| Established | 1881 |
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| Type | Academy Trust |
| Headmaster | Philip Hamilton |
| Specialism | Language College |
| Location | Dordon Road Tamworth Staffordshire B78 1QT England |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
| DfE URN | 125736 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | +160 |
| Students | +1300 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Arden, Kenilworth, Stratford, Warwick |
| Website | www.thepolesworthschool.com |
The Polesworth School is a Warwickshire based school which specialises in Modern Languages. It was originally known as Polesworth High School until July 2006 but changed its name to “Polesworth International Language College” when it received Specialist Language College status. The Polesworth School - A Specialist Language College was then born in September 2009, The current Headmaster is Mr P. Hamilton.[1]
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The Polesworth School was founded in 1881 as an elementary school taking students between the ages of three and fourteen. It became a Secondary Modern in 1944, a Warwickshire High School in 1957, a 12 – 18 Comprehensive in 1976 and an 11 – 18 school in 1994. In 2006 it was awarded Specialist Language College status.[2] It now has reached Academy status, although the name remains the same.
The school occupies a 10-acre (40,000 m2) site in the Polesworth area. Its facilities include a Sports Centre whose use is shared with the community, a Drama Studio and a separate sixth form block with its own teaching, study and social areas. A further building programme was recently completed to be used as an International Centre designed for 21st century language teaching.[3]
On entering the school, all students and staff are allocated to one of four houses. These are:
Students can gain House Points to earn rewards such as half-price prom tickets or stationary. Students are now placed into tutor groups where all students are in the same house. This is different to how it was previously (where students were placed into tutor groups with mixed houses).
The International Centre was built in 2007 and houses the Language department. It includes seminar and interview rooms, plus a multi-use area and classrooms.
Tomlinson Hall is the Sixth Form Centre at The Polesworth School. It houses around 200 students in year 12 and 13, who carry out A Level courses.[4]
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