Brumby Engineering College
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Brumby Engineering College, formerly Brumby Comprehensive School, is a comprehensive school
on Cemetery Road close to the A18 in Scunthorpe
(Brumby), North Lincolnshire
, England
.
horse. It admits male and female pupils aged 11 to 16 (years 7 to 11). The current principal is Dr. T. Clark. Since September 2005, it has been a specialist
Engineering College
. Although, it was low performing, it is getting better and better. It has won an award for the best improved school in North Lincolnshire. The connection with horses continues with the names of three of the buildings - Shetland
, Clydesdale and Highland
. Which is now being knocked down and being rebuilt to one big school.
It was a former secondary modern school
, the Brumby Secondary Boys School. It became a Brumby Comprehensive School in 1968, when education in Scunthorpe was reorganised. At that time Stanley Chapman was the Headteacher and Herbert Jessop the Deputy Head. 1968 was also the first year in which girls were admitted permanently to the school with the inclusion of the first woman co-Deputy Head, Mary Shannon. It became Brumby School in 2002, then became an Engineering College. A new engineering centre opened in 2007.
s in Scunthorpe after the Frederick Gough School, and just below the England average. No schools in Scunthorpe have a sixth form, and only two towns in North Lincolnshire (Brigg
and Barton-upon-Humber
) have schools with a sixth form.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
on Cemetery Road close to the A18 in Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
(Brumby), North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
, 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...
.
Admissions
The school name comes from the Australian BrumbyBrumby
A Brumby is a free-roaming feral horse in Australia. Although found in many areas around the country, the best-known brumbies are found in the Australian Alps region in south-eastern Australia. Today, most of them are found in the Northern Territory, with the second largest population in Queensland...
horse. It admits male and female pupils aged 11 to 16 (years 7 to 11). The current principal is Dr. T. Clark. Since September 2005, it has been a specialist
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
Engineering College
Engineering college
Engineering colleges generally refer to institutes of higher education which offer an engineering course at degree level. The duration of the course is four to five years depending upon the university to which the college is affiliated. The students learn little of basic science concentrating...
. Although, it was low performing, it is getting better and better. It has won an award for the best improved school in North Lincolnshire. The connection with horses continues with the names of three of the buildings - Shetland
Shetland pony
The Shetland pony is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles. Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately 28 inches to an official maximum height of 42 inches at the withers. Shetland ponies have heavy coats, short legs and are considered quite intelligent...
, Clydesdale and Highland
Highland Pony
The Highland Pony is a native Scottish pony, and is one of the largest of the mountain and moorland pony breeds of the British Isles. Its pedigree dates back to the 1880s...
. Which is now being knocked down and being rebuilt to one big school.
History
It started in 1929 as Brumby Senior Boys School. In 1930, girls joined the school for one year before moving to the Ashby Girls Secondary Modern School.It was a former secondary modern school
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
, the Brumby Secondary Boys School. It became a Brumby Comprehensive School in 1968, when education in Scunthorpe was reorganised. At that time Stanley Chapman was the Headteacher and Herbert Jessop the Deputy Head. 1968 was also the first year in which girls were admitted permanently to the school with the inclusion of the first woman co-Deputy Head, Mary Shannon. It became Brumby School in 2002, then became an Engineering College. A new engineering centre opened in 2007.
Academic performance
It gets the second best GCSEGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
s in Scunthorpe after the Frederick Gough School, and just below the England average. No schools in Scunthorpe have a sixth form, and only two towns in North Lincolnshire (Brigg
Brigg
Brigg is a small market town in North Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 5,076 in 2,213 households . The town lies at the junction of the River Ancholme and east-west transport routes across northern Lincolnshire...
and Barton-upon-Humber
Barton-upon-Humber
Barton-upon-Humber or Barton is a small town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, and at the end of the Humber Bridge. It lies east of Leeds, southwest of Hull and north northeast of the county town of Lincoln...
) have schools with a sixth form.
External links
- Official site
- EduBase
- Rate My Teachers
- 2007 School Prom gallery held at Normanby HallNormanby HallNormanby Hall is a classic English mansion, located near the village of Burton-upon-Stather, north of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.The present Hall was built in 1825–30 to the designs of Robert Smirke for Sir Robert Sheffield , whose family had lived on the site since 1539. It replaced a...
(north of Scunthorpe) - New plans for the school