West Bridgford School
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The West Bridgford School & Specialist Technology Academy is a co-educational Comprehensive school in West Bridgford
, Nottinghamshire
, England,
.
. The building is next to South Nottingham College
.
. Both schools get good results at both GCSE and A level. West Bridgford is usually at the top of the GCSE tables for Nottinghamshire, similar to Rushcliffe School, but West Bridgford does much better at A level - usually the second best in Nottinghamshire. However, the nearby Becket School
is the best in Nottinghamshire at A level, although tends to do less well at GCSE.
There was some controversy over proposed changes to rules about hairstyles, which would have banned outright the wearing of unnatural colours or styles by students, but a student petition caused the proposal to be dropped and the more relaxed rule was kept.
Currently, the school holds the bronze and silver Eco Schools awards, and recently earned the green flag award in recognition of its efforts.
West Bridgford
West Bridgford is a town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately south of the city of Nottingham, delimited by the River Trent; this proximity means that it forms a continuous urban area with Nottingham, effectively makes West Bridgford a suburb of the city, and...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England,
About the school
- It used to be a grammar schoolGrammar schoolA 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...
. - The school operates a two week timetable system.
- It applied to be an Academy under the Academies Act 2010, and became an Academy at midnight on 31 March 2011.
Grammar school
The school, then known as West Bridgford County Secondary School moved to the present buildings in 1938. It became West Bridgford Grammar School in 1944. The school's original site was on Musters Road, which is now occupied by Musters Medical Practice. In September 1938 the school moved to a newly constructed building adjoining Loughborough Road, which is now its main building. As a grammar school, it would also have had rivalry with Nottingham High SchoolNottingham High School
Nottingham High School is a British boys' independent school situated about a mile north of Nottingham city centre. It has around 900 pupils from ages 11 to 18 and there is the adjoining Nottingham High Junior School catering for younger boys and, from September 2008, the Lovell House...
.
Comprehensive
It became West Bridgford Comprehensive in September 1969. It is now called The West Bridgford School - A Specialist Technology College and remains a comprehensive. It kept some of its old grammar school ethos long after it became a comprehensive: Latin and Classics were taught and rugby was given priority over football until the 1970s. Its catchment area was the east side of the old LNER railway line (now Green line nature reserve) in West Bridgford and included RuddingtonRuddington
Ruddington is an English village situated five miles south of Nottingham in the Borough of Rushcliffe. It had a population of 6,441 at the 2001 UK census....
. The building is next to South Nottingham College
South Nottingham College
South Nottingham College is a further education college based over five sites in Nottinghamshire, England.South Nottingham College was founded in September 1970 on the site of the old Lutterell Comprehensive School on Greythorn Drive West Bridgford....
.
Local rivalry
The school is known for its local rivalry with the closest other comprehensive, RushcliffeRushcliffe School
Rushcliffe School is a comprehensive school in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire and is situated on Boundary Road in West Bridgford, one of the most wealthy areas in the county.-History:...
. Both schools get good results at both GCSE and A level. West Bridgford is usually at the top of the GCSE tables for Nottinghamshire, similar to Rushcliffe School, but West Bridgford does much better at A level - usually the second best in Nottinghamshire. However, the nearby Becket School
The Becket School
The Becket School is an 11-18 coeducational Roman Catholic comprehensive school in Nottinghamshire, England. It was formed in 1975 by the amalgamation of two schools, Corpus Christi Grammar School and Becket Grammar School for Boys....
is the best in Nottinghamshire at A level, although tends to do less well at GCSE.
Uniform
From September 2009, the school's uniform consists of a navy blazer with the updated logo and an optional navy sweater for all, with differences for each gender. Boys wear a white shirt and a school logo tie, with trousers in mid-grey, whereas girls can wear trousers or a skirt in mid-grey and a white and blue-striped blouse without a tie. Prior to this it consisted of a blue and yellow striped tie, plain white shirt, black trousers/skirt and navy jumper for both sexes. Pupils in years 7 - 9 adopted the new blazer and tie, along with the grey skirt/trousers from September 2006 onwards.There was some controversy over proposed changes to rules about hairstyles, which would have banned outright the wearing of unnatural colours or styles by students, but a student petition caused the proposal to be dropped and the more relaxed rule was kept.
Sixth form
The school's sixth form is situated in the "Malcolm Bradbury Building" at the front of the school and includes several classrooms, a common room, study area and meeting room.Headmasters
- Robert McDonough (2005–present)
- David Cokeham (1989–2005)
- Brian Marden (1972–1989)
- Peter Cornall (1967–72) - became CornwallCornwallCornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
's inspector of schools from 1981-91. Advocate of comprehensive education.
An 'Eco-School'
The school's council and "Environmental Committee" have worked, with assistance from teachers and the support of the student body, to reduce the school's impact on the environment. The school has raised awareness by holding cake sales, fundraising events and holding a "Green Week", which involved students paying a donation and dressing in green. The money raised has gona towards green projects, such as double glazing, insulation and, most notably, a wind turbine, which feeds energy into the National Grid, who then subsidise the school's energy bill.Currently, the school holds the bronze and silver Eco Schools awards, and recently earned the green flag award in recognition of its efforts.
Cashless catering
As of the 21st November 2011 the school operates as cashless catering system it is aimed to cut bulling down in the school.Notable alumni
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