The Ashcombe School
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| The Ashcombe School | |
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Ashcombe Road Dorking , Surrey , RH4 1LY | |
| Coordinates | 51°14′19″N 0°19′46″W / 51.2387°N 0.3295°W |
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| Type | Comprehensive school, Community school |
| Established | 1976 |
| Specialist | Language |
| Department for Education URN | 125264 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | David Blow[1] |
| Gender | co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1408[1] |
| Houses | 4 (Windsor, Stuart, Tudor, and York) |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue |
| Website | http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/ |
The Ashcombe School is a mixed community comprehensive secondary school in Dorking, Surrey, for children aged 11 to 16 with a sixth form for ages 16 to 18.[1]
History
The Ashcombe School was established in 1976, by the merger of Dorking County Grammar School and Mowbray School.[2] The co-educational Dorking County Grammar School had been founded in 1931 with the Amalgamation of the Dorking High School for Boys (1884-1930)[3] and St.Martin's Church Of England High School for Girls. Mowbray Secondary Modern School for Girls opened on an adjacent site in 1959.The schools were close enough to share the school kitchen [4]
Pupils
Pupils range in age from 11 to 18 and the current number on roll is approximately 1600 with a standard admission number of 240 pupils in Year 7, the year of intake.
Each year, approximately 240 pupils join The Ashcombe School from nearly 30 different primary and independent schools. The number of Sixth Form students is approximately 300, including some from other schools.
Curriculum and academic performance
The school curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the school has been noted for its academic success.
The school claims that GCSE results have been consistent over several years with typically 100% gaining 5 A*-G, around 80% gaining 5 A*-C and 70% 5A*-C including Maths and English and over 20 pupils gaining 5 or more A* grades. In addition to A-levels (which are now divided into AS and A2 level courses), the sixth form offers a limited number of GCSEs and GNVQ. In the A-level examinations the average points score per student is consistently around 350pts per student. As a result of these successes, most students are offered university places, including entries to Oxbridge.
Language teaching
The Ashcombe School became a Specialist Language College in September 1998, allowing it to receive additional funding. It was featured in the Independent and the Guardian as a school that teaches Mandarin.[5][6]
Notable alumni
Dorking High School for Boys
- James Chuter Ede, Labour MP and Home Secretary
Dorking County Grammar School
- Pat Ambler,[7] pioneer in robotics and control languages, helped develop the Freddy II robot
- Sir Stephen Lamport, Receiver General at Westminster Abbey, former diplomat and Deputy Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales.[8]
- Liz Lynne,[9] Former Liberal Democrat MP and MEP
- Tom Mangold,[10] award-winning BBC journalist and writer
The Ashcombe School
- Evan Davis,[11] economist and BBC journalist
- Jamie Mackie, Scotland international footballer
References
- ^ a b c "Edubase: Establishment: The Ashcombe School". Department for Education. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "ADA Membership Brochure". The Ashcombe Dorkinian Association. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ Staff registers , Surrey History Centre, National Archives
- ^ The Ashcombe Dorkinian Association, Newsletter June 2012
- ^ McCormack, Steve (2007-07-05). "Language of the future: Why Mandarin Chinese is taking off in schools". Education. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Cutforth, Sarah (2004-04-06). "The future is ... Mandarin". Education Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "1954 Dorkinian". The Dorkinian. Ashcombe Dorkinian Association. 1954. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ Profile at Glasgow Caledonian University October 2005
- ^ "Liz Lynne MEP – MEP for the West Midlands". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Tom Mangold. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "Evan Davis to become a permanent presenter on Today". BBC. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
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