.

Clevedon School was featured in the hit ITV crime drama, Broadchurch as South Wessex Secondary School, which also featured some of the students from the school.

The school was built in 1962 and has a mixture of old and new buildings. Much of the school site still has the old buildings such as the main block, some refurbished such as the Maths Block (refurbished in 2014) and some modern buildings such as the Sixth Form Block and the state of the art Science Block. This ensures the school is available to offer an outstanding education.


House system
Clevedon School and playing fields

The house system which came into being in September 2006 consists of four houses: Conygar (red), Marine (blue), Valley (green) and Walton (yellow). All pupils and most staff belong to one of the four houses. Siblings always belong to the same house and parents and their sons and/or daughters are also invariably placed in the same house. Most of the sports in the school are now house competitions, ranging from rugby tournaments to Clevedon Staff has Talent, and the staff cross-country run.

In September 2008, a new uniform consisting of a blazer, shirt and tie, was introduced to replace the previous polo shirt and sweatshirt, and is now worn by all pupils excluding the sixth form. It is designed to identify them as members of their respective houses.

Formerly the house system had also divided the pupils and teachers into four houses which were named after famous Clevedon residents and visitors: Arthur Hallam (red), William Makepeace Thackeray (green), Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (blue) & Samuel Taylor Coleridge (yellow).

Vertical tutoring

At Clevedon School each house consists of ten tutor groups ranging from year 7 to 11. In Sixth Form, each house consists of two tutor groups for year 12 and 13. Each tutor group has around 4 to 6 students from each year group.

Pupil Ambassadors, House Leaders, Senior Ambassadors, Peer Listeners

There were in 2006 two groups of Pupil Ambassadors. There were approximately 45 Year 11 Pupil Ambassadors and 28 Senior Pupil Ambassadors, from the Upper School, i.e. Years 12 and 13.

The Ambassadors were asked to assist with the everyday running of the school, front of house assistance at events such as 'Meet the Headteacher' and they were meant to undertake specialised projects. This system is no longer in operation.

The Senior Ambassadors group has now been replaced by the Peer Listeners' scheme. This team is composed of 6th form pupils, who receive formal training, and offer support and guidance to younger pupils. They also head up Anti-bullying week, which takes place each November. All of the houses have a house team including Tech team, Year Leaders and House Captains.

School performance

Compared to other schools in North Somerset, performance is said to be good. Both value-added and GCSE results are very good. Recent A/AS level results (2007 and 2008) have also been good, when compared to schools in the area.[2]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Clevedon School". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. "Education league tables: Clevedon School". BBC News. 19 January 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  3. "Clevedon's Reed to run for Britain at Beijing Olympics". Thisisbristol.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  4. Jackson, Jamie (14 July 2012). "London 2012: Team GB's Jack Butland walking in a Brazilian wonderland". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.