Billingham Campus School and Arts College
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Billingham Campus School and Arts College is a mixed comprehensive secondary school
that is a Specialist Arts College
, located on Marsh House Avenue in the town of Billingham
, England
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In 2009, Billingham Campus was closed and merged with another secondary school in Billingham, Northfield Sports College. The Billingham Campus is now called Northfield Sports College Marsh House site, after the road that it is on.
The current headmaster of both sites is Mr Walker.
Head teachers:
-Mr Sawyer
-Mr Reach
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
that is a Specialist Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
, located on Marsh House Avenue in the town of Billingham
Billingham
Billingham is a town in the unitary authority of Stockton on Tees, in north east England, with a population of 35,765 . It was founded circa 650 by a group of Saxons known as Billa's people, which is where the name Billingham is thought to have originated...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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History
It used to be known as Bede Hall Grammar School. The science block suffered an arson attack on 1 October 2002. The £1.2 million Stockton City Learning Centre opened on 23 January 2003.In 2009, Billingham Campus was closed and merged with another secondary school in Billingham, Northfield Sports College. The Billingham Campus is now called Northfield Sports College Marsh House site, after the road that it is on.
The current headmaster of both sites is Mr Walker.
Head teachers:
-Mr Sawyer
-Mr Reach