Chepstow School is a Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 comprehensive school

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...

 (ages 11–18, including a sixth form

Sixth form

In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...

), located in Chepstow

Chepstow

Chepstow is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, close to its confluence with the River Severn, and close to the western end of the Severn Bridge on the M48 motorway...

, Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...

 and overseen by the Monmouthshire Local Education Authority

Local Education Authority

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.

In September 2011, the school appointed a new headteacher, Claire Price, who will take over in January 2012 following the retirement of John E. Barnbrook. Tony Price is Acting Head until then. The Deputy Heads are Victoria Duke and Jacky Wilson, and Assistant Heads are Emma Mellen, Richard Jones and Tony Lowery.

Students (years 7-11) are required to dress in a uniform consisting of light blue shirts, black trousers or skirts, black shoes, black blazer or a black jumper and a school-issued badge and tie. The sports facilities include two rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 pitches, one football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 pitch, four tennis court

Tennis court

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s, an astro-turf all weather playing surface, and a swimming pool

Swimming pool

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and indoor sports hall which is part of the adjoining leisure centre.

Heads of Year 2011/12

Year 7: Mrs Emma Mellen

Year 8: Mr. Richard Jones

Year 9: Mr John Robson

Year 10: Mr Andy Orr

Year 11: Mrs. Nicky Back

Year 12: Mr Graham Johns

Year 13 & Head of Sixth Form: Mr Jamie Goddard.

School Uniform

• Light blue shirts, worn smartly

• Black trousers or skirts

• Plain Black shoes (low sensible heels for girls).

• School tie

• Black blazer with school badge

• Black V neck sweater

• Shower proof fleece lined jacket in the school style (optional)

• An apron for Technology lessons.

External links

• Official Chepstow School site