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| name = Kirkley Community High School |
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| image = Kirkley high school logo.png |
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| latitude = 52.46824 |
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| longitude = 1.72840 |
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| motto = ''Excellence is our goal'' |
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| established = 1938 |
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| type = [[Comprehensive school|Comprehensive]] |
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| head_label = Headteacher |
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| head = Mr. Richard Pickard<ref>{{cite news|title=Appointment of New Headteacher|publisher=Kirkley Notes|date=April 2008}}</ref> |
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| specialist = [[Sports College]] |
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| street = Kirkley Run |
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| city = [[Lowestoft]] |
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| county = [[Suffolk]] |
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| country = England |
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| postcode = NR33 0UQ |
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| LEA = [[Suffolk]] |
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| ofsted = 124827 |
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| enrollment = 1358 <ref>[http://live.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/124/s5_124827_20060308.htm]</ref> |
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| gender = [[Coeducational]] |
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| lower_age = 13 |
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| upper_age = 18 |
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| houses = Valiant, Achilles, Discovery, Excelsior, Invincible and Providence |
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| colours = {{colorbox|black}}{{colorbox|red}} Black and Red. |
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| publication = Kirkley Notes |
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| website = http://www.kirkleyhigh.com/ |
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| website_name = Kirkley High School |
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'''Kirkley Community High School''' (KHS) is a [[comprehensive school]] in the [[Kirkley]] district of [[Lowestoft]], [[Suffolk]], England. The second series of [[channel 4]]'s "[[Gene Simmons' Rock School]]" was filmed at the school, with five students forming a band who opened for [[Judas Priest]] and [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]], and the lead singer of the band, [[Lil' Chris]], being signed to [[RCA]] records. The school has an internet radio station, "K Play Radio", broadcasting from KITE Media Centre on the school site. |
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==Rock School Series 2== |
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In autumn 2005 the second series of [[channel 4]]'s "[[Gene Simmons' Rock School]]" was filmed at the school. Auditions were held and 11 students were taught how to play rock music by [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] bassist [[Gene Simmons]] who eventually selected five of the students to perform as a rock group. The show culminated with the group opening for [[Judas Priest]] and [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] in front of 2,300 fans in [[Los Angeles|LA]].<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/music/microsites/R/rockschool/video.html channel4.com - Rock School<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The lead singer of the band, [[Lil' Chris]] was signed to [[RCA]] records.<ref>[http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/artist_spotlight/lil___chris/biog/ RCA Label Group (UK) | Lil' Chris<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Five of the girls featured on the show went on to form a band called [http://www.theupraw.com The Upraw]; three of the founder members of the band have since quit.<ref>http://www.theupraw.co.uk/news.php?full=20061130200027&ex=</ref> |
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==K Play Radio== |
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KHS has a non profit, live streaming internet radio station, "K Play Radio", broadcasting [[rock music|rock]], [[indie music|indie]] and UK chart music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kplayradio.co.uk/index.php?page=1 |title=K Play Radio - Playing The Freshest Music for Kirkley & The Community |publisher=www.kplayradio.co.uk |accessdate=2009-12-07 }}</ref> It was founded and created in 2005 with an initial funding grant from the [[Adnams Brewery]] in [[Southwold]] to purchase the equipment. It was opened by [[Helen McDermott]] in the upstairs "V" block in the school. Running costs are funded by the school. In June 2008 the radio station relocated itself from the main school building, and into studios at the KITE Media Centre, located on the grounds of KHS. |
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==KITE Media Centre== |
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The KITE Media Centre was completed on the KHS Site in 2007. The funding for the project was to create a [[electronic media|media]] and information centre, housing a multi-media [[digital]] production studio, (TV, Radio, Video) workshop space, community information centre, community groups and the [[broadband]] wireless free Internet access project. The key objective is upskilling the workforce of the [[Objective 2]] programme areas with post 16 students working alongside [[businesses]], aiming to stem the "[[brain drain]]" of young people from the area, a significant factor for long-term regeneration. KITE Media Centre is part financed by the [[EU]].<ref>[http://www.erdf.communities.gov.uk/CaseStudies/KITEMediaCentre KITE Media Centre<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Lowestoft 6th Form consortium== |
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KHS is one third of the Lowestoft [[6th Form]] consortium, the other two member schools are [[Benjamin Britten High School]] and [[The Denes High School]]. |
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== Lunch system == |
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In 2007, the school instituted a [[fingerprint]]ing system for [[school lunch]]es, allowing pupils to avoid paying cash at the till and having to carry money around with them. Parents are also able to send a cheque to the school which can be entered directly onto the cash system.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/6240498.stm Fingerprint to order school lunch] BBC report, 26 June</ref> |
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==House system== |
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The schools house names are based on the names of famous [[ship]]s. The school introduced the house system and voted the house names in 2005. |
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The names of the houses are [[Valiant]], [[Achilles]], Providence, [[USS Excelsior (NCC-2000)|Excelsior]], [[Wikt:discovery|Discovery]] and [[Wikt:invincible|Invincible]]. |
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==2009 - Ofsted and Special Measures== |
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Following an [[Ofsted]] inspection of the school it was put on [[special measures]] in May 2009<ref name="lowjournal0406">[http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/content/lowestoftjournal/news/story.aspx?brand=LOWOnline&category=NEWS&tBrand=lowonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED21%20May%202009%2007%3A57%3A13%3A173 Union hits out at Kirkley job cuts plan], ''Lowestoft Journal'', 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-06-04.</ref>. Due to a budget deficit of up to £500,000 up to 11 teaching posts were threatened with redundancy at the same time.<ref name="lowjournal0406" />. |
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==Notable alumni== |
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* Three of the founder members of [[British rock]] group [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] are former pupils;<ref>[http://www.thedarknessrock.com/news/2004/ The Darkness :: News :: 2004<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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* Singer/[[emo]]/presenter [[Lil Chris]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citylife.co.uk/music/news/5246_club_academy_date_for_lil__chris |title=Club Academy date for Lil' Chris - News - Music - Greater Manchester's CityLife |publisher=www.citylife.co.uk |accessdate=2009-12-07 }}</ref> |
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* International [[Boxing|boxer]] and ''[[Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack]]'' housemate [[Anthony Ogogo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005/10/24/anthony_olongo_cadet_feature.shtml |title=BBC - Suffolk - Sport - Lowestoft's Suffolk punch aims for 2008 Olympics |publisher=www.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2009-12-07 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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* {{official|http://www.kirkleyhigh.com}} |
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* [http://www.kitemediacentre.com Official KITE Media Centre Website] |
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* [http://www.kplayradio.co.uk Official K Play Radio website] |
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{{Schools in Suffolk}} |
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[[Category:Comprehensive schools in Suffolk]] |
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[[Category:Sports Colleges in England]] |
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Revision as of 12:21, 14 June 2010
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