Monk's Walk School
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| Monks Walk School | |
| Headteacher | Mr Philip Bunn |
| Specialism | Science College |
| Location | Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 7NL England |
| LEA | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted number | 117536 |
| Students | 1324 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://www.monkswalk.herts.sch.uk/ |
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Monk's Walk School is a comprehensive secondary school on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. It is a specialist Science College.
Relatively new, it was built in the 1960s and, contrary to popular belief, is not on the site of an old abbey. It has recently acquired a new headmaster, Mr. Phillip Bunn, and adopted the title of 'Specialist Science College'.
Monk's Walk consists of five blocks: A, B, C, D, and E. When the school became a Science College the names were altered to Archimedes, Babbage, Curie, Darwin and Einstein.
Archimedes houses the departments of Maths, ICT, Music, History, Geography, and Physical Education.
Babbage, the largest block, consists of Science, Languages, English, Drama, ICT and the Library which of late has acquired fingerprint recognition systems.
Curie has Music, Art, Religious Education, Business Studies, Geography, ICT and a large Sixth form Common Room for A Level students' relaxation and study time.
Darwin, the smallest, has but two: ICT and Design and Technology.
Einstein, the newest (only about 2-4 years old) has science and other forms of Design Technology in a two-storey modernised complex.
Other secondary schools in the area include Sir Frederic Osborn and Stanborough as well as a private school named Sherrardswood.
The school's annual student intake is approximately 220 eleven year olds of both sexes, with an estimated 1,230 students throughout the school. It also has approximately 100 teachers and staff.
