Nailsea School
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Nailsea School is a secondary, mixed comprehensive school with a sixth form, located in Nailsea, North Somerset. It has a Technology and Media Arts College specialist school status.
Nailsea School was opened in 1959 with just over 90 students as a grammar school. In 1966 the school became a Secondary Comprehensive[1], catering for students from 11 to 18 years[2]
In 2006 the school population was more than 1350, with a planned admission number of 240 students per year.
The current headteacher is Mr David New, BSc.
Its A/AS-Level performance and pupils' improvement are below the national average and its overall performance is 4th in North Somerset.[3]
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[edit] The New School 2007-2010
[edit] Planning
Planned to open by the school term, september of 2009, the school will be completely rebuilt[4] with a new glass and modern design and the opening will result in the celebration of Nailsea School's 50th year anniversary. This development will be built on nearby grounds to replace the current establishment.
Nailsea School was selected in September 2006 to be one of the schools in the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project funded by the Department of Education and Skills (DfES). This approximately £28.8 million fund[5] will be the larget project taken to date[6].
[edit] Contruction
Planning permission has already been given the go-ahead and foundation work has already begun during the school term, fencing off most of the existing school field for constuction work. It has been confirmed that facilities will include a cinema screen, lecture theatres, an internet cafe, 300-seater auditorium, an outdoor ecology zone and a host of sports facilities to accommodate more than 1,500 pupils. The plan is for the school to be carbon neutral, as there will be solar panels and rain water harvesters[7].
[edit] Notable Alumni
Professor Nigel Thrift PhD DSc FBA, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick and distinguished geographer.[8][9] Professor Sidney Stockdale, History Department Chair, Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico (hello all!)
[edit] References
- ^ Interview: Nigel Thrift | higher news | EducationGuardian.co.uk
- ^ http://www.young-minds.net/ym/participants1/countriesschools1/england/schoolname/index.php Young Minds
- ^ BBC School Tables http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/802_4137.stm
- ^ http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Education/news-20070227-nailseaschoolrebuild.htm Nailsea School rebuild
- ^ University of Bristol news http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2007/5375.html
- ^ University of Bristol news http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2007/5375.html
- ^ http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=Westonmercury&category=NewsNorthSomerset&itemid=WeED14%20May%202008%2015:34:19:257&tBrand=Westonmercury&tCategory=search
- ^ Going up in the world: Warwick's rank ambitions - Higher, Education - Independent.co.uk
- ^ Interview: Nigel Thrift | higher news | EducationGuardian.co.uk
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