Shenfield High School
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| Shenfield High School | |
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| Motto | Skills for Business, Skills for Life |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Mr. John Fairhurst |
| Specialism | Business and Enterprise College |
| Location | Alexander Lane Shenfield Essex CM15 8RY England |
| LEA | Essex |
| Ofsted number | 115383 |
| Students | 1,500 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://www.shenfield.essex.sch.uk/ |
Shenfield High School is a Business and Enterprise; and maths and computing specialist[1] state school in Shenfield, Essex. It is widely known as being a school that introduced splitting of boys and girls teaching classes in 1994 for Key Stage 3, and in core curriculum subjects in Key Stage 4 in order to combat declining test scores.[2] The school also enjoys local and national sporting success, holding many titles in a wide variety of sports.[3]
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[edit] School Buildings
The school has a number of buildings, having one of the largest total areas of any school in the local area in order to cope with its 1,500 pupils. It has a total of 10 academic buildings, named A, C, E, H, I, P, S (with two buildings), T, and X, as well as a large sports centre, formerly owned by Brentwood Borough Council.[4]
[edit] School Grounds
The school itself has over 20 acres of playing fields[5], which are used for breaktime recreation and physical education, as well as extracurricular activities. The school was also permitted access to the Shenfield Sports Centre building, which is on the school site, during school hours for the purposes of P.E. lessons and extracurricular clubs, and will continue to use the building now it has acquired it. The school also has an expansive playground, which includes facilities for tennis nets to be erected for P.E. or club use.
The school is also home to a variety of wildlife, both in the surrounding fields and trees, and in the small nature garden, which is used for school science lessons. Trees and hedges are planted between school buildings, and along the walkways that lead between the buildings.
[edit] Expressive Arts
The school prides itself with strong music and drama departments, especially with reference to extracurricular acitivites. Shenfield runs extremely successful concerts, which showcase the musical talent of the school. Traditionally, 2 Christmas concerts are held in early December, combining solo performances with ensemble items such as the school orchestra, swing band, and the traditional singing of carols by Year 7 students. Other notable ensembles include the Junior Wind band for younger students, and smaller groups such as the flute group and the clarinet group. The school also has a similar Easter Concert, and a musical is held nearer the end of the school year. In recent years, Shenfield has performed Joseph, Bugsy Malone, The Music Man, The Wizard of Oz and The Four Seasons Of Wounded Knee. The most recent production is a stage play of the recent Disney film, High School Musical.
[edit] Academic
Shenfield High School is rated as "Good" (Level 2) overall by OFSTED, with the last inspection happening on January 23 and January 24 2007.[6] The school's specialist status as a Business and Enterprise school has opened a wider range of business-oriented subjects within the school, including Business Studies, Accounting, and Economics. Many subjects are also encouraged to relate aspects of their teaching to business life. The schools' specialist status is confirmed until 2010.[7]
[edit] Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 at Shenfield High School enjoys above average academic success, with an aggregate average score of 246 in 2005, with the Essex Local Authority average at 224, and national average at 217[8]. This is a trend that has continued on from previous years. Students are examined in English, Science, and Maths at KS3 level, in the National Curriculum assessment exams. Around 80% of students passed each of these exams in 2005.
[edit] Key Stage 4
At Key Stage 4, the schools' policy of splitting boys and girls only applies to English, Maths and Religious Education. All other subjects become mixed groups. In 2005, 58% of students obtained Level 2 (5 or more A* to C grades) in their GCSE examinations, only slightly above par with the Essex LA and national averages of 56%.[9]
[edit] Key Stage 5 / Sixth Form
The Sixth Form at Shenfield High School enjoys high levels of academic success, with an average UCAS point score of 283.8 per student. The average score per examination entry is 70.2 across the AS Level, A Level, and GNVQ examinations offered by the school[10][11].
[edit] Notable alumni
- Philip Hammond, MP
[edit] References
- ^ DfES - Shenfield High School. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ Single-Sex Education Ready for Prime Time? (2000-06-24). Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ ONE, TWO, THREE FOR SHENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (2007-03-21). Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ CLUBS MAY BE LEFT HOMELESS (2007-03-07). Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ Shenfield High School - Environment Information. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ Shenfield High School Inspection Report 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ The school obtained its' status in 2004, and the status lasts for 4 years before renewal. It was renewed successfully in October 2007 for a further 3 years.
- ^ DfES - Shenfield High School - KS3 Tables. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ DfES - Shenfield High School - GCSE/GNVQ Tables. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ DfES - Shenfield High School - GCE/GNVQ Tables. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
- ^ How to read these tables. Retrieved on 2007-05-30.
