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Alexandra Park , , BA2 4RE | |
| Information | |
| Type | Foundation |
| Established | 1903 |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset Council |
| Specialist | Technology College |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | C J Oldham |
| Headmaster | Andrew Davies |
| Gender | Boys (Coeducational sixth form) |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | c.1000 students |
| Colour(s) | |
| Publication | The Torch |
| Website | http://www.beechencliff.org.uk/ |
Beechen Cliff School is a boys` secondary school in Bath, Somerset, in England. There are around 800 boys in years 7-11 and a co-educational sixth form of over 226 students.
History
The school began in 1903 as the City of Bath Boys' School in the Guildhall, Bath, and moved to its present site in 1932. It changed to its present name in 1972 when the grammar school was amalgamated with Oldfield Boys' School, a local secondary modern school, to form a comprehensive school.
A review of Bath secondary provision by Avon County Council in the 1980s led to proposals for the school to be closed and replaced with a sixth-form college on the same site serving the whole city. Partisans of the school, however, took advantage of new legislation to obtain grant-maintained status for the school, taking it out of local authority control, which the then Government permitted despite a policy that schools would not be allowed to use grant-maintained status as a way of avoiding closure.
Beechen Cliff School acquired specialist Technology College status in 1997 and with the demise of grant-maintained status became a Foundation school with similar characteristics.
Uniform
The school uniform consists of a blazer, trousers, shirt and a striped tie (blue, red and yellow).
Notable alumni
- Roy Ascott, artist and President of the Planetary Collegium.
- Roger Bannister, first man to run a mile in less than 4 minutes
- Adam Campbell, actor
- Jason Dodd, manager Southampton F.C.
- Alan Doughty, musician, former bassist for Jesus Jones
- Jason Gardener[1], sprint athlete
- Raymond Leppard, musician
- Andrew Lincoln, actor
- Arnold Ridley, actor and playwright
- Richard J. Roberts, Nobel Laureate[2]
- Sir John Sawers, ambassador to the United Nations
- Curt Smith, musician (Tears for Fears)
- Tony Spreadbury, rugby union referee
- Paul Tisdale, manager Exeter City[3]
- Graham Watson, Liberal Democrat MEP and leader of the Liberal Democrats in Europe
References
- ^ "My best teacher: Jason Gardener". Times Educational Supplement magazine. 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Richard J. Roberts Autobiography". The Nobel Foundation. 1993-01-01. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Beechen to host dinner", The Bath Chronicle, 2008-07-17
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External links
- Official website
- Old Sulians' Association Association for former pupils of Beechen Cliff and the City of Bath Boys' Grammar School.
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