George Spencer Foundation School and Technology College

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George Spencer School

School type	Comprehensive
Established	1960
Principal	Susan Jowett
Students	1,330
Sixth form	220
Email	info@george-spencer.notts.sch.uk
Fax	0115 917 0101
Location	Arthur Mee Road, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, NG9 7EW United Kingdom
Information	0115 917 0100
Website	http://www.george-spencer.notts.sch.uk/

George Spencer School is a specialist Technology College and foundation school in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire. It has about 1330 pupils, there are about 220 pupils in the sixth form. The current headteacher is Susan Jowett.

1 History
2 George Spencer 6th Form College
3 George Spencer Radio
4 External links

[edit] History

The school was established in 1960 and was significantly expanded to include a second site in 1978. The second site is found over a footbridge from the original, which spans the A52/Brian Clough Way. A ballot of parents in 1993 resulted in the school becoming grant-maintained. It has since become a self-governing foundation school and has been awarded Beacon School status. In 1994 it became one of the first schools to acquire the Technology College specialisation.

In 2006, the Office of the Schools Adjudicator published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of George Spencer Foundation School & Technology College, Nottingham.

The adjudicator, Mr Alan Parker, upheld the objection. He stated that the use of the first preference first criteria could militate against the free expression of parental choice in some cases and offered no advantages that would outweigh this potential disadvantage. In respect of the application for partial selection he also concluded that for a number of years the School had been using a process that does not constitute selection according to aptitude which was neither fair not consistent.

[edit] George Spencer 6th Form College

Since 2004 George Spencer has had its own Sixth Form College. Three buildings are used to teach the 220 students taught on site. There are 29 AS/A2 subjects on offer as well as many other activities. General Studies is taken by all Year 12 students in addition to between 3 and 5 AS courses.

[edit] George Spencer Radio

George Spencer Foundation School and Technology College has its own radio station known simply as George Spencer Radio.

[edit] External links

Official George Spencer School website

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