Spalding High School (United Kingdom)
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Spalding High School is a female-only selective school with a sports college status: it also has a mixed sixth form. It has been known commonly as SHS.
in Lincolnshire
for pupils aged 11–18. All the pupils have to pass an 11+ exam. There are around 900-1000 people in the school including staff and 6th formers. The current headmaster is Mr Timothy Clark.
Spalding High School is currently ranked in the top ten secondary school
s of Lincolnshire for its examination results.
It is situated halfway between the Welland
(and B1173) and the Coronation Channel, to the east. The back of the school, to the east, backs onto Exeter Drain and both the Gleed
schools (boys' and girls') playing fields. There are no coeducational secondary schools in Spalding. The school also takes some girls from Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk.
School, and moved to the current site in the late 1950s. There are a number of watercolours of the original site in the school's possession, as well as all full school photos (done once every five years) dating back to the school's early days. The library keeps an archive of photos, programmes and other memorabilia.
The current site has been considerably added to in the 1980s, 90s and recently, with further plans to develop (see below). The main block added in the 1980s, (known as 'the 1980s Block') was opened by the Duchess of Rutland
.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the school's playing field was frequently used for national and regional schools' hockey competitions. It achieved sports college status in 2003.
†Original document used the word "and," which is assumed to be a typographic error.
In 2001 there was a larger intake of students and an extra house was added, called Williams, after the much loved former headmaster, John Williams. This was an exception and no other years have had a 6th house.
Houses compete for excellents, awarded for good work and contribution, which go towards the House Cup, which is awarded to one of the five houses at the end of every academic year. In addition to excellents pupils also compete in the year 7-8 and 9 Drama festival, in the House Music Festival in the spring term, on Sports Day in the summer term, and in House Matches in Hockey
, Gymnastics
, Netball
, Dance
and Rounders
within their year groups, in order to gain more points for their house.
All students are required to take English
, Maths and Science
(Double Science) to GCSE level. Students are encouraged to take a Modern Foreign Languages (principally French or German) to keep a balanced academic profile. They can also choose three of the following subjects to take to GCSE level;
The requirements for admission to the sixth-form include 6 GCSEs at grade C or higher, including English Language and Mathematics. In addition, a good reference/report from the previous school is required. It is strongly advised to have a B or higher in any subject taken for A level. Sixth-Form Students are advised to take four A-levels, dropping one after AS, taking three to A2. It is compulsory for General studies to be taken in addition to this, unless there are exceptional circumstances. The options for A levels are as follows;
The school caters for Special Education Needs, especially dyslexia and other literacy-related needs with due attention and lunchtime-classes.
The school is also a Sports college and provides a GCSE in Dance which is studied at lunch times and taught by trained staff.
s'
- All students are given the chance to complete the Junior Sports Leader Award during PE lessons in year 10.
- The school offers Bronze award for students in year 10, and Gold award for sixth form students. A silver expedition is offered, but not the full award, since the school considers it to be too much work for the GCSE year.
- There is a yearly drama festival for students in years 7, 8 and 9. Each year is given a theme, and each form must write and perform a short play representing that theme (for example, a previous theme has been "every cloud has a silver lining"). A winning form is selected for each year group.
- The school has a yearly musical that students of any age can be involved in. Previous productions include Sweet Charity
, Kiss Me Kate
, Joseph
and The Boy Friend
.
- A new school orchestra was started this September (2008), run by David Dorey. There are plans to go on tour in the summer of 2009.
- The yearly house music festival is run by the house music captains - elected members of the sixth form. The houses compete in the following categories:
Solo piano, vocal and instrumental performances for lower school (years 7 and 8), middle school (years 9 and 10) and upper school (year 11 and sixth form) students;
Large ensemble, small ensemble (3-6 people) and choir performances for students of any age.
Students may compete in an older class than their own, if necessary, but not a younger one.
The house music festival is judged by a prestigious musician from outside of the school, to ensure impartiality.
Other Involvement
House Captains
-CURIE: -JOHNSON: -NIGHTINGALE: -PANKHURST: -SHARMAN:
Prefects - elected by Peers & Staff
Current 2010 Prefect Team
HEAD GIRL: DEPUTY HEAD GIRL:
DEPUTY HEAD BOY:
PREFECTS (x15)
Learning Mentors - Year 11s
Peer Mentoring (including training from ChildLine)
Form Prefects (Y8 & Y9)
Sixth Form Council
Committees:
, as well as energy costs. It is also hoped that this addition will be used to teach students about alternate, environmentally friendly
energy sources. A sponsored dance was held in the 2006-7 academic year to raise money for this project.
In 2007, the school opened a new multigym which is open to staff and students of the school for leisure purposes. It was financed by money left to the school in the will of a deceased teacher at the school. In 2005 a new Geography
block was completed, adding several new teaching spaces.
In March 2009, the school plans to commemorate the 50th Annniversary of the Stonegate site, by organising a sponsored walk and awarding all students and teaching staff with a commemorative gift.
Admissions
It is located on Stonegate in SpaldingSpalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. Little London is a hamlet directly south of Spalding on the B1172 road....
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
for pupils aged 11–18. All the pupils have to pass an 11+ exam. There are around 900-1000 people in the school including staff and 6th formers. The current headmaster is Mr Timothy Clark.
Spalding High School is currently ranked in the top ten 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...
s of Lincolnshire for its examination results.
It is situated halfway between the Welland
River Welland
The River Welland is a river in the east of England, some long. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. For much of its length it forms the county boundary between...
(and B1173) and the Coronation Channel, to the east. The back of the school, to the east, backs onto Exeter Drain and both the Gleed
Gleed Girls' Technology College
This is a secondary school on Neville Avenue in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. It opened on 28 April 1941 as Spalding The Gleed Senior Council School and comprised boys' and girls departments which from 1946 were regarded as separate schools under the same management. From October 1946 to 1948...
schools (boys' and girls') playing fields. There are no coeducational secondary schools in Spalding. The school also takes some girls from Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk.
History
The school opened in 1920, originally at Ayscoughfee HallAyscoughfee Hall
Ayscoughfee Hall is a grade II* listed building, located in central Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, and is a landmark on the fen tour.- History :The house, currently a museum, was built for Richard Ailwyn in the fifteenth century...
School, and moved to the current site in the late 1950s. There are a number of watercolours of the original site in the school's possession, as well as all full school photos (done once every five years) dating back to the school's early days. The library keeps an archive of photos, programmes and other memorabilia.
The current site has been considerably added to in the 1980s, 90s and recently, with further plans to develop (see below). The main block added in the 1980s, (known as 'the 1980s Block') was opened by the Duchess of Rutland
Duke of Rutland
Earl of Rutland and Duke of Rutland are titles in the peerage of England, derived from Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. The Earl of Rutland was elevated to the status of Duke in 1703 and the titles were merged....
.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the school's playing field was frequently used for national and regional schools' hockey competitions. It achieved sports college status in 2003.
Aims of the School
According to its official website, Spalding High School aims to:- "Value each individual member of the school community.
- Foster the personal and social development of each individual
- Encourage all students to achieve their full potential in all areas, within the restriction of nine and a half compulsory GCSEs [options are in place to study for more]. The surrounding comprehensives offer 14.
- Encourage high academic standards.
- Make learning enjoyable and challenging
- Provide [an]† enjoyable and challenging environment for teaching and learning
- Encourage all students to be sensitive to the needs of other and to respect their environment
- Enable pupils to make informed decisions about their future and take responsibility for their lives
- Encourage extra curriculum activities
- Involve parents, governors and the community in the life of the school"
†Original document used the word "and," which is assumed to be a typographic error.
Houses
In a typical yeargroup at Spalding High School there are five forms of thirty or so pupils. Each form is a member of a house. There are five houses, each named after famous women of historical importance;- Curie - after Marie CurieMarie CurieMarie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...
(physicist) - Johnson - after Amy JohnsonAmy JohnsonAmy Johnson CBE, was a pioneering English aviator. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, Johnson set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s...
(aviatrix) - Nightingale - after Florence NightingaleFlorence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night...
(medicine) - Pankhurst - after Emmeline PankhurstEmmeline PankhurstEmmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement which helped women win the right to vote...
(women's rights) - Sharman - after Helen SharmanHelen SharmanHelen Patricia Sharman, OBE PhD , is a British chemist. She was the first Briton in space, visiting the Mir space station aboard Soyuz TM-12 in 1991....
(astronaut)
In 2001 there was a larger intake of students and an extra house was added, called Williams, after the much loved former headmaster, John Williams. This was an exception and no other years have had a 6th house.
Houses compete for excellents, awarded for good work and contribution, which go towards the House Cup, which is awarded to one of the five houses at the end of every academic year. In addition to excellents pupils also compete in the year 7-8 and 9 Drama festival, in the House Music Festival in the spring term, on Sports Day in the summer term, and in House Matches in Hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, Netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, Dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and Rounders
Rounders
Rounders is a game played between two teams of either gender. The game originated in England where it was played in Tudor times. Rounders is a striking and fielding team game that involves hitting a small, hard, leather-cased ball with a round wooden, plastic or metal bat. The players score by...
within their year groups, in order to gain more points for their house.
Subjects
Spalding High School offers the standard English Curriculum to GCSEs.All students are required to take English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
, Maths and Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
(Double Science) to GCSE level. Students are encouraged to take a Modern Foreign Languages (principally French or German) to keep a balanced academic profile. They can also choose three of the following subjects to take to GCSE level;
- HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
- MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- Art & DesignGraphic designGraphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
- LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
- DramaDramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
- Health and Social CareHealth and Social CareIn the UK, Health and Social Care is a broad term that relates to integrated services that are available from health and social care providers...
- DanceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
- SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
- Textiles
- Product DesignProduct design-Introduction:Product design is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. It is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products.Product designers conceptualize and...
- Food TechnologyFood technologyFood technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
- Business and Communication StudiesCommunication studiesCommunication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
- Religious EducationReligious EducationReligious Education is the term given to education concerned with religion. It may refer to education provided by a church or religious organization, for instruction in doctrine and faith, or for education in various aspects of religion, but without explicitly religious or moral aims, e.g. in a...
is compulsory (unless parents object), as is Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
. - Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
remains a compulsory part of the timetable during years 10-11 but is optional as a qualification. * Careers and Personal, Social and Health EducationPersonal, Social and Health EducationPersonal, social, health and economic education has in various forms been part of the national curriculum for schools in England since 2000. Some aspects, but not all, have been compulsory...
(PHSE) are also timetabled lessons with no qualification.
The requirements for admission to the sixth-form include 6 GCSEs at grade C or higher, including English Language and Mathematics. In addition, a good reference/report from the previous school is required. It is strongly advised to have a B or higher in any subject taken for A level. Sixth-Form Students are advised to take four A-levels, dropping one after AS, taking three to A2. It is compulsory for General studies to be taken in addition to this, unless there are exceptional circumstances. The options for A levels are as follows;
- EnglishEnglish studiesEnglish studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
(Literature only) - Further Maths
- PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
- ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
- BiologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
- History - Tudor
- GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
- MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
- Fine ArtFine artFine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
- PsychologyPsychologyPsychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
- SociologySociologySociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
- Business StudiesBusiness studiesBusiness studies is an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, as well as at university level in many countries...
- DramaDramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
- LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
- Government and Politics
- Maths
- Textiles Design
- Food TechnologyFood technologyFood technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
- Ethics and Philosophy
- Product DesignProduct design-Introduction:Product design is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. It is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products.Product designers conceptualize and...
- LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
- Classical Civilisation
- Applied ICT
The school caters for Special Education Needs, especially dyslexia and other literacy-related needs with due attention and lunchtime-classes.
The school is also a Sports college and provides a GCSE in Dance which is studied at lunch times and taught by trained staff.
Extra Curricular Activities Available to Sixth Form Students
'"Special" clubClub
A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.- History...
s'
- Young Enterprise Scheme
- Junior / Community Sports' Leader Award
- All students are given the chance to complete the Junior Sports Leader Award during PE lessons in year 10.
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme:
- The school offers Bronze award for students in year 10, and Gold award for sixth form students. A silver expedition is offered, but not the full award, since the school considers it to be too much work for the GCSE year.
- DebatingDebateDebate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
Society
- DramaDramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
:
- There is a yearly drama festival for students in years 7, 8 and 9. Each year is given a theme, and each form must write and perform a short play representing that theme (for example, a previous theme has been "every cloud has a silver lining"). A winning form is selected for each year group.
- The school has a yearly musical that students of any age can be involved in. Previous productions include Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon. It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria...
, Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It is structured as a play within a play, where the interior play is a musical version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The original production starred Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang.Kiss...
, Joseph
Joseph
-Media:* YosepH, album by Luke Vibert* Josef , a Croatian television movie from 2011*Various works based on the life of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible:** Joseph and his Brethren, oratorio by George Frideric Handel...
and The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend is a musical by Sandy Wilson. The musical's original 1954 London production ran for 2,078 performances, making it briefly the third-longest running musical in West End or Broadway history until it was surpassed by Salad Days...
.
- Music:
- A new school orchestra was started this September (2008), run by David Dorey. There are plans to go on tour in the summer of 2009.
- The yearly house music festival is run by the house music captains - elected members of the sixth form. The houses compete in the following categories:
Solo piano, vocal and instrumental performances for lower school (years 7 and 8), middle school (years 9 and 10) and upper school (year 11 and sixth form) students;
Large ensemble, small ensemble (3-6 people) and choir performances for students of any age.
Students may compete in an older class than their own, if necessary, but not a younger one.
The house music festival is judged by a prestigious musician from outside of the school, to ensure impartiality.
- Reading groups for Lower School, Upper School and 6th Forn exist where books are discussed in the school library.
- FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- RugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
- Horse Riding
- NetballNetballNetball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- GymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
- DanceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
- AerobicAerobicAerobic is a word that means "requiring air", where "air" usually means oxygen.Aerobic may also refer to:* Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity* Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise...
- FitnessPhysical fitnessPhysical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
- Mixed HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
Other Involvement
House Captains
-CURIE: -JOHNSON: -NIGHTINGALE: -PANKHURST: -SHARMAN:
Prefects - elected by Peers & Staff
Current 2010 Prefect Team
HEAD GIRL: DEPUTY HEAD GIRL:
DEPUTY HEAD BOY:
PREFECTS (x15)
Learning Mentors - Year 11s
Peer Mentoring (including training from ChildLine)
Form Prefects (Y8 & Y9)
Sixth Form Council
Committees:
- Themed Summer Fayre
- Social - Harvest & ChristmasChristmasChristmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
party - Summer Ball and Christmas Party
- StationeryStationeryStationery has historically meant a wide gamut of materials: paper and office supplies, writing implements, greeting cards, glue, pencil case etc.-History of stationery:...
- Lost Property
- LibraryLibraryIn a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
- Charity (fund-raising).
- Green
- Common Room
- Fairtrade
Development of School and Plans For The Future
There has been a wind turbine built and the school gym was extended in the summer holidays. It is hoped that the wid turbine will reduce the school's carbon footprintCarbon footprint
A carbon footprint has historically been defined as "the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person.". However, calculating a carbon footprint which conforms to this definition is often impracticable due to the large amount of data required, which is...
, as well as energy costs. It is also hoped that this addition will be used to teach students about alternate, environmentally friendly
Environmentally friendly
Environmentally friendly are terms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment....
energy sources. A sponsored dance was held in the 2006-7 academic year to raise money for this project.
In 2007, the school opened a new multigym which is open to staff and students of the school for leisure purposes. It was financed by money left to the school in the will of a deceased teacher at the school. In 2005 a new Geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
block was completed, adding several new teaching spaces.
In March 2009, the school plans to commemorate the 50th Annniversary of the Stonegate site, by organising a sponsored walk and awarding all students and teaching staff with a commemorative gift.
Academic results
The school gets excellent results at A-level; the third best for state schools in the East Midlands, and the second best in Lincolnshire. The boys' school performs less well.Notable former pupils
- Christine RussellChristine RussellChristine Margaret Russell is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester from 1997 to 2010. She lost her seat to the Conservative Stephen Mosley at the 2010 General Election.-Early life:She is a Lincolnshire farmer's daughter from South Holland...
(1956–63) - Labour MP from 1997-2010 for City of Chester, who unseated Gyles BrandrethGyles BrandrethGyles Daubeney Brandreth is a British writer, broadcaster and former Conservative Member of Parliament and junior minister.-Early life:...
in 1997.
Former teachers
- Jennifer Randerson (1972-4 History) - former Education spokesperson for LibDemsLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
in the Welsh AssemblyNational Assembly for WalesThe National Assembly for Wales is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The Assembly comprises 60 members, who are known as Assembly Members, or AMs...
See also
- Spalding Grammar SchoolSpalding Grammar SchoolSpalding Grammar School, or as it is fully known The Queen Elizabeth Royal Free Grammar School Spalding, is a selective school on Priory Road in Spalding, Lincolnshire for pupils aged 11–18.- History :...
- mainly a school for boys, but accepts girls into the sixth form.