Teesside High School
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| Motto | "Everything is Possible" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1883 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Head Teacher | Mr. A. Wilson |
| Location |
The Avenue Stockton-on-Tees County Durham TS16 9AT England Coordinates: 54°31′41″N 1°20′34″W / 54.5281°N 1.3428°W |
| DfE number | 808/6001 |
| Students | 364 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses |
Stoneyridge Wainstones Roseberry Highcliffe |
| Former Pupils | Teesside High Former Students' Association |
| Website |
www |
Teesside High School is an independent day school in Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, England. It operates in the "diamond" format, meaning the junior department and Sixth Form are coeducational while boys and girls are taught separately in the senior school.
History
The Queen Victoria High School was founded in Stockton-on-Tees in the nineteenth century and was located on Yarm Road. The Cleveland School was originally founded in 1938 and began in the outbuildings of a former headmistress' father's house on Yarm Road. She purchased Woodside Hall on the banks of the River Tees in The Avenue. The coming of the Second World War, however, delayed the move as the buildings were requisitioned for use as ICI headquarters. Temporary buildings were dotted around the grounds and an air raid shelter was built. On VE Day the headmistress gave ICI their notice to quit and by September the first girls were entering the old buildings. The buildings were demolished to make way for the current buildings. In September 1948 Cleveland School moved to its current site; and in 1970 the Queen Victoria High School merged with the Cleveland School, and the name was changed to Teesside High School. As described in the Good Schools Guide,[1] Teesside High School is an "attractive, happy, school that prides itself on turning out well-educated, confident and compassionate young men and women".
Diamond School
A system of education evolved towards the end of the twentieth century to address gender differences[2][3] without segregating girls and boys, called the 'Diamond Model'. This is outlined in the Daily Telegraph Guide to Independent Schools[4] and the Service Parents' Guide [5] and Teesside High School adopted this model in 2005.
Boys and girls were taught separately for core subjects from Year 5 through to the completion of GCSE at 16. Boys and girls still mix socially, both in terms of organised activities and unstructured time during breaks in the school day. In the Sixth Form the students are taught together again.
However, at the start of the new academic year in 2015, the diamond model was scrapped and the boys and girls are now taught together.
Little Diamonds Nursery
Children from age 3 attend the School's 'Little Diamonds' Nursery. Children attend on a full-time or part-time basis.
Academic Achievement
In 2011, 71% of pupils gained the new Department for Education English Baccalaureate and the school was ranked in the top 150 nationally for the qualification. In 2011, 45% of GCSE results were A* or A [6](national average 23%) and 66% of A Level Science results were A* to B.[7]
The School Day
The School day starts at 8.40am and finishes at 4pm. A breakfast club runs from 7.45am until school starts and a tea club that is available between 3.30pm and 6.00pm.
Notable former pupils
- Charlotte Riley, Actress, actor
- Amelia Lily, a contestant in series 8 of the X Factor
- Dr Lara Menzies, Neurologist
References
- ↑ "Teesside High School independent review". Good Schools Guide.
- ↑ Montgomery (2009). Advances in Gender and Education. Montgomery Center for Research in Child & Adolescent Development. pp. 24–25.
- ↑ Gurian and Stevens. "With Boys and Girls in Mind". ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development). Retrieved 2004.
- ↑ Telegraph. "Guide to Independent Schools Parent Resources". daily Telegraph.
- ↑ Jefferey, Katherine. "Diamond Schools".
- ↑ "Teesside High School GCSE results 2011" (PDF).
- ↑ "Teesside High School A Level Results 2011" (PDF).
External links
- School Website
- Profile on the ISC website
- ISI Inspection Reports
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