Balby Carr Community Sports College
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| Motto | Dream. Believe. Achieve. |
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| Established | 2003 (previously a community school) |
| Type | Community comprehensive school |
| Head Teacher | Martin Craig |
| Location | Weston Road Balby, Doncaster South Yorkshire DN4 8ND England |
| Local authority | Doncaster |
| Students | 1,251 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | explore.balbycarr.org.uk |
Coordinates: 53°29′59″N 1°08′26″W / 53.49971°N 1.14059°W
Balby Carr Community Sports College (formerly Balby Carr Community School), colloquially known as 'Balby Carr', is a secondary school for students aged 11-18 located in the Balby area of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
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[edit] History
Initially known as the Balby Carr Community School, The local education authorities granted specialist Sports College status in September, 2003. Balby Carr was granted Specialist Science status in early 2008. Since receiving official sports college status, the college has been extensively redeveloped and includes several additions to the campus such as all-weather sports pitches, campus-wide WLAN access points and improved facilities for current students.
In 2004, a City Learning Centre (CLC) was founded on the Balby Carr campus. Doncaster South CLC was opened to provide students and teachers in the local area with e-learning and technology-based projects. These have included local history projects, the production of film and television programmes (using the specialized on-campus TV Studio) and nationally award-winning learning content for the teaching of mathematics, science and history[citation needed]. The centre also offers dedicated conference, meeting and training facilities for business and community users.
In February 2010 it was announced that part of the most southerly block of the school needed to be demolished and replaced.[1] In Mayor Winter's White Paper 'Achieving Success' the work to be done on Balby Carr school was given priority and scheduled to take place in 2011.[2] However, following announcements by the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove on 5 July 2010, the improvements - due to be made to the school under the Building Schools for the Future programme - were brought to a halt.[3]
[edit] Educational standards
In 2006, only 19% of students gained 5 or more GCSEs, including Maths and English.[4] By 2009, this number had risen to 25%.[5] an OFSTED inspection in November 2005 judged the school to require a 'Notice to Improve'. A subsequent inspection in January 2007 noted that "the school no longer requires significant improvement. The school is improving: it is now satisfactory in virtually all aspects of its work and provides satisfactory value for money."[6]
By 2009, the last year of which figures have been published, the CVA score for Balby Carr at Key Stage 2 to 4 had risen to 1002.1.[7] The 2009 OFSTED report states that "(Balby Carr) is a satisfactory school that is clearly improving. It is well regarded in the local community and parents think well of it. One parent’s view, shared by the inspectors, is that ‘all staff are very friendly, approachable and professional’. As a result of the good care, guidance and support they receive, students feel safe, secure and proud of their school."[8]
In December 2009 at a meeting of the Doncaster Secondary Schools Chairs/Vice Chairs' Network Group it was announced that the Department for Children Schools and Families had allocated funding to the school to offer one-to-one tuition in English and Maths to pupils.[9]
[edit] Other information
Balby Carr stages many theatrical productions, including a production (February 2007) of the musical The Little Shop of Horrors and Our day Out by Willy Russell. More recently, The Wizard of Oz (September 2008)[10] and Bugsy Malone (February 2010) were performed.[11] The school has biometric access control backed up by CCTV cameras.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.thestar.co.uk/doncaster/Balby-Carr-plan-gets-green.6109022.jp
- ^ http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:L7Gphbgk8FUJ:www.doncaster.gov.uk/Images/bsf%2520newsletter%25202_tcm2-61082
- ^ BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/05_07_2010_schoolbuilding.pdf.
- ^ BBC News: School tables
- ^ "Balby Carr Community Sports and Science College". BBC News Online (BBC). 13 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/09/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/371_4056.stm. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ OFSTED inspection report, Jan 2007
- ^ http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_09.pl?No=3714056&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=1&Year=09&Begin=s&Base=b&Num=371
- ^ http://portal.balbycarr.org.uk/user/59/205521.pdf
- ^ http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:XDmgpwULaT8J:www.doncaster.gov.uk/Images/secchairsnetworknotes16dec09_tcm2-70335.pdf+balby+carr+english+department&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjOqSgn-CR7vkpzJtJXos3AEOO8hUtLfpaWTA7nskC9qcpvlgyuKmlQNlEI_6ZuEsQNVrPtN85RmKU1OrA10ivduBvwS2FBEjqEWjOIVbT56GxBLJfHh56zFnV3c4Z-LXfmMUz6&sig=AHIEtbR4itG-ciLhC0OUPsmDpV-hLcTfbQ
- ^ http://www.thestar.co.uk/doncaster/Following-the-yellow-brick-road.4694475.jp
- ^ Balby drama
- ^ http://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/newsdetails.aspx?NewsArticleID=10716&imgID=1
