Frodsham School
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Frodsham School, a Science
and Technology
College
, was a designated Specialist College in the town of Frodsham
, Cheshire
, North West England
. The School closed in the summer of 2009 due to declining enrollment because of lower birth rates in recent years; most of the school's intake came from the nearby Runcorn
area, and there is another local high school, Helsby High School
.
The school was a 12-16 co-educational Comprehensive school
governed by Cheshire LEA, offering single sex and co-education with mixed age tutor groups. In its final year the school no longer had a year seven, as the closure program meant that no admissions at age 11 were considered in 2007.
Frodsham School closed due to falling birth rates; there are no longer enough children of school age to justify two schools so close together. Helsby High School has been extended to allow Frodsham students to move, and Frodsham has now closed.
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...
and Technology
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
College
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...
, was a designated Specialist College in the town of Frodsham
Frodsham
Frodsham is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population is 8,982. It is approximately south of Runcorn, 16 miles south of Liverpool, and approximately south-west of Manchester...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, North West England
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
. The School closed in the summer of 2009 due to declining enrollment because of lower birth rates in recent years; most of the school's intake came from the nearby Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
area, and there is another local high school, Helsby High School
Helsby High School
Helsby High School is a State-maintained Secondary School on Chester Road in Helsby, north-west Cheshire, UK, for pupils aged between 11 and 18. The school performs to a very high standard, with well above-average attainment at both GCSE and A-level. Its A-level results are in the top ten percent...
.
The school was a 12-16 co-educational 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...
governed by Cheshire LEA, offering single sex and co-education with mixed age tutor groups. In its final year the school no longer had a year seven, as the closure program meant that no admissions at age 11 were considered in 2007.
Exam results 2006/2007
In 2006, the students at the school broke school result records and improved in 2007, with 86% of students achieving 5 GCSE's at grades A* - C. The government target of 70% was beaten, and the target set by the school for its students was exceeded by 6%.Single sex teaching
Under the influence of its headteacher, Frodsham School had single-sex teaching for its lower school (years 7-9). Due to falling class sizes, this scheme was phased out, and the majority of lessons for all years were mixed gender.Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) audited the Frodsham School in the Autumn term of 2006 over three days. It achieved an overall rating of level 2 (or "Good") in the Ofsted scale, while earning Outstanding marks in the categories of "How well learners enjoy their education" and "The extent to which learners make a positive contribution to the community."Closure
As part of a nationwide initiative, it was announced in the 2005/2006 school year that Frodsham School was to close at the end of the 2007 school year. Further consultations set this date back to 2009. As of 2007, was no new intake, meaning the school no longer has a year 7.Frodsham School closed due to falling birth rates; there are no longer enough children of school age to justify two schools so close together. Helsby High School has been extended to allow Frodsham students to move, and Frodsham has now closed.