Fearns Sports College

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Fearns Community Sports College is a public co-educational secondary school in Bacup, Lancashire, England. The school caters to children of all abilities between the ages of 11 and 16 years. The school holds specialist Sports College status.

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[edit] Curriculum

Fearns offers various courses, to match the talents and abilities of all pupils, leading to qualifications at all levels. The school also offers clubs and extra-curricular activities. The current headmaster is Mark Smallwood, who has been in the job since 2003, replacing the retiring Neil Thornley. Fearns Community Sports College also has multiple sports facilities.

[edit] Discipline

School Discipline has improved over the last decade. During lunch time at Fearns Sports College the gates are all guarded by members of the school staff.

[edit] School Inspections/Ratings

The school's education was rated Grade 3 (Satisfactory) by Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools. Some of the recommended areas of improvement were:

  • Improve the quality of all teaching by disseminating best practice across the school.
  • Ensure that all teachers set challenging individual targets for pupils to support them in improving their learning.
  • Improve the attendance and behavior of the small minority of pupils with negative attitudes to learning.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Fearns Community Sports College School Inspection" , Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools, Office for Standards in Education.