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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School is a state comprehensive school near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire for ages eleven to 18. It was founded by Lady Berkeley for the use of six scholars in 1384 and is therefore one of the oldest surviving schools in England.^[1] Year 1384 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ... Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the UK. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages. ... Wotton-under-Edge (pronounced [wootËn]) is a market town located near the southern end of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the same school facilities. ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ... Wotton-under-Edge (pronounced [wootËn]) is a market town located near the southern end of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Year 1384 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

The old school buildings in School Lane, Wotton-under-Edge, were erected in 1726 to which there were various additions later. Shortly after the School had become co-educational, Church Mill was bought in 1908. After the World War of 1939-1945, Carlton House was rented from the Post Office. Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The British General Post Office (GPO) was officially established in 1660 by Charles II and it eventually grew to combine the functions of both the state postal system and telecommunications carrier. ...

In 1961, the erection of a new building for 350 pupils in the Kingswood Road, was started, and in January 1963 the School vacated the premises in Wotton and moved into it. The erection of the first phase of extensions to the Kingswood Road buildings began in March 1972, and the extensions were completed for the start of the Autumn Term 1973, when Katharine Lady Berkeley's re-opened as a comprehensive school for 830 pupils. Wotton Secondary School closed at the end of August 1973. Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

In July 1974, the second phase of extensions of the building began to be built and were completed by September 1975. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1989 HRH the Duke of Gloucester opened the Renishaw Centre, an IT room costing £60,000 and since then the School has installed three more computer rooms. Renishaw kindly renewed the equipment in the Renishaw Centre at considerable cost more recently with the former hardware being transferred to the Special Needs Department. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his fathers death in 1974. ...

In 1992 Grant Maintained (GM) status was attained, with the object of providing for the structural improvement of the buildings and a wish to be able to make independent decisions to suit the school's future. In 1996, the school achieved designation as a Language College which attracts additional funding from central government This has enabled the school to offer a particularly rich languages curriculum covering seven modern languages and Latin. The school is also involved in a range of projects with its international partners. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the UK. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages. ... A modern language is any human language that is used by societies in the world today. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ...

In 1994 further accommodation was added to allow for the increase in numbers, from 1010 in 1984 to 1170 in 1994 and then to 1340 in 1998. Further new buildings were completed in September 1997 to provide six more classrooms and the Language Centre costing £220,000 was opened in September 1996. In autumn 1999, work began on further new buildings to provide a new two storey teaching block which includes 11 classrooms, three ICT suites and a new library. In addition to this a three laboratory extension was added to the Science Centre. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... For information technology in general, see Information technology. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ...

In 2003 a major new extension was added to the Music block and a small network of computers installed. One of the rooms in the Humanities block was converted into a cross-curricular computer suite. The Business Studies ICT suite was upgraded into a full computer suite. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 2004 a new single-story block was added between the existing Science and Music blocks. This accommodates a new ICT suite, four new classrooms and two small meeting/seminar rooms. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... The initialism ICT may mean: In Chemical Technology and Chemical Engineering Institute of Chemical Technology, a premier institute located in the city of Mumbai, India In information technology: Intelligent Collaboration Transparency, a framework for turning familiar single-user tools into collaboration tools without modifying their source code. ...

In 2005 the reception area was refurbished with new office accommodation added. Since then the Music block has been extended and two further classrooms have been converted to ICT suites. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2007 the school gained a second DfES specialism, that of training school. The school population has stabilised at around 1400 pupils. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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