Backwell School
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| Established | 1954 |
| Type | State school |
| Headteacher | Julian Baldwin |
| Location | Station Road Backwell North Somerset England |
| Students | 1647 |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://www.backwellschool.net/ |
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Backwell School is a comprehensive school in Backwell, North Somerset, England, part of England's state education system. The school is a specialist Arts College, and includes a sixth form and takes pupils from the age of 11 (Year 7) to the age of 18 (Year 13). Backwell School's catchment area includes the villages of Backwell, Yatton, Claverham, Cleeve and Kingston Seymour, although several hundred of the schools students come from locations outside of its official catchment area from locations such as Nailsea and Bristol. The local education authority is North Somerset Council. The original secondary modern school at Backwell became a comprehensive school in 1976 when the tripartite education system was abolished in the area. The school buildings date back to 1954.[1]
As of 2007, 71% of GCSE students achieved at least 5 GCSEs above grade C including English and Maths.[2] This is 24.3% above the national average that year.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Joel McIver - author[citation needed]
- Richard Ottaway - member of Parliament for Croydon South[3]
- Mervyn Kitchen - cricket Test Match umpire[citation needed]
- Daddy G of the pop group Massive Attack[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Planning committee meeting minutes. North Somerset Council (11 November 2001). Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ North Somerset secondary school league tables. BBC News Education (10 January 2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
- ^ "Richard Ottaway", BBC News Online, 2001. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
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