Guilsborough Academy
| Guilsborough School and Technology College | |
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| File:Guilsborough School.jpg | |
| Address | |
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West Haddon Road , , NN6 8QE | |
| Information | |
| Type | Community comprehensive school |
| Motto | Striving for Excellence |
| Local authority | Northamptonshire[3] |
| Specialist | Technology College |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | A Carter[2] |
| Headteacher | Mrs C Staley[1] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1325[3] |
| Website | http://www.guilsboroughschool.com/index.php |
Guilsborough School and Technology College is a co-educational comprehensive school in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England. It educates around 1,325 students from the ages of 11-18 (years 7-13). The school became a Technology College specialist school in 1998. The headteacher is Mrs C Staley.
History
The school was founded in the late 1950s as Guilsborough County School and many of the buildings on the 28 acre site were built at that time or in the 1970s. The most recent addition of new buildings was in September 2004, which cost £1.3 million and included a state of the art sixth form centre opened by Kettering MP Phil Sawford.[4]
Academic standards
Guilsborough uses online resources to test the more able students in mathematics and provide feedback.[5]
The school also had the highest year 11 pass seen in Daventry after the 2007 GCSE Tests.
In the report of the Ofsted inspection carried out in February 2008, they graded the school as 'good' or 'outstanding' across the board, describing the school as "good and improving... with some outstanding features".[6]
Awards
- Diana Memorial Award, autumn 2002[7]
- Investor in People[8]
- 2004 Artsmark Silver[9]
- 2007 Artsmark Silver[9]
- Northamptonshire Healthy Schools Silver Award[10]
- Sportsmark[10]
Other Activities
- Student Sam Heygate played for the England Under 16 A rugby union side in season 2007-08.[11]
- Student Adam Gravely is currently in the UK Youth Parliament, representing the Daventry District.
Notable alumni
- Ian Alexander Fraser, broadcaster
References
- ^ Contact Us. Guilsborough School. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
- ^ Governors. Guilsborough School. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
- ^ a b "Guilsboruough School - Inspection Report". Ofsted. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "State of the art sixth form opens", BBC News, 22 September 2004
- ^ "It's revision, but not as we know it", The Guardian, 7 March 2006
- ^ "Top class report for school in inspection", Daventry Express, 13 March 2008
- ^ "Awards for very special children", Coventry Evening Telegraph, 26 February 2003
- ^ Guilsborough School, eTeach.com
- ^ a b "Awarded schools - Awards database". Artsmark. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ a b "Educational Achievements", Lifelong Learning and Education Scrutiny Committee, Northamptonshire County Council, 16 March 2005
- ^ "Radburn named England Under 16 A captain", Hugh Godwin, Rugby Football Union, March 18, 2008, accessed 19 March 2008