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Encyclopedia > Clevedon Community School
Clevedon Community School
Type Co-Educational Comprehensive School
Headteacher John Wells
Location Valley Road
Clevedon
North Somerset
England
Students 1300
Ages 11 to 18
Website http://www.clevedonschool.org.uk/
Coordinates: 51°26′52″N 2°50′34″W / 51.447642, -2.842755

Clevedon Community School, or just Clevedon School, located in North Somerset, England, is a large secondary school of approximately 1,200 pupils in years 7 to 11 (Lower School) and 12 to 13 (Upper School or sixth form). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the same school facilities. ... A comprehensive school is a secondary school that does not select children on the basis of academic attainment or aptitude. ... Map sources for Clevedon at grid reference ST3971 Clevedon Village - circa 1907 Clevedon seafront is extremely windswept, as witnessed by this tree. ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ...


As of 2006 the headmaster is John Wells, and the position of deputy head is currently occupied by Mr. Bowkett.


The school boasts an extensive P.E. department with a history of producing quality sports players, up to and including international level. [citation needed] The school recently regained its Language College status.

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Former students

Notable former students include current England rugby players Joe Williams, Jack Steadman, current Wales and Ospreys rugby player, Huw Bennett, Sid Vicious, James Thie who has represented both Britain and Wales in 1500 metre running events, including the Men's 1500 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Official website www. ... Huw Bennett (born 11 June 1983 in Ebbw Vale) is a Welsh rugby union footballer, who currently plays for the Ospreys in the Celtic League and the Heineken Cup. ... For the professional wrestler, see Sid Eudy. ... The 1500 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday 24 March 2006 and Saturday 25 March 2006. ...


House system

The house system which came into effect in September 2006 consists of Conygar, Marine, Valley and Walton. Formerly the house system also divided the pupils and teachers into four houses which were named after famous Clevedon residents and visitors: Arthur Hallam (red), William Makepeace Thackeray (green), Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (blue) & Samuel Taylor Coleridge (yellow). Arthur Henry Hallam (February 1, 1811 - September 15, 1833) was an English poet, best known as the subject of In Memoriam A.H.H., a major work by his best friend, Alfred Tennyson. ... William Makepeace Thackeray (July 18, 1811 – December 24, 1863) was a British novelist of the 19th century. ... Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and is one of the most popular English poets. ... Samuel Taylor Coleridge (October 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834) (pronounced ) was an English poet, critic, and philosopher who was, along with his friend William Wordsworth, one of the founders of the Romantic Movement in England and one of the Lake Poets. ...


The Sixth Form

Currently headed by Dr P Murphy with his junior assistant Mr N Foster.


The Student Ambassadors

There are currently two groups of Student Ambassadors. There are approximately 45 Year 11 Student Ambassadors and 28 Senior Student Ambassadors, from Upper School.


The Ambassadors assist with the everyday running of the school, front of house assistance at events such as 'Meet the Headteacher' and they undertake specialised projects.


School performance

Compared to other schools in North Somerset, both value-added and GCSE results are average. However, recent A/AS level results come up poorly when compared to schools in the same LEA.[1] North Somerset is a unitary authority in England, historically part of the county of Somerset but now administered independently. ... GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Local Education Authority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that councils jurisdiction. ...


References

  1. ^ Education league tables: Clevedon School. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.

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Clevedon: Information from Answers.com (862 words)
Clevedon was mentioned in the Domesday book (1086) as being a holding of a tenant in chief by the name of Mathew of Mortaigne, and was listed at that time as having eight villagers, and ten smallholders.
During the Victorian era Clevedon became a popular seaside town, and a pier was opened in 1869, one of the earliest examples of a Victorian pier still in existence in England.
Clevedon Community School is a large secondary comprehensive school serving the whole town and the surrounding rural areas, and there are several primary schools in the town.
Beechen Cliff School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (167 words)
Beechen Cliff School is a boys secondary school in Bath, England.
The school was started in 1905 as the City of Bath Boys' School in the Guildhall, Bath, and moved to its present site in the late 1920s.
It changed to its present name in 1972 when the grammar school was amalgamated with Oldfield Boys' School, a local secondary modern school, to form a comprehensive school.
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