Cotswold School
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The Cotswold School is an over-subscribed, outstanding, co-educational 11-18, comprehensive
school, located in Bourton-on-the-Water
, Gloucestershire
, England
. The school achieved academy (English school) status in September 2010 and gained specialisms for Languages in 2002 and Science in 2007.
Under the sixteen years leadership of the Principal/Headteacher, Mrs Holland the school has more than doubled in size to 1,226 students in 2011 (603 students in 1995), with a similar improvement in exam results - at A-Level A*/B rates exceed 60% and A*-C rates exceed 80%; whilst at GCSE in 2011 over one third of all entries were at the top A*/A grades with 91% of students achieving 5-15 A*-C grades(38% in 1995).
The Cotswold School (amalgamation of Bourton Vale School, Bourton-on-the Water and Westwood’s Grammar School, Northleach) opened in 1988 and since 1995 it has grown significantly. Under Mrs Holland's leadership the school has won well over £10 million of capital investment which has included the construction of a Humanties block/Atrium, 14 classroom Language Block, Sixth Form Centre, Astro turf, tennis courts and a Sports Hall, a new English Block, Science Laboratories, a Music Centre, Design rooms and now the building of a new 10 classroom Mathematics department - In total this equates to 35 classrooms.
The extension to the sixth form and science blocks was officially opened by Nigel Twiston-Davies
in April 2009.. The new £1.5 million Sports Hall, with changing rooms and a community room alongside, opened its doors for the first time in November 2009 - the four badminton court-sized sports hall has been at the heart of the school's plans for sports development for many years; it was officially opened by the former England cricket captain Mike Gatting
in July 2010..
"Students flourish in this outstanding and 'truly exceptional' school. It is the close attention to the needs of individual students that marks the school out. Despite an increasing roll, students are valued as individuals and staff are driven by a passionate belief that all can achieve. This culture of mutual respect and trust ensures students, and indeed staff, excel, confident that success will be treasured and mistakes used as stepping stones for further learning. The school, judged outstanding in its last inspection report, remains ambitious. This ongoing pursuit of excellence is led by the headteacher with exceptional vision and wisdom." Ofsted 2009..
Comprehensive
Comprehensive may refer to:*Comprehensive layout, the page layout of a proposed design as initially presented by the designer to a client*Comprehensive school, a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude...
school, located in Bourton-on-the-Water
Bourton-on-the-Water
Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, 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...
. The school achieved academy (English school) status in September 2010 and gained specialisms for Languages in 2002 and Science in 2007.
Under the sixteen years leadership of the Principal/Headteacher, Mrs Holland the school has more than doubled in size to 1,226 students in 2011 (603 students in 1995), with a similar improvement in exam results - at A-Level A*/B rates exceed 60% and A*-C rates exceed 80%; whilst at GCSE in 2011 over one third of all entries were at the top A*/A grades with 91% of students achieving 5-15 A*-C grades(38% in 1995).
The Cotswold School (amalgamation of Bourton Vale School, Bourton-on-the Water and Westwood’s Grammar School, Northleach) opened in 1988 and since 1995 it has grown significantly. Under Mrs Holland's leadership the school has won well over £10 million of capital investment which has included the construction of a Humanties block/Atrium, 14 classroom Language Block, Sixth Form Centre, Astro turf, tennis courts and a Sports Hall, a new English Block, Science Laboratories, a Music Centre, Design rooms and now the building of a new 10 classroom Mathematics department - In total this equates to 35 classrooms.
The extension to the sixth form and science blocks was officially opened by Nigel Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies is a British racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables at Naunton, Gloucestershire....
in April 2009.. The new £1.5 million Sports Hall, with changing rooms and a community room alongside, opened its doors for the first time in November 2009 - the four badminton court-sized sports hall has been at the heart of the school's plans for sports development for many years; it was officially opened by the former England cricket captain Mike Gatting
Mike Gatting
Michael "Mike" William Gatting OBE is a former English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and for England from 1977 to 1995, captaining the national side in twenty-three Test matches between 1986 and 1988...
in July 2010..
"Students flourish in this outstanding and 'truly exceptional' school. It is the close attention to the needs of individual students that marks the school out. Despite an increasing roll, students are valued as individuals and staff are driven by a passionate belief that all can achieve. This culture of mutual respect and trust ensures students, and indeed staff, excel, confident that success will be treasured and mistakes used as stepping stones for further learning. The school, judged outstanding in its last inspection report, remains ambitious. This ongoing pursuit of excellence is led by the headteacher with exceptional vision and wisdom." Ofsted 2009..