St Birinus School
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| Motto | Educating Young People for a Brighter Future with Care, Courtesy and Commitment |
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| Established | 1936 |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Headteacher | Mr Alwyn Richards |
| Specialisms | Technology, Language[1] |
| Location | Mereland Road Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 8AZ England |
| Local authority | Oxfordshire |
| DfE URN | 123259 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1274 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Athenian, Corinthian, Spartan & Trojan[2] |
| Colours | Red (Spartan), Blue (Athenian),Yellow (Trojan) & Green (Corinthian) |
| Website | Welcome St Birinus School |
Coordinates: 51°36′05″N 1°14′31″W / 51.60143°N 1.24182°W
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St Birinus School is a comprehensive secondary school for boys in Didcot, Oxfordshire and the surrounding rural area. As of 2010[update] the headteacher is Mr Alwyn Richards, the current deputy headteacher is Dr. S Mundy. The school has been awarded with Technology and Language College statuses as of 2006. The mixed Sixth Form is shared with the Didcot Girls' School.
St Birinus first opened in 1936 taking its name from Saint Birinus who was the first Bishop of Dorchester, and celebrated its diamond jubilee in 1996. As of 2006, St Birinus has also celebrated its 70th Anniversary.
It has the support of the local business community and receives extra funding to promote its specialities in Technology and Languages. The school caters for pupils 11-18, and has facilities including a new Humanities Centre opened in the spring of 2004 and a new Mathematics Centre, which was officially opened by Johnny Ball in 2001.
The new science centre, which cost £4.8 million was open on the 11/03/09, it is the best equipped science centre for schools in Oxfordshire and one of the best in the United Kingdom. It was officially opened on Wednesday 14 October 2009 by BBC nature presenter George McGavin.
[edit] Charity work
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St. Birinus is also very supportive to many worthwhile charities and organisations, and raises money heavily every year throughout each term. During the 2005-2006 academic year the pupils in year 7 have taken part in many fund raising activities including cake sales, work outs and sponsored silences. For the past six years (2003–2008), St. Birinus School has committed itself to raising over £11,094 for the Oxford Children's Hospital, a £15m charity fund raising campaign with the school's efforts spearheaded by former student & sixth former, Andrew Baker who inspired everyone to get involved and coordinated activities. It has also been promoted in the media as a result making St. Birinus a well-known school to prospective and current parents.
Events to celebrate the schools 70th milestone included a whole school sponsored walk which raised £11,461 for the Oxford Children's Hospital Appeal and its link school in The Gambia, West Africa.
As a result of being a major supporter for the Children's Hospital, St Birinus School has been recognised for its contribution having its name engraved with Andrew Baker on a plaque of recognition which sits inside the children's hospital atrium. Young supporter Andrew Baker represented the efforts of the school at the official opening ceremony of The Children's Hospital (CHOx) in November 2008 when Her Majesty The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh commemorated with the unveiling of a plaque in front of a small group of supporters, patients and staff.
[edit] References
- ^ "alphabetical list of all 2892 specialist schools". March 2008. http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/software/Alpha_order_0308.xls?version=1. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- ^ "Houses and Awards". http://www.st-birinus.oxon.sch.uk/about/housesandawards.sbs. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
[edit] External links
- Map sources for St Birinus School
- School website
- DfES Performance Tables
