Chesham Park Community College
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| Motto | Commitment Care Community |
| Established | 1988 |
| Headteacher | Mr Kevin Patrick |
| Specialism | Arts College |
| Location | Chartridge Lane Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 2RG England  |
| LEA | Buckinghamshire |
| Ofsted number | 110510 |
| Students | 851 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://www.cheshampark.bucks.sch.uk/ |
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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 I. Perrin was the headteacher until Christmas 2006 when she left to be with her family. The school has now been taken over by Mr K. Patrick. It is a mixed gender school. [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]
In 2007 the school won three awards at a UK Rock Challenge competition at St Albans.[3]
Chesham Park Community College is one of several Buckinghamshire schools which host mobile phone masts. Contracts between Buckinghamshire County Council and various mobile phone operators generate an income of £145,000 per annum, of which about £59,000 comes from contracts for masts that are installed in schools. [4] [5]
The school hosts an offshoot of Chickenshed known as "Shed@ThePark". [6]
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[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.[7]
[edit] School performance
In terms of exam results, Chesham Park Community College does not compare favourably to other schools in the area. In 2007 only 30% of pupils achieve five or more A* to C grades including English and Mathematics at GCSE level, compared to 60% of all pupils in the Local Authority and 46.7% nationally [8]. This means that it is one of the 638 schools in England below the government's 'floor target' for school performance [9]. At A-Level and AS-Level, students attain an average 364.6 points, compared to 801 locally and 731.1 nationally [8]. These results may reflect Buckinghamshire's selective education policy, as the College shares its catchment area with two grammar schools, Chesham High School and Dr. Challoner's Grammar School [10][11].
[edit] References
- ^ Schools Directory. Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.
- ^ Specialist Schools Home. DfES (July 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ Results 2007 - UK 2007 Rock Challenge Tour Calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Questions and Answers for County Council Meeting. Buckinghamshire County Council (22 January 2004). Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
- ^ Is there a mast near you?. News of the World. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
- ^ Shed@ThePark. Chickenshed. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ^ Community Liaison Officer Job Specification - Performing Arts Contextual Statement. Chesham Park Community College (February 2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
- ^ a b Chesham Park Community College BBC News, 2008-01-10
- ^ Schools below 30% GCSE Target BBC News, 2008-06-09
- ^ Upper School Catchment Areas Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-06-11
- ^ Grammar School Catchment Areas (Boys) Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-06-11
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