Abbot Beyne School
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Abbot Beyne School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Staffordshire, England with specialist Visual Arts College status as of 2002. The school has over 1100 pupils (1135 students on roll as of 2003 OFSTED inspection). The headteacher is Mrs. Thompson, following the resignation of Mr. Marriot in April 2005.
The main ethnic minority group at the school is of Pakistani descent, with approximately 28% of the student body speaking English as a second or otherwise additional language. Although the majority of students have below average levels of attainment on entry, they leave the school with a higher level than would be expected. Due to this success the school is popular and oversubscribed, attracting pupils from the Pakistani community from a range of five miles or more.
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[edit] History
Abbot Beyne School began as a grammar school endowed by Abbot William George Arthur Beyne Jr. in the early 16th century, functioning by 1531. In 1975 the school was merged with the Winshill girls' high school and Ada Chadwick secondary Modern School to become Abbot Beyne mixed comprehensive school.
[edit] The Mehji Cup
The Mehji Cup is a 32 team, 5-a-side football tournament which took place in the morning of 19 July 2006, in honour of Ramez Ali Bashir, a Sixth Former who died on Thursday 08th June 2006. Ramez was admired by many fellow pupi's and staff, as his death came as a shock everybody found it hard to come to terms with.
Friends of Ramez and Sixth Formers Zia Khalid, Shamrez Parvez and Leo Walker decided to organise the event in honour of Ramez's Memory. Leo took part in the Competition in the team known as "Mean Machine" while Shamrez entertained the crowd by dressing up like a giant Teddy Bear. Zia announced the event.
With teachers’ permission, lessons were cancelled to allow the whole school to watch or play in the event at the Evershed Building site in Mill Hill Lane.
Switched to the morning to avoid the searing heat, the tournament began with a minute’s silence before the teams took to the turf in bid to progress through the World Cup-style group and knock-out stages.
Hundreds of pupils sat on a grass bank cheering and chanting as more than 30 teams battled it out for a golden football-topped trophy, dubbed The Mehji Cup after Ramez’s nickname. Teachers kept order on pitches instead of in classrooms by refereeing.
Boca Beyne Juniors, a group of 14-year-olds, emerged triumphant, receiving the trophy and winners medals from one of Ramez’s brothers. Jago 5 were runners-up. Also Adam Guyler was the tournaments top goal scorer with 14 goals.
More than £500 was raised for the wells, each of which cost £90 to construct. Players gave £1 each, spectators 50p each and others bought drinks and made donations.
There are currently plans to make the Mehji Cup an annual event.
[edit] References
- Burton-upon-Trent: Education (British History Online)
