Thorpe St Andrew High School
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Thorpe St. Andrew High School is a UK high school in Thorpe St. Andrew, Norwich. Thorpe St. Andrew High School is a co-educational state day school and has approximately 1700 students. The school has achieved "Specialist Sports College" and "Specialist Technology College" status. OFSTED has reported that Year 11 students are at a higher level than expected.[1]
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[edit] Ethos & Motto
The school's motto is "Success For All", and headmaster Ian Clayton is keen that teachers and students ensure this by following a set of guidelines,[2] which are as follows;
Every individual is important.
We come to school to work and learn.
We will always try to do our best.
We will work to promote our community.
[edit] The Sites
The school is based on two sites, named North and South Site, linked together by an adjoining field. All students have lessons on both sites and 'cross' between them on a one-way system. Classrooms are named by their site and a number, e.g. "S10" on South Site and "N20" on North Site. Students are either based in a house on the North or South Site. Students are arranged into forms within the houses, and all forms must attend house assembly which occurs three times within the two-week schedule. There are 3 houses on each site, which are all named after constellations; Altair, Mira and Cygnus on North Site and Vega, Polaris and Sirius on South Site.
[edit] Staff
The headmaster is Ian Clayton. Each school house has a head and assistant head of house The Cygnus head of house is Iain Mackintosh. He is assisted by Judith Varley.
The head of the 6th form is Andy Green.
The ICT Technician for North Site is Stephen Dewsbury
[edit] Constructions
An astroturf has recently been constructed on the school field, allowing students to play football (soccer) in all weather conditions. The astroturf can be rented out for £40 per hour.
The school has its own science block, a construction separate from the main school building. It was built to replace the dilapidated science rooms in the main south site building. It sports air conditioning in every classroom, as well as fume cupboards and other scientific equipment.
A new technology block containing CAD/CAM machinery has been built in the last academic year. It's Eco friendly design helps reduce the carbon footprint of the building. It can be rented to businesses or groups who which to use it.
[edit] References
- ^ “.PDF of OFSTED report”, TSAS OFSTED Report, OFSTED, 2005-12-01
- ^ “home page of TSAS”, TSAS website, TSAS, 2007-03-28
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