Ashton Park School
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2010) |
 |
|
| Established | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation School |
| Headteacher | Tessa Thomas |
| Deputy Head | Mr Smith/Ms S. Hill |
| Specialism | Sports College |
| Location | Blackmoor's Lane Bristol BS3 2JL England |
| Local authority | City of Bristol |
| DfE URN | 109278 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,161 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Severn (Sharks/Blue), Avon (Tigers/Red), Frome (Lions/Yellow) and Wye (Dragons/Green) |
| Colours | Blue, Red, Yellow and Green |
| Website | www.ashtonpark.co.uk |
Coordinates: 51°26′25″N 2°37′49″W / 51.44029°N 2.630167°W
Ashton Park School is a comprehensive school in Bristol, England, for 11 to 16 year olds. Students come from primary schools including Ashton Gate, Hotwells, Southville, Compass Point, and Luckwell. It has an attached post 16 centre called Southwest Bristol Post 16 centre. The sixth form centre has the freedom of college, but the support of a school. This prepares pupils for the next stage in their life. The school is a specialist Sports College. This does not mean extra PE lessons. The school focuses on 'sport for everyone' which could mean simply table tennis for the less able, but the school also runs a 'Gifted and Talented' Sports regime where famous sports people have come in and given lessons such as Jason Gardener. Many extra curriculum clubs for a wide variety of team sports, dance and athletics.
Contents |
[edit] School history
The school opened on 8 September 1955 as Ashton Park Secondary Modern School, built in the grounds of Ashton Court. The intake of pupils was aimed at the district of Hotwells.
[edit] Performance
The current headteacher is Mrs Thomas, a new headteacher replacing Mr Gardner. The GCSE and AS/A2 Level results have been increasing year on year for at least the past 6 years. The school has seen its 6th successive year (2009) of improvement with 69% of its 193 students gaining 5 or more A* to C grades. (Some students gained as many as 15 higher grades).
[edit] School buildings
The main school has recently been rebuilt, it was finished by September 2010. It is fitted with toilets on every floor, CCTV, recording studios for music studies and specialist art class rooms for sixth form students. There is also a new canteen as well as the old one with a new card swiping system, like a credit card, so no money is exchanged at the counter. This saves time and is more hygenic.
[edit] Ashton Park Sixth Form
The South West Bristol Post 16 Centre is located just behind Ashton Park Secondary School its main intake are students from Ashton Park School, Bedminster Down, Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bridge Learning Campus and Merchants' Academy.
The subjects offered at A-Level are:
| Art | History |
| Biology | Law |
| Business Studies | Mathematics |
| Chemistry | Media Studies |
| Computing | Fashion & Textiles |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | Photography |
| Dt - Product Design | Physical Education |
| English Literature and Language | Physics |
| French | Psychology |
| General Studies | RS: Philosophy and Ethics |
| Geography | Sociology |
| Sport | |
| Health and Social Care Certificate | Travel and Tourism |
They also offer a range of Vocational A Levels, BTEC First Diplomas and NVQ Courses, as well as GCSE Mathematics and English retakes.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Andy Parfitt, Controller of BBC Radio 1
- Gareth Chilcott, rugby union player
- Lloyd James, footballer
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This article relating to a school or sixth form college in Bristol is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
