Bilton School
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| Motto | Be proud of our school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1977 |
| Type | Secondary Academy |
| Headteacher | Ms P Weighill |
| Location |
Lawford Lane Rugby Warwickshire CV22 7JT England Coordinates: 52°21′47″N 1°17′49″W / 52.36318°N 1.29700°W |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
| DfE URN | 137691 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 939 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours |
Light Blue -KS3 █ Navy -KS4 Boys █ Red -KS4 Girls █ |
| Website |
www |
Bilton School (formerly Herbert Kay and Westlands School, and most recently Bilton High School) is a major secondary school with academy status for pupils aged 11–18 situated within the village of Bilton in Rugby, Warwickshire. There were 939 students on roll in the 2014-2015 school year, with 69 staff and 17 teaching assistants.
History
The school was formerly two single-sex schools, Herbert Kay and Westlands. As the school is now mixed-sex it retains a sense of nostalgia by keeping the original terms as classroom titles, thus each side is now simply titled Kay Side and West Side. While named Bilton High School, the School ran into confusion with the simple logo that was emblazoned upon its jumpers. The emblem B.H.S was criticised for its similarity to the logo of popular department store British Home Stores. Thus the school acted quickly to change its School symbol to the Bilton Lion with Bilton written underneath.
Uniform
The uniform consists of a Black Blazer with the Bilton School lion, a light grey jumper or cardigan, a white shirt and black trousers or skirt. Boys and girls in years 7-9 wear light blue ties. In year 10-11, boys wear navy and girls wear raspberry red. Year 11 students have the option to wear a blazer, or to just wear a cardigan or jumper.
Achievement
The latest Ofsted inspection in 2013 found the school to be "Good" in all categories, [1] however a later Section 8 inspection in April 2015 found that "Leaders and managers have not taken effective action to maintain the high standards of behaviour and attitudes identified at the academy’s previous inspection."[2] Achivement in GCSE results dropped in the results for 2014 and significantly further in 2015.
Results (% 5+ A*-C grades)
- 2011: 58%
- 2012: 62%
- 2013: 62%
- 2014: 51%
- 2015: 36%
Source: [3]
References
- ↑ "Ofsted report, Jan 2013" (PDF). ofsted.gov.uk. Ofsted. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Section 8 report, April 2015" (PDF). ofsted.gov.uk. Ofsted. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Performance tables: Bilton School 137691". Department of Education. Retrieved 22 October 2015.