Oldfield School
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Established | 1892 |
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Type | Girls comprehensive, co-educational sixth form |
Headteacher | Mrs K. Sparling |
Location | Bath, England |
Website | Oldfield School web site |
Oldfield School is a girls secondary school, with a small co-educational sixth form, in Newbridge, Bath, England.
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[edit] History
Oldfield School was founded in 1892 to serve the City of Bath. In 1959 the school moved from the city centre to the western outskirts of the city, overlooking the River Avon valley, and now attracts pupils from a much wider area including the eastern outskirts of Bristol.
[edit] Academics
The school has specialist Sports College and Arts College status. The sports college status was gained in 1997 and the arts college in 2004. Oldfield is a Foundation school. The school has 885 pupils, of whom 78 are in the sixth form.
[edit] Uniform
The Oldfield School uniform consists of a navy blue jumper with a white logo of a swan. A white shirt must be worn under the jumper. Pupils in years 7, 8 and 9 must wear navy blue trousers or skirt. Pupils in year 10 or 11 may choose to wear either navy blue or black trousers or a skirt.
[edit] References
- Oldfield School web site
- Oldfield School, 2003 Ofsted inspection report