The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre

The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre

Motto	Learning for life, achievement for all
Established	1956
Type	Foundation comprehensive
Headteacher	Mrs Julie Reilly[1]
Chair of governors	W. Talbot[1]
Location	Stourport Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1BL England Coordinates: 52°22′18″N 2°18′20″W / 52.3717°N 2.3056°W / 52.3717; -2.3056
Local authority	Worcestershire County Council
DfE URN	135035 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	990
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Colours	Black and blue
Website	www.bewdley.worcs.sch.uk

The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre is a comprehensive school in Bewdley, serving north-west Worcestershire, England. Its campus is very close to the River Severn. In late 2009, The Bewdley School was awarded Specialist Art College status. The Bewdley School is one of the highest performing schools in Country, and was recognised by the Education Minister in March 2013 for its "outstanding consistent improvement". The Bewdley School is currently in the top 20% of all schools nationally.^[2]

History

The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre has its origins in the Bewdley County Secondary School which opened in April 1956. In 1972 the area adopted a three-tier system, and the school became Bewdley High School. When the area returned to a two-tier system in 2007, the High School was amalgamated with the two local middle schools to form the Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre, with Mrs Reilly as the new headteacher.^[1][3]

Present day

The Bewdley School is a part of ContinU, a trust set up to offer a wider range of courses across a number of schools.^[4][5] Bewdley school works with:

• Baxter College
• Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
• Hagley RC High School
• Stourminster and Blakebrook special needs schools
• The Stourport High School and Sixth Form Centre
• King Charles I School and Sixth Form Centre
• Wolverley CE Secondary School

In September 2009, The Bewdley School gained Specialist Art college status. This specialism was later awarded the Arts Mark Gold Award for excellent practice amongst the department.^[6]

Results and Ofsted

In August 2012, The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre achieved 81% of students gaining 5+ A* to C Grades, with 73% including English and Maths. 27% achieved the new English baccalaureate qualification. These results placed the school in the top 8 in the county.^[7]

In January 2012, The Bewdley School was inspected by OFSTED which graded the school "Good" in every category. The report included "Teaching is good with some outstanding practice".^[8]

In September 2010, The Bewdley School received an OFSTED inspection report for PHSE as part of the new Ofsted system. Every section of the report that required a grade was judged as being "Good" (Grade 2, with 1 being Outstanding, 3 satisfactory and 4 inadequate). The report included "Students are friendly, polite and well behaved. They are confident, able to work independently and show respect for the views of others. They feel safe and secure and are able to develop skills of reflection. Many have positive attitudes to PSHE education and enjoy their learning.". The overall quality of PHSE education, leadership and management of PHSE education, achievement in PHSE education, and PHSE in the curriculum was all judged as being "Good, if not better".^[9]

Nest of Love School - Haiti

The Bewdley School is currently working in partnership with Bewdley Baptist Church to raise money and awareness for a school on the outskirts of haiti which caters for roughly 280 children.^[10] The Bewdley School independently raised more than £4000 which will be used directly to help the nest of love school build new buildings and provide their students with a better education. The leader of the Haitian school wrote a letter to Bewdley Baptist church and The Bewdley School which Included "The children are still trying to understand why a school in a far far away country would help them beyond their wildest dreams, of which they can only dream of visiting. We hope here in Haiti that your school & church is to be used as a National example, as all your kindness has changed lives". The Bewdley School has received a lot of positive publicity for this act.

School involvement and buildings

The Bewdley School is made up of five teaching blocks. The newest block (E) was constructed by Yorkon, and cost around £3.5 to build.^[11] In 2010, The Bewdley School raised £4,000 for Haitian refugees.^[10] The School received a notable amount of publicity for this act. Student from Bewdley School took part in the 2010 STeM Challenge and submitted 2 teams, both of which made it through to the national finals.^[12]

In 2010, The Bewdley School received their biggest year seven intake since the opening of the school. The Bewdley School only has four main feeder primary schools: Bewdley Primary School, St. Anne's C of E Primary School, Upper Arley Primary School, and Far Forest CE Primary School. Despite this, 46 of the new year seven students came from 27 different primary schools out of the catchment area.

Notable former pupils

• Kayleigh Pearson, model
• Nathan Freke, professional racing driver

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