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* Fernley Webber CMG MC, [[List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to Brunei|High Commissioner to Brunei]] from 1965-7 |
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| Cotham School | |
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| File:Cotham School Logo.jpg | |
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Cotham Lawn Road , BS6 6DT England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary Academy |
| Established | 2011 |
| Department for Education URN | 137440 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Malcolm Willis |
| Staff | 165 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1118 |
| Capacity | 1139 |
| Website | http://www.cotham.bristol.sch.uk/ |
Cotham School is a secondary school with Co-operative academy status in Cotham, a suburb of Bristol, England.
History
Its predecessor was the Merchant Venturers School.[1]
Until the academic year 2000/01, Cotham was a Grammar School. It became a comprehensive in 2001, and became an academy in September 2011.
Admissions
It comprises the main school and sports hall together with Charnwood House, the Cotham part of the North Bristol Post 16 Centre, which was refurbished and opened in 2007. Prior to 2007, Cotham School had its own sixth form.
In 2008, the school was the most oversubscribed in Bristol, with 3.7 applicants making it their first choice for every available place.[2] This unfortunately means many are turned down, though if the child's parents are willing, they can appeal, though the child may not be accepted until the October or November of their first year.
Buildings
The Paul Dirac Centre houses art currently, though with the new build coming along it is suggested it be knocked down and rebuilt.
The school is currently attempting to raise money for refurbishment of their main hall, as it is quickly becoming one of the oldest parts of the establishment. They are, at this time, almost halfway to their goal of £80,000.
In November 2009, the school underwent extensive work to knock down an asbestos- filled building and replace that building with a much bigger and more habitable new block of classrooms. Due to this disturbance, there were two blocks of temporary classrooms situated on the site to house all the students during class times and tutor times.
Academic achievement
The school has improved its results year on year and achieved its best ever GCSE scores in 2010, the table below shows the percentage of students hitting the key measure of 5 A*-C including English and Mathematics.[3]
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1% | 69% | 0.77% | 6.6% | 10000000% |
Notable Alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2011) |
- Prof Tony Badger, Master of Clare College, Cambridge since 2002, and Paul Mellon Professor of American History since 1992 at the University of Cambridge
- Prof Cecil Bawn CBE, Brunner Professor of Physical Chemistry from 1969-73 at the University of Liverpool
- Prof Paul Dirac OM, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1932-69 at the University of Cambridge, who won the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with Erwin Schrödinger for work on quantum mechanics
- Rt Rev Martyn Jarrett, Bishop of Beverley since 2000, and Bishop of Burnley from 1994–2000
- Prof Wallace Fox CMG, Professor of Community Therapeutics from 1979-86 at the Cardiothoracic Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, who did important work on tuberculosis
- David Garmston, journalist
- Prof Michael Hart CBE, Professor of Physics from 1984-93 at the University of Manchester, and Wheatstone Professor of Physics from 1976-84 at King's College London
- Captain Ian Harvey GM
- Prof Peter Higgs, Professor of Theoretical Physics from 1980-96 at the University of Edinburgh, known for the Higgs boson[4]
- Leslie Hill, Chairman from 1994-2002 of ITV, and former EMI executive
- Andrew Hutchings CBE, General Secretary from 1939-78 of the Assistant Masters Association
- Arthur Milton, cricketer
- Prof Roy Niblett CBE, Professor of Higher Education from 1967-73 at he University of London
- Prof William Ollis, Professor of Organic Chemistry from 1963-90 at the University of Sheffield
- David Parsons CBE, Leader since 2003 of Leicestershire County Council, and Chairman from 2002-10 of the East Midlands Regional Assembly
- Prof Robert Pearce, Vice-Chancellor from 2003-8 of University of Wales, Lampeter
- Derek Robinson (novelist)
- Rt Rev John Saxbee, Bishop of Lincoln since 2001, and Bishop of Ludlow from 1994–2001
- Prof Desmond Smith OBE, Professor of Physics from 1970-96 at Heriot-Watt University
- Prof Stanley Sparkes, Professor of Engineering Structures from 1958-73 at Imperial College London
- Rt Rev Roy Screech, Bishop of St Germans since 2000
- John Tidmarsh OBE, journalist
- Prof Tom Tutin, Professor of Taxonomy from 1967-73 at the University of Leicester, Professor of Botany from 1947–67, and President from 1957-61 of the Botanical Society of the British Isles who authored Flora Europaea
- Fernley Webber CMG MC, High Commissioner to Brunei from 1965-7
- Cyril Hebblethwaite CBE, Lord Mayor of Bristol in 1966
- Sir Ajay Mistry, The queens Brother and Food Maker
See also
References
- ^ Griffiths, Jon (March 2006). "Cotham Old Boys". Bristol. BBC. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "England's most oversubscribed schools". The Daily Telegraph. London. 4 October 2008.
- ^ http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=137440 Cotham School
- ^ "Look at why we loves Bristol". AccessMyLibrary - Europe Intelligence Wire (From Bristol Evening Post). Gale. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 2010-06-15.