Boswells School
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The Boswells School is a large, age 11-18, neighbourhood comprehensive school which offers a seven year education for students. Situated in the town of Chelmsford
, Essex
, England
, it offers secondary age education with qualifications up to GCSEs and A-Levels. The current headteacher is Mr David Crowe.
The Boswells School has gained special status for performing arts (Artsmark Gold).
In March 2008, The Independent newspaper ranked the Boswells College 25th in the country for A Level performance by a comprehensive school.
Houses compete in inter house competitions throughout the year such as the Year 9 Shakespeare competition and various sporting events including an annual sports day.
Chelmsford
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, 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...
, it offers secondary age education with qualifications up to GCSEs and A-Levels. The current headteacher is Mr David Crowe.
The Boswells School has gained special status for performing arts (Artsmark Gold).
In March 2008, The Independent newspaper ranked the Boswells College 25th in the country for A Level performance by a comprehensive school.
School House Structure
Each year group has 8 form groups, 2 for each House. The four houses are:- Mildmay (Shortened to 'M')
- Mandeville (Shortened to 'L')
- Seymour (Shortened to 'S')
- Goldsmith (Shortened to 'G')
Houses compete in inter house competitions throughout the year such as the Year 9 Shakespeare competition and various sporting events including an annual sports day.
Notable alumni
- Scott SherrinScott SherrinScott Sherrin was a multi-talented child star. Originally from London he was adopted and grew up in Springfield, Chelmsford, where he attended The Tyrrells Primary school, and The Boswells School, between productions...
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