Chesham Park Community College
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Chesham Park Community College | |
Established | 1988 |
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School type | Co-Educational Secondary School |
Headteacher | Mr Kevin Patrick |
Location | Chesham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom |
Students | 710 |
office@cheshampark.bucks.sch.uk | |
Website | www.cheshampark.bucks.sch.uk |
Chesham Park Community College is a co-educational secondary modern school in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has approximately 710 pupils. Mrs Perrin was the headteacher until Christmas 2006 when she left to be with her family. As a leaving present she was given money to buy a new laptop.Now Mrs Perrin has left the school has been taken over by Mr Patrick. [1]
In 2004 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status as an Arts College, specialising in the Performing Arts.[2]
[edit] History
Chesham Park school was formed in 1988 by merging the Cestreham Boys’ School and the Lowndes Girls’ School. It was renamed Chesham Park Community College in 1993.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Schools Directory. Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved on September 7, 2006.
- ^ Specialist Schools Home. DfES (July 2006). Retrieved on July 28, 2006.
- ^ Community Liaison Officer Job Specification - Performing Arts Contextual Statement. Chesham Park Community College (February 2006). Retrieved on October 4, 2006.