Fulford School
 | |
| Motto | Realising potential, creating the future |
|---|---|
| Established | 1963 |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Lorna Savage |
| Location |
Fulfordgate Heslington Lane York North Yorkshire YO10 4FY England Coordinates: 53°56′11″N 1°04′01″W / 53.936340°N 1.066920°W |
| Local authority | City of York |
| Staff | 135 |
| Students | 1,400 |
| Houses | Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Atlas |
| Colours | Blue and Black |
| School VLE: | http://vle.fulford.york.sch.uk |
| Website | www.fulford.york.sch.uk |
Fulford School is a comprehensive school and a Mathematics and Computing College on Fulfordgate near Heslington Lane in Fulford, York, England.
History
Fulford School was founded in 1963 and has been a comprehensive school since 1970. The site is close to the former Fulfordgate football ground, demolished in 1932.
Key information
The school is situated in Fulford on the southern edge of the city of York, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the University of York. The headteacher is Mrs Lorna Savage,[1] who was elected in 2013.
Performance
Fulford School was highlighted by The Independent as having the third best sixth form of all Comprehensive Schools in England.[2] It has been suggested that this may be the reason why many pupils from fee-paying Independent Schools have been leaving the private sector and electing to continue their studies at Fulford School.[3] In 2007 it received the best A level results in York LEA area, and the third best in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, higher than four grammar schools. At GCSE it does well for a comprehensive.[citation needed]
Millennium Volunteers
A group of students from the school, working with students from University of York, won the Regional Millennium Volunteer of the Year Team Award in 2007 for their work in renovating a youth room for young people.[4]
Headteachers
- 1963-69 — J Swan
- 1969-1978/79 — J A D Shaw
- 1978/79-2001 — E K Hayton
- 2001-2013 — Steven Smith
- 2013 — Lorna Savage
Expansion
An increase in the number of pupils on roll led to a £3.5 million building programme in 2003, which included the 'Archimedes Block' or 'A block'. This has added several new specialist classrooms: 4 rooms for geography, 8 for mathematics, and 2 for ICT.[5] The addition of specialist status in Mathematics and Computing has also facilitated the upgrade of ICT facilities in the school, with a new centre added in 2006 to allow the school to offer 10 places to students with Autism and Asperger syndrome.[6]
Motto
Fulford School's motto has recently been changed to "Realising potential, creating the future". Previously it was the Latin phrase "A Posse Ad Esse", which translates as "From Possibility to Realisation".
Notable alumni
- Adam Arthur, Former footballer
- Ben Jayakody-Hubberstey, Founder of Prime Loops
- Christopher Mercer (AKA 'Rusko') – Dubstep, Producer and DJ[citation needed]
- Andrew Milne, Footballer
References
- ↑ Fulford School Website
- ↑ "A-Levels: Best-performing comprehensive schools", The Independent (London: Independent News & Media, published 17 August 2007), 2007, retrieved 24 March 2008
- ↑ "An outstanding sixth form", The Independent (London: Independent News & Media, published 10 January 2008), 2008
- ↑ Student volunteers’ accolade for youth room transformation, York: University of York (published 26 January 2007), 2007, retrieved 7 April 2008
- ↑ "York school plans £3.5m expansion". BBC News (BBC, published 10 January 2003). 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ↑ "School centre to aid pupils with autism". Yorkshire Post. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
External links
News items
- "Pupils put 'cool' teacher on map"; BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2012