King's Norton Boy's School
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King's Norton Boys' School is a secondary school for around 750 pupils aged 11 to 18 of which approximately 130 attend the 6th form centre. It is located in Northfield Road in Kings Norton
within the formal district of Northfield
near the centre of the city of Birmingham
, England. It is situated east of the A441
, just north of the B4121 in Cotteridge
.
in 1912. In the 1960s, when administered by the City of Birmingham Education Committee, it had around 600 boys. It became a boy's comprehensive school
in 1975.
The school was designated a Sixth Form Specialist Science College in 2004, and a collaborative scheme exists for sharing 6th form resources with Kings Norton Girls School
.
An October 2008 Ofsted
report classed, the school with a Grade 3 (satisfactory).
Kings Norton
Kings Norton is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also a Birmingham City Council ward within the formal district of Northfield.-History:...
within the formal district of Northfield
Northfield
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near the centre of the city of Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England. It is situated east of the A441
A441 road
A441 is an A-road in England which runs from central Birmingham to Cookhill, Worcestershire.-History:Once one of the main routes between Evesham, Redditch and Birmingham, the A441 has now largely been superseded by A435 which has been upgraded to the East...
, just north of the B4121 in Cotteridge
Cotteridge
Cotteridge is an area of Birmingham, England and is part of the Bournville ward. It is located about 4.5 miles south of Birmingham city centre. Connected to both the Watford Road and the Pershore Road, Cotteridge is a local shopping area.- St Agnes Church :...
.
History
It was founded as a boys' grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
in 1912. In the 1960s, when administered by the City of Birmingham Education Committee, it had around 600 boys. It became a boy's 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...
in 1975.
Curriculum
Pupils follow a broad curriculum that includes National Curriculum core subjects to GCSE and A-Level.The school was designated a Sixth Form Specialist Science College in 2004, and a collaborative scheme exists for sharing 6th form resources with Kings Norton Girls School
Kings Norton Girls School
Kings Norton Girls School is an all girls school for pupils aged 11 to 19. It is located in Selly Oak Road in Kings Norton within the formal district of Northfield in a suburb of the city of Birmingham, England...
.
An October 2008 Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
report classed, the school with a Grade 3 (satisfactory).
Alumni
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- Phil UptonPhil UptonPhil Upton is a British radio presenter in the West Midlands region.-Early life:Born the same day as David Cameron, he attended King's Norton Boys' School in Cotteridge from 1978-85....
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morning presenter
King's Norton Grammar School for Boys
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