Great Baddow High School
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Great Baddow High School is a secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, England. The ages of pupils range from 11 - 16 years old and students in sixth form ages from 16 onwards. In September 2002 the school was named a "Sports College" where children benefit from the wide range of sports. Thus the school has just recently paid out a lot of money on a new pe department, which was needed beacuse the old one was run down and the new one makes sports collage stick in your head. The basketball team in year 11 are national champions but people are still very confused on how they managed to win it without the pure talent of joe bellman. who happens to be the tallest person in the school standing at 6 foot 5 inches. he has been compared to the likes of world champion sumo wrestlers due to his huge flab and also Homer Simpson for his pure donut dunking talent.
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[edit] School uniform
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Blazer - pink with school badge featuring the glorious eagle of our great leader.
Trousers - black, classic style with front crease
Skirt - black, box-pleated, approximately knee length, (all years)
Skirt - black, straight, approximately knee length, with kick pleat (years 9, 10 and 11 only)
Shirt - white, in a style that allows a tie to be worn
School tie black gold and blue striped (Year 7-9), black with golden eagle (Year 10 and 11)
Pullover - black, v-neck with school crest - available from school
Socks - black or white
Tights - plain, flesh-coloured or black
Footwear - formal and sensible black shoes - no trainers
There is no requirement for specific uniform for sixth form. However, they are requested to wear smart casual clothing.
[edit] Games and P.E. kit
As a Sports College, Great Baddow High School offers a very large range of varying sporting facilities. Some examples can be found below:
A heated indoor swimming pool for sports such as swimming and water polo. The pool also has its own male and female changing rooms with cubicles.
Three large playing fields for sports such as rugby, cricket and soccer.
An indoor gymnasium which can be used for trampolining, and also has equipment such as climbing ropes and wall bars.
A large indoor sports hall which can cater for many activities, but is primarily used for the school's very successful basketball teams.
P.E kit
The following is a list of items that are required for pupils to take part in a practical P.E lesson in this school. What is required will change depending on what sport that student may be doing at that time. For example, the student may only need a towel if he/she is doing swimming, or it would be unwise to use trainers for a sport such as rugby or soccer.
Boys
Plain black shorts
Plain black singlet
Black rugby shirt (with reversible band and badge)
Plimsolls or trainers
White ankle socks
Towel
Black swimming trunks
Black football socks
Football boots
Girls
Plain black games kilt (pleated)
Plain black athletic briefs
Tennis style tee-shirt, white with embelem
Black sweat shirt with badge
Plimsolls or trainers
White ankle socks
Towel
Plain black swimming costume (one piece)
Plain black football socks
Football or hockey boots
A predominantly black tracksuit may be worn by girls during cold weather, but this must not have stripes or poppers.
Sixth Form can wear black tracksuit bottoms or black shorts with a white T-Shirt
[edit] School life
When entering the school, the students are divided into one of four Houses. The purpose of these are for sporting competitions, such as sports day and also social competitive activities such as quizzes.
Each of the houses have their specific colours which can be used for teams in interhouse sports competitions such as a tennis tournament. The houses and their colours can be seen below:
North - Blue
South - Yellow
East - Red
West - Green
Throughout the year, students will gain awards such as bronze, silver (10 bronze awards) and gold awards (5 silver awards) for years seven to nine and then credits in years 10 and 11. The only purpose for these awards is that whoever has the most awards at the end of the school year will be rewarded ith a small prize.
[edit] Catering
In September 2006, a new menu was introduced to the school including a new salad bar; this menu is to comply with the Healthy Schools regulation and it is thought to be the best food for the pupils to eat. As a result of this, chips are now only served a maximum 2 times a week.
A World Food Day is also on offer on Friday which will include food from a specific part of the world, and a roast dinner on Thursday.
A Breakfast Club is open 7:30 to 8:30 for students, which offers a range of breakfast type foor such as toast and bacon. This was specifically set up for those who ake part in early-morning sporting activities.
[edit] Forthcoming events
2007
JAN: Shell Connections National Theatre Festival
Play to be confirmed. Once again Great Baddow will enter the competition sponsored by Shell plc.
FEB: BBC Shakespeare Festival - Henry V
This year our submission to the BBC festival will have a modern sports setting to reflect our sports college status. Henry leads his basketball team to victory over the opposing side. This play will be performed at Great Baddow High School followed by performances at our local primary schools and then at the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford.
APR: West Side Story
The Bernstein classic will be performed after the Easter holiday.
JUNE: Antigone
Sophocles’ classic anti war tragedy updated with a twist on costume. A compelling story of the tragedy of war. The will of the state pitted against the emotional power of a family.
JULY: Summer production - to be confirmed
[edit] Results
Results of external examinations taken in the summer of 2005: -
A LEVEL RESULTS
Average points scored in A Level examinations: 461
GCSE RESULTS
Number of students achieving 5 or more A* to C grades = 97%
