The Arthur Terry School
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The Arthur Terry School is a secondary school
and Sixth form centre in the Four Oaks area of Sutton Coldfield
, England
. Its current headmaster is Mr. C. Stone.
, New Oscott
and Streetly
, operated by National Express West Midlands
. Also the 836, to Mere Green
, Walmley
and Minworth
, which is operated by Central Connect
.
It is situated south of the Butlers Lane railway station
, between Four Oaks and Mere Green
. It is north of the B4151, and between the A454
and A5127
.
s, with a light shade of bronze; this was the idea of the head master, Mr Dennis Lindley. The uniform was initially popular.
It was run by Warwickshire Education Committee, specifically the excepted district of the Borough of Sutton Coldfield. It was a bilateral school
with a grammar stream, similar to a grammar school
. From April 1974 it was administered by Birmingham City Council.
's Music Machine programme came from the school, interviewing the clarinettist Emma Johnson.
, Les Misérables
and Godspell
. The school's most recent production was of West Side Story
, the final to be led by head of performing arts Mr. T. Hadley who is leaving to pursue a career in the training of athletes after over 30 years at the school.
The school implemented a vertical tutoring system at the start of the 2007/8 school year. Every tutor group now has a mix of 2-4 students from each Year Group.
The school also has its own student-run radio station, named ATRfm which broadcasts internally, on the internet and also runs a two week FM broadcast
to the local area on the frequency 106.9 from its studio on the site.
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...
and Sixth form centre in the Four Oaks area of Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Its current headmaster is Mr. C. Stone.
Admissions
It is served by two local school bus services, the 757 to Perry CommonPerry Common
Perry Common is an area of Kingstanding, in the constituency of Erdington, Birmingham, England.College High School is located in Perry Common as are the Hawthorn Shopping Centre on Hawthorn Road and Witton Lakes....
, New Oscott
New Oscott
New Oscott is an area of Birmingham, England.It was named after the Oscott area of Birmingham, when St. Mary's College, the Roman Catholic seminary, moved from that site to the new one. The original then became known as Old Oscott....
and Streetly
Streetly
Streetly is an area which lies mainly in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England around 8 miles to the north of Birmingham. Streetly lies on the border of Birmingham and Walsall and is part of the West Midlands conurbation. It is adjacent to Aldridge, Sutton Coldfield, Great Barr and Four...
, operated by National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands , formerly known as Travel West Midlands , is the trade name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from depots in the cities of Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall in the West...
. Also the 836, to Mere Green
Mere Green, Birmingham
Mere Green is an area of Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. It is a small commercial centre on the edge of Sutton Park. The area features a shopping area, which has a range of independent shops, along with national chain stores...
, Walmley
Walmley
Walmley is an area of Sutton Coldfield, England. It is in south Sutton Coldfield, near to Minworth, Wylde Green, Erdington and south of Thimble End. It is approximately northeast of Birmingham city centre...
and Minworth
Minworth
Minworth is a village on the outskirts of Birmingham in the West Midlands area of England. It is located near Walmley, Wishaw, Warwickshire, Curdworth, Thimble End and Castle Vale....
, which is operated by Central Connect
Central Connect
Connect Buses is the brand name used to cover all aspects of the Rotala Group bus operations. It operates in a number of mainly urban places in the United Kingdom, with the regional brand names reflecting the places served.-Central Connect/Blue Diamond:...
.
It is situated south of the Butlers Lane railway station
Butlers Lane railway station
Butlers Lane railway station serves the northern part of the Four Oaks district of Sutton Coldfield, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line. The station, and all trains calling there are operated by London Midland.-History:...
, between Four Oaks and Mere Green
Mere Green, Birmingham
Mere Green is an area of Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. It is a small commercial centre on the edge of Sutton Park. The area features a shopping area, which has a range of independent shops, along with national chain stores...
. It is north of the B4151, and between the A454
A454 road
The A454 is a major road in England. Starting from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, it runs eastwards, crossing a narrow part of Staffordshire, to Wolverhampton, West Midlands. It then by-passes Willenhall where it becomes the eastern section of "The Black Country Route" before meeting the M6 motorway at...
and A5127
A5127 road
The A5127 is a major road in England which runs between Birmingham and Lichfield, Staffordshire. For much of the route the road follows the old route of the A38 which has since been moved in order to by-pass places such as Erdington and Sutton Coldfield and form a relief road from Birmingham city...
.
Bi-lateral school
The school was built in 1963 (opening on 10 September) and was named after Arthur Terry, who was the Mayor of Sutton Coldfield from 1934 to 1935. It was sometimes known as the Arthur Terry Grammar/High School, with around 950 boys and girls. Boys were required to wear bow tieBow tie
The bow tie is a type of men's necktie. It consists of a ribbon of fabric tied around the collar in a symmetrical manner such that the two opposite ends form loops. Ready-tied bow ties are available, in which the distinctive bow is sewn into shape and the band around the neck incorporates a clip....
s, with a light shade of bronze; this was the idea of the head master, Mr Dennis Lindley. The uniform was initially popular.
It was run by Warwickshire Education Committee, specifically the excepted district of the Borough of Sutton Coldfield. It was a bilateral school
Partially selective school (England)
In England, a partially selective school is one of a few dozen state-funded secondary schools that select a proportion of their intake by ability or aptitude, permitted as a continuation of arrangements that existed prior to 1997....
with a grammar stream, similar to a grammar school
Grammar 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...
. From April 1974 it was administered by Birmingham City Council.
Comprehensive
In March 1994, BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's Music Machine programme came from the school, interviewing the clarinettist Emma Johnson.
New buildings
The school has currently undergone a £29 million rebuilding program, designed by architects Watkins Gray International (www.wgi.co.uk), that has seen most of the original school demolished to make way for the new buildings; only the Sports Hall, Drama Studio and Sixth Form Centre has remained.Activities
As a Performing Arts College, the school is also well known for its shows each year, including GreaseGrease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
, Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
and Godspell
Godspell
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
. The school's most recent production was of West Side Story
West Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
, the final to be led by head of performing arts Mr. T. Hadley who is leaving to pursue a career in the training of athletes after over 30 years at the school.
The school implemented a vertical tutoring system at the start of the 2007/8 school year. Every tutor group now has a mix of 2-4 students from each Year Group.
The school also has its own student-run radio station, named ATRfm which broadcasts internally, on the internet and also runs a two week FM broadcast
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
to the local area on the frequency 106.9 from its studio on the site.
Academic performance
It gets very good GCSE results, and even better A-level results; the fourth best for comprehensives in Birmingham, behind two girls' schools and another Sutton Coldfield comprehensive (plantsbrook School).Notable alumni
- Prof Nigel Brandon, Professor of Sustainable Development in Energy since 2004 at Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
, and Director since 2005 of its Energy Futures Lab - Bryn ChristopherBryn ChristopherBryn Christopher is a British singer-songwriter.- Influences :Bryn cites his influences as greats such as Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Nina Simone and Stevie Wonder.- Early years :...
, singer-songwriter - Claire Downes, actress who has appeared in films Nanny McPhee and Annie and is also a children's acting coach, for films like St Trinians and Narnia.
- Rasmus HardikerRasmus HardikerRasmus Kip Hardiker is an English actor from Sutton Coldfield. He is best known for his roles as Raymond in Steve Coogan's sitcom Saxondale and Ben in the Jack Dee comedy Lead Balloon. Hardiker was also in the BBC3 sketch series The Wrong Door.-Personal life:Hardiker was born in Sutton Coldfield,...
, went on to star alongside Steve CooganSteve CooganStephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
in SaxondaleSaxondaleSaxondale is a British television situation comedy programme, starring Steve Coogan and co-written by Steve Coogan and Neil Maclennan. The series is directed by Matt Lipsey and produced by Ted Dowd. Coogan and Henry Normal served as executive producers...
. - Gurjeev Johal, Star in Film the GURU.
- Oliver Phelps and James PhelpsJames and Oliver PhelpsJames Andrew Eric Phelps and Oliver Martyn John Phelps are identical twin English actors, best known for playing Fred and George Weasley, respectively, in the Harry Potter film series.-Early life:...
, who play Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films. - Natalie PowersNatalie PowersNatalie Powers is a British solo recording artist and lead vocalist of the pop group Scooch, which represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.-Early career:...
(a.k.a Austin Powers), singer in the band ScoochScoochScooch are a British bubblegum dance group, comprising performers Natalie Powers, Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse and Russ Spencer.Scooch represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with their song "Flying the Flag ", finishing 23rd out of 24 entries after...
, who represented England in the 2007 Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
. - James Vaughan, footballer, plays for Everton F.C.Everton F.C.Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
. - Duncan GibbinsDuncan GibbinsDuncan Gibbins was a British film and music video director, as well as a screenwriter. Gibbins was known for his romance and thriller films as well as for the various music videos he directed...
Deceased. Hollywood Film and music video director, as well as a screenwriter and journalist.