North Bromsgrove High School
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| North Bromsgrove High School | |
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School Drive, Stratford Road , , B60 1BA England | |
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| Type | Community school |
| Local authority | Worcestershire County Council |
| Department for Education URN | 116928 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of the IEB | Anja Potze |
| Headteacher | Nick Gibson |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 840 [1] |
| Colour(s) | grey and black |
| Website | http://www.northbromsgrove.worcs.sch.uk |
North Bromsgrove High School is a coeducational upper school and sixth form located in the centre of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.
History
Grammar school
The school dates back to the co-educational grammar school Bromsgrove County High School.
Comprehensive
It became comprehensive in 1970, when the grammar school took those at the secondary modern schools of Catshill, Parkside, Watclose and Wasely Hills. The school was rebuilt in 2007 at the same time as it was designated as a specialist Media Arts College.
Curriculum
It offers education for GCSE and A level courses. It accepts students aged 13 to 18 (Years 9-13) from middle schools in the local area and beyond.[1] Nick Gibson was appointed Headteacher in 2019.[2]
Facilities and key information
Close to the town centre, the recently built campus includes five acres of playing fields, a sports hall with dance studio, an Apple Mac suite, two drama studios, a radio station, and well-equipped science laboratories. The school also has a specialist autism base and separate sixth-form accommodation. Furthermore, the school has forged a unique partnership with adi, a local engineering firm, to provide GCSE students with an opportunity to participate in a pre-apprenticeship engineering course. Reflecting the school's motto Abeunt in Studius Mores, North Bromsgrove has an established range of extra-curricular activities including the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and Combined Cadet Force, are a National Citizen Service 'Champion School', has had many successes across Worcestershire in Young Enterprise and Debating competitions, and also has a strong record of performing arts and sporting excellence.
The new school was opened officially by an ex-pupil, the actor Mark Williams. He established an award in the name of former teacher Alan Holden and this is presented annually to the student who has shown the most dedication and commitment to the performing arts.
Catchment
The school's main feeder schools are Parkside Middle School and Catshill Middle School. Students also come from Alvechurch Middle School, Aston Fields Middle School and St John's Middle School as well as other middle schools in the surrounding areas of Redditch and Droitwich.
A significant number of students stay on into the school's successful Sixth Form, which was judged 'Good' by Ofsted in 2019 and applications are accepted from students attending other schools as well.
Notable alumni
- Stacey Francis, England netball player
- Rufus Norris, British theatre director
- Kevin Poole, footballer
- Lauren Rowles MBE, Paralympian gold medallist
- Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England
- Chris Trenfield, principal dancer with the Matthew Bourne company
- Mark Williams, The Fast Show, Harry Potter, and many other film appearances
- Sarah Leamy, MFA, Award-winning author, cartoonist & photographer
Bromsgrove County High School
- John Ford CBE, Chief Executive from 1993-94 of the Driving Standards Agency, and from 1995-2000 of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
- Sir Fred Holliday CBE, Vice-Chancellor from 1980-90 of Durham University, chairman from 1993-2006 of Northumbrian Water, and Professor of Zoology from 1975–79 and Professor of Biology from 1967-75 at the University of Aberdeen, President from 1979-85 of the Scottish Marine Biological Association, President from 1995-2001 of the Freshwater Biological Association, Chairman from 1977-80 of the Nature Conservancy Council
- David Penny CBE FREng, President from 1981-82 of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Director from 1967-69 of the National Engineering Laboratory[3]
- Trudie Styler, actress and producer
Catshill Secondary Modern School
- Derek White, High Commissioner to Kiribati from 1990–93, and Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands from 1992–93
Notable teaching staff
- David Rudkin, playwright
- Clifford T. Ward, singer/songwriter
References
- ^ a b OFSTED report 2014 Retrieved 9 June 2015
- ^ "Headteacher's Welcome - North Bromsgrove High School - North Bromsgrove High School". Northbromsgrove.worcs.sch.uk. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ David Penny
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