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| name = Cotham School |
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| latitude = 51.4636 |
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| longitude = -2.6020 |
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| established = 2011 <!-- Technically 2011 as the academy is classed as a new establishment --> |
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| type = [[Secondary school|Secondary]] [[Academy (English school)|Academy]] |
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| head = Malcolm Willis |
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| street = Cotham Lawn Road |
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| city = [[Bristol]] |
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| country = England |
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| postcode = BS6 6DT |
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| urn = 137440 |
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| old_urn = 109289 |
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| staff = 165 <!-- Correct as of August 2012 --> |
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| capacity = 1139 <!-- Correct as of August 2012 --> |
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| enrollment = 1118 <!-- Correct as of August 2012 --> |
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| gender = [[Mixed-sex education|Mixed]] |
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| lower_age = 11 |
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| upper_age = 18 |
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| website = http://www.cotham.bristol.sch.uk/ |
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'''Cotham School''' is a [[Comprehensive school|secondary school]] with Co-operative [[Academy (English school)|academy]] status in [[Cotham, Bristol|Cotham]], a suburb of [[Bristol]], England. |
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==History== |
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Its predecessor was the Merchant Venturers School.<ref>{{Cite web | last =Griffiths | first =Jon | title =Cotham Old Boys | work =Bristol | publisher =BBC | date =March 2006 | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2004/06/28/cothamob_feature.shtml | accessdate =2010-06-15 }}</ref> |
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Until the academic year 2000/01, Cotham was a Grammar School. It became a comprehensive in 2001, and became an [[Academy (English school)|academy]] in September 2011. |
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==Admissions== |
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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. |
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In 2008, the school was the most oversubscribed in Bristol, with 3.7 applicants making it their first choice for every available place.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/3136659/Englands-most-oversubscribed-schools.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=England's most oversubscribed schools | date=4 October 2008}}</ref> 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. |
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==Buildings== |
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The Paul Dirac Centre houses art currently, though with the new build coming along it is suggested it be knocked down and rebuilt. |
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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. |
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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. |
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==Academic achievement== |
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The school has improved its results year on year and achieved its best ever [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSE]] scores in 2010, the table below shows the percentage of students hitting the key measure of 5 A*-C including English and Mathematics.<ref>http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=137440 Cotham School</ref> |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! 2008 |
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! 2009 |
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! 2010 |
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! 2011 |
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! 2012 |
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| 70% |
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| 69% |
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| 77% |
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| 66% |
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| 56% |
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== Notable Alumni== |
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{{alumni|date=October 2011}} |
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* Prof [[Tony Badger]], Master of [[Clare College, Cambridge]] since 2002, and [[Paul Mellon Professor of American History]] since 1992 at the [[University of Cambridge]] |
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* Prof Cecil Bawn CBE, Brunner Professor of Physical Chemistry from 1969-73 at the [[University of Liverpool]] |
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* 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]] |
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* Rt Rev [[Martyn Jarrett]], [[Bishop of Beverley]] since 2000, and [[Bishop of Burnley]] from 1994–2000 |
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* Prof [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/medicine-obituaries/7692671/Professor-Wallace-Fox.html Wallace Fox] CMG, Professor of Community Therapeutics from 1979-86 at the Cardiothoracic Institute, [[Royal Brompton Hospital]], who did important work on [[tuberculosis]] |
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* [[David Garmston]], journalist |
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* 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]] |
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* Captain [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1467912/Captain-Ian-Harvey.html Ian Harvey] [[George Medal|GM]] |
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* Prof [[Peter Higgs]], Professor of Theoretical Physics from 1980-96 at the [[University of Edinburgh]], known for the [[Higgs boson]]<ref>{{cite news | title =Look at why we loves Bristol. | work =AccessMyLibrary - Europe Intelligence Wire (From Bristol Evening Post) | publisher =Gale | date =17 November 2004 | url =http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-14510995_ITM | accessdate =2010-06-15 }}</ref> |
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* Leslie Hill, Chairman from 1994-2002 of [[ITV]], and former [[EMI]] executive |
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* Andrew Hutchings CBE, General Secretary from 1939-78 of the [[Association of Teachers and Lecturers|Assistant Masters Association]] |
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* [[Arthur Milton]], cricketer |
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* Prof Roy Niblett CBE, Professor of Higher Education from 1967-73 at he [[University of London]] |
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* Prof William Ollis, Professor of Organic Chemistry from 1963-90 at the [[University of Sheffield]] |
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* [http://politics.leics.gov.uk/mgMiniSite.aspx?UID=265&EID=0&PID=187&PG=4 David Parsons] CBE, Leader since 2003 of Leicestershire County Council, and Chairman from 2002-10 of the [[East Midlands Regional Assembly]] |
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* Prof Robert Pearce, Vice-Chancellor from 2003-8 of [[University of Wales, Lampeter]] |
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* [[Derek Robinson (novelist)]] |
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* Rt Rev [[John Saxbee]], [[Bishop of Lincoln]] since 2001, and [[Bishop of Ludlow]] from 1994–2001 |
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* Prof Desmond Smith OBE, Professor of Physics from 1970-96 at [[Heriot-Watt University]] |
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* Prof Stanley Sparkes, Professor of Engineering Structures from 1958-73 at [[Imperial College London]] |
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* Rt Rev [[Roy Screech]], [[Bishop of St Germans]] since 2000 |
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* [[John Tidmarsh]] OBE, journalist |
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* 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]] |
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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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* Cyril Hebblethwaite CBE, Lord Mayor of Bristol in 1966 |
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==See also== |
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*[[Education in England]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.cotham.bristol.sch.uk Official website] |
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{{Education in Bristol}} |
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[[Category:Secondary schools in Bristol]] |
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[[Category:Academies in Bristol]] |
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