Mandeville Upper School
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| The Mandeville School Specialist Sports College | |
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| Headteacher | Mr P J R Patchett |
| Specialism | Sports College |
| Location | Ellen Road Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP21 8ES England |
| LEA | Buckinghamshire |
| Ofsted number | 110497 |
| Students | 1004 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| School colours | Black and Red |
| Website | http://www.mandeville.bucks.sch.uk/ |
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Mandeville Upper School is a secondary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, built in the 1960s. There are approximately 1000 students currently attending Mandeville, aged between 11 and 18 years.
As recently as 2000 the school had a reputation as a failing school. It failed OFSTED inspections and was forced to close to students for one day each week because of a lack of available teachers. However this was rectified very quickly only resulting in a single 4-day week.
However in 1996 a new headteacher with a reputation for turning failing schools around took over and the school saw significant changes. The level of students being excluded (either temporarily or permanently) from the school dropped and exam passes increased. In the GCSE exam results in 2004 the school achieved higher results than the two other secondary modern schools in Aylesbury.
In July 2004 the school was awarded specialist school status as a Sports College, an accolade reserved for the more successful schools in England. However because of its recent history the school still retains some of its old reputation, particularly in the local and national media.
Educational Places
Tower Block: Used For English, Modern Languages, Maths & Humanites.
Link Block: Used For English & Humanites. (This Block Links To The Tower Block.)
Practial Block: Used For SEN, Art, Citizenship, Technology.
Practial Extension: Used For Technology.
New Block: Used For I.T, Science, Music, Modern Languages & Bussneiss Studies.
New Extenison: Used For Modern Languges & Science.
Adim Block: Used For Drama & English.
Canteen.
Gym.
Sports Hall.
Mandeville Upper School 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. [1] [2]
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
