Coombeshead College
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Coombeshead Academy is the premier academy for academic excellence in Newton Abbot
, Devon
, England
. It has a specialism in maths and the arts, having a total of over 1600 students.
The school's music facilities include a recording studio. In addition to its teaching purposes, Coombeshead Studios has also been used by local bands to record their songs. Rock band Muse
have also recorded some early material here. It is also one of the few schools in Britain to have a radio station, newsroom and TV studio as part of an art media centre.
In the 2009/2010 school year Coombeshead Academy had record results with 52% of its students achieving 5 or more C or higher GCSE's including English and maths . The school sixth form outperformed many state and private providers in 2008/09 and has recently had another superb set of results 2009/10 with students successfully entering universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and Edinburgh.
website:http://online.coombeshead.devon.sch.uk/theatre/
Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England on the River Teign, with a population of 23,580....
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, 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 has a specialism in maths and the arts, having a total of over 1600 students.
The school's music facilities include a recording studio. In addition to its teaching purposes, Coombeshead Studios has also been used by local bands to record their songs. Rock band Muse
Muse (band)
Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
have also recorded some early material here. It is also one of the few schools in Britain to have a radio station, newsroom and TV studio as part of an art media centre.
In the 2009/2010 school year Coombeshead Academy had record results with 52% of its students achieving 5 or more C or higher GCSE's including English and maths . The school sixth form outperformed many state and private providers in 2008/09 and has recently had another superb set of results 2009/10 with students successfully entering universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and Edinburgh.
The Bushell Theatre
In 2011 Spring Term Coombeshead Academy opend The Bushell open locally to the community.The Theatre is used for the schools Expressive Arts Shows eg.Music Concerts;Drama productions etc.website:http://online.coombeshead.devon.sch.uk/theatre/