Frodsham School
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Frodsham School, a Science and Technology College, is a designated Specialist College in the town of Frodsham, Cheshire, North West England. The School however is set to close in 2009 due to falling pupil numbers because of lower birth rates inin recent years; with most of the school's intake coming from the nearby Runcorn area. Another local high school Helsby High School has provided for the local area.
The school is an 12-16 Co-educational Comprehensive school governed under the control of Cheshire County Council, offering single sex and co-education with mixed age tutor groups. However the school no longer has a year seven, as the closure program meant that no admissions at age 11 were considered in 2007.
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[edit] Exam results 2006/2007
In 2006, the students at the school broke school result records, however improving in 2007, with 86% of students achieving 5 GCSE's at grades A* - C. The government target of 70% was beaten, and the target set by the school for its students was exceeded by 6%.
[edit] Single sex teaching
Under the influence of the then-headteacher, Frodsham School had single-sex teaching in all classes for its lower school (years 7-9) from 2002. Due to falling class sizes, this scheme was gradually phased out, and the majority of lessons for all years are now mixed gender.
[edit] Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) audited the Frodsham School in the Autumn term of 2006 over 3 days. It achieved an overall rating of level 2 (or "Good") in the Ofsted scale, while earning Outstanding marks in the categories of "How well learners enjoy their education" and "The extent to which learners make a positive contribution to the community." [1]
[edit] Closure
As part of a nationwide initiative, it was announced in the 2005/2006 school year that Frodsham School was to close at the end of the 2007 school year. Further consultations set this date back to 2009. As of 2007, there has been no new intake, meaning the school no longer has a year 7.
Frodsham School is closing due to falling birth rates meaning two schools in such proximity as Frodsham and Helsby High are not necessary. Helsby High School is being extended to allow Frodsham students to move across, and by 2009, Frodsham School will be closed completely. The school is not closing, as is believed locally, because of its poor results - it achieved 86% pass rate at GCSE in 2007 and Good rating in its OFSTED inspection of 2006.
