Heathfield Community School
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Heathfield Community School is a state
secondary school
located at West Monkton
in the outskirts of Taunton
, England. It has 1,203 students aged 11 to 16 and has an Arts College
specialist status. The head teacher is Elliott Furneaux.
was opened in 2003 and was funded partly through local businesses. The pitch is used both by the school and the local community.
The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre is a theatre which is opened to the community but is also used by the school for teaching and performing. Some year-11 pupils perform their GCSE Drama pieces in the theatre each year. The arts centre is also used by the school to perform musical concerts, however the Christmas concert is performed in the sports hall due to high demand.
"The Space" is a new 6th form facility based on the Heathfield School Site offering a performing arts diploma. The first cohort of students started September 2009.
Community school
The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located at West Monkton
West Monkton
West Monkton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish includes the hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, Burlinch and Coombe, and had a population of 2,663 at the 2001 census.-History:The charter for West...
in the outskirts of Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
, England. It has 1,203 students aged 11 to 16 and has an Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 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, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
specialist status. The head teacher is Elliott Furneaux.
Facilities
A new sand-based astro pitchPitch (sports)
A pitch is an open outdoor area for various activities. It is used in British and Australian English; the comparable term in American English is field...
was opened in 2003 and was funded partly through local businesses. The pitch is used both by the school and the local community.
The Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre is a theatre which is opened to the community but is also used by the school for teaching and performing. Some year-11 pupils perform their GCSE Drama pieces in the theatre each year. The arts centre is also used by the school to perform musical concerts, however the Christmas concert is performed in the sports hall due to high demand.
"The Space" is a new 6th form facility based on the Heathfield School Site offering a performing arts diploma. The first cohort of students started September 2009.