Redhill Comprehensive School
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Redhill Academy is a performing arts
and science
specialist
comprehensive school
situated on Redhill Road in Arnold, Nottinghamshire
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The School has around 1,300 pupils, 200 of which are 6th form AS/A2 level students. The head teacher
since 2004 is Andrew Burns.
results and quite good A level results - both above the England average. In 2008 Redhill Academy was confirmed as a high performing specialist school
Also in 2008 the academy achieved an Outstanding Rating from Ofsted and is now a Lead Partner School.
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
and science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
specialist
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...
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...
situated on Redhill Road in Arnold, Nottinghamshire
Arnold, Nottinghamshire
Arnold is a suburb of Nottingham, England. It is to the north-east of the city boundary, and is in the local government district of Gedling. It has only had a market since 1968, and had a number of factories associated with the hosiery industry...
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The School has around 1,300 pupils, 200 of which are 6th form AS/A2 level students. The head teacher
Head teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
since 2004 is Andrew Burns.
Academic performance
The school gets good GCSEGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
results and quite good A level results - both above the England average. In 2008 Redhill Academy was confirmed as a high performing specialist school
Also in 2008 the academy achieved an Outstanding Rating from Ofsted and is now a Lead Partner School.