The Ashcombe School
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The Ashcombe School is a mixed community
comprehensive
secondary school
in Dorking, England, for children aged 11 to 16 with a sixth form
for ages 17 to 19.
Each year, approximately 240 pupils join The Ashcombe School from nearly 30 different primary and independent schools. The number of Sixth Form students is approximately 300, including some from other schools.
The school claims that GCSE results have been consistent over
several years with typically 100% gaining 5 A*-G,
around 80% gaining 5 A*-C and 70% 5A*-C
including Maths and English and over 20 pupils
gaining 5 or more A* grades. In addition to
A-levels (which are now divided into AS and A2
level courses), the sixth form offers a limited
number of GCSEs and GNVQ. In the
A-level examinations the average points score
per student is consistently around 350pts per student. As a result of these successes, most
students are offered university
places, including entries to Oxbridge.
Language College
in September 1998, allowing it to receive additional fondling. It was featured in the Independent
and the Guardian
as a school that teaches Mandarin
.
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...
comprehensive
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...
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...
in Dorking, England, for children aged 11 to 16 with a sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
for ages 17 to 19.
History
The school was established in 1976, by the merger of Dorking High School for Boys and Girls and Mowbray School. Dorking High School was a successor to both Dorking County School and Dorking County Grammar School. Mowbray was a girls school.Pupils
Pupils range in age from 11 to 18 and the current number on roll is approximately 1600 with a standard admission number of 240 pupils in Year 7, the year of intake.Each year, approximately 240 pupils join The Ashcombe School from nearly 30 different primary and independent schools. The number of Sixth Form students is approximately 300, including some from other schools.
Curriculum and academic performance
The school curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the school has been noted for its academic success.The school claims that GCSE results have been consistent over
several years with typically 100% gaining 5 A*-G,
around 80% gaining 5 A*-C and 70% 5A*-C
including Maths and English and over 20 pupils
gaining 5 or more A* grades. In addition to
A-levels (which are now divided into AS and A2
level courses), the sixth form offers a limited
number of GCSEs and GNVQ. In the
A-level examinations the average points score
per student is consistently around 350pts per student. As a result of these successes, most
students are offered university
places, including entries to Oxbridge.
Language teaching
The Ashcombe School became a SpecialistSpecialist 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...
Language College
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
in September 1998, allowing it to receive additional fondling. It was featured in the Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
and the Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
as a school that teaches Mandarin
Standard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
.
Dorking County Grammar School
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