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The school shares playing fields with Bournemouth School for Girls and co-operates in running some sixth-form courses, which in many cases have mixed-gender classes.
The school shares playing fields with Bournemouth School for Girls and co-operates in running some sixth-form courses, which in many cases have mixed-gender classes.


The [[Head teacher|headmaster]] is John Granger, who has been in the post since 1996.<ref name=About>[http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/8375400/overview/ School overview]</ref> The deputy headmasters are Mr John Hatch, Mr. William Pyke, and Dr Christopher Taylor.<ref>[http://www.bournemouth-school.bournemouth.sch.uk/downloads/annexparentsinformation0607.pdf Annex Parents Information] (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)</ref>
The [[Head teacher|headmaster]] is John Granger, who has been in the post since 1996,<ref name=About>[http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/8375400/overview/ School overview]</ref> but will be retiring at the end of the academic year 2008-2009. The deputy headmasters are Mr John Hatch, Mr. William Pyke, and Dr Christopher Taylor.<ref>[http://www.bournemouth-school.bournemouth.sch.uk/downloads/annexparentsinformation0607.pdf Annex Parents Information] (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)</ref>


It also has close links with the neighbouring St Francis of Assisi Church.
It also has close links with the neighbouring St Francis of Assisi Church.


On the 10/09/08 it was announced that John Granger would be retiring from his posistion as headmaster in at the end of the 2008-2009 acedemic year. He has been headmaster for thirteen years now.


==Houses==
==Houses==

Revision as of 18:30, 13 September 2008

Bournemouth School
File:Bournemouthcoatofarms.gif
Location
Map
Bournemouth
,
Dorset

England
Information
TypeBoys Grammar
MottoPulchritudo et Salubritas (Latin)
Beauty and Health (English)
Established1901
School CaptainJames Gibson[1] [2]
HeadmasterJohn Granger
Deputy HeadmastersJohn Hatch,
Dr Christopher Taylor (Curriculum),
William Pyke (Pastoral)
Staff120
Age11 to 18
Enrollment1,050
Colour(s)Blue, Grey, White
Websitehttp://www.bournemouth-school.bournemouth.sch.uk

Bournemouth School (also known as Bournemouth Grammar School or Bournemouth School for Boys and commonly abbreviated to BS or BSB), is a boys' grammar school and sixth-form college occupying a site in Charminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, England and teaching children from years 7 to 13 (ages 11 to 18).

It is a misconception that this school is called "Bournemouth School for Boys". Since its foundation in 1901, it has always been known as "Bournemouth School." The formation of the girls' grammar school later on meant that this school had to be called Bournemouth School for Girls.

The school shares playing fields with Bournemouth School for Girls and co-operates in running some sixth-form courses, which in many cases have mixed-gender classes.

The headmaster is John Granger, who has been in the post since 1996,[3] but will be retiring at the end of the academic year 2008-2009. The deputy headmasters are Mr John Hatch, Mr. William Pyke, and Dr Christopher Taylor.[4]

It also has close links with the neighbouring St Francis of Assisi Church.

Houses

Bournemouth School has five 'Houses', named after famous Englishmen: Darwin, Elgar, Newton, Scott and Turner. Until September 1993, there were six: Avon, Forest, Hambledon, Portchester, Romsey and Twynham. The Housemasters are, Mr Pritchard (Darwin), Mr Beardshaw (Elgar), Mrs Fisher (Newton), Mr Hughes (Scott) and Mrs Teenan (Turner). The houses compete in school competitions ranging from sports to educational competitions.

Prefects

Students can first apply to be a prefect at the end of year 10. House masters normally choose five of the applicants from each form to become house prefects. Students remain house prefects until they can apply to become a full school prefect or a senior prefect at the end of year 12. The senior prefect team has a rigorous application process consisting of an interview with the headmaster, a pupil vote and a teacher vote. The school captain is James Gibson. There are two deputy school captains and five House captains. Previous School captains include: Paul Smith(2008)[5], Tim Peters(2007)[6]; David Lodge(2006)[7]; Craig Mathie(2005)[8].

Language College

Since the late 1990s, Bournemouth School has been designated a specialist Language College. Languages offered to both pupils, and communities at large, include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic.

To allow pupils to extend their language skills there is a student exchange programme. The language college has two computer suites, interactive whiteboards and extra staff. The school also provides services for primary schools in the area, teaching languages to their pupils.

School Council

Students can voice their own opinion on how their school is run through the medium of a school council. The council is run and chaired by one of the deputy school captains (Isaac Fredericks) with one council member from each form of the school. All students are free to stand for school council elections and, once the particular person has been chosen, he will then attend various meetings, discussions and conferences where he will represent his particular group of the pupils at the school.

There is a sub-committee in the council dedicated to the sixth form. This is chaired by one of the other deputy school captains (Richard Felton), and only deals with topics related to the sixth form and therefore only councillors from the sixth form attend the sub-committee meetings.

CCF

The school also has an active Combined Cadet Force, a rarity for a state-funded school. The CCF has over 200 members, the largest it has been for many years, from both Bournemouth School for Girls and Bournemouth School. The CCF is run by technology teacher Mr McAulay along with senior cadets from the 6th form. The Contingents Underofficer is Geoff Shaw. The CCF is open to pupils in year 9 (age 13) upwards with an annual recruitment usually in February. The CCF is split into three sections; Army, Navy and RAF, all with their own uniform. There is also a small Signals troop, that operates alongside the other three sections. The structure follows a military system, with three senior cadets, three section ICs and other ranks.

Activities that cadets are able to take part in include gliding, flying, shooting, Ten Tors walk, national exchanges and camps including Penhale central camp in the summer term. The RAF section also enter the Ground Training Competition every year; this year they were ranked as the third best section in the south-west and best mixed-sex section in the south-west.

The school also has an armoury, containing between 20 and 30 rifles for the cadets to use. Most are L98A1 rifles, but a handful are Lee Enfield Rifles. All are bolt-action, and are used to train cadets how to load, cock, clean, etc. a rifle. These are fired on the school's on-site firing range, located in a bunker in the copse behind the main building.

Alumni and ex cadets are invited to join COMPO.

History

The school was founded in 1901 and moved to its present site in 1939.[3][9] The old site was used by Portchester School from 1940 until 1989 by when it too had moved to another site. The old school building was then demolished and the houses built and named Fenwick Court, after Bournemouth School's first headmaster.

A new library and sixth form block was built in 1966 housing a lecture theatre, library and smaller rooms for sixth forms classes.[10] It is now home to the business studies department.

The school has been expanded in recent years, including a new Technology & Art block featuring CAD and CNC machinery and the Sir David English Sports Centre, the legacy of former headmaster Alan Petrie. A new maths block was opened on in February, 2007. The block is now being used for Maths and Religious Studies.

Alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ a b School overview
  4. ^ Annex Parents Information (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)
  5. ^ Bournemouth School
  6. ^ Bournemouth School
  7. ^ Bournemouth School
  8. ^ http://www.bournemouth-school.bournemouth.sch.uk/downloads/newsletters/apr04.pdf
  9. ^ Bournemouth Website main page
  10. ^ "100 today, Bournemouth School looks to the future" (HTML). Dorset Echo. Newsquest. 2001-01-22. Retrieved 2007-07-30. In 1966 the biggest transformation took place with the building of the sixth form block -known colloquially as "The John Gibbons Politics Block" by past alumni - including a lecture theatre and a rather limited library

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