Whitehaven School
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Whitehaven School is a comprehensive co-educational county secondary school
in Whitehaven
, in west Cumbria, established in 1984. As of June 2010, its website describes it as "A Mathematics and Computing College
".
The current headteacher at the school is Lynette Norris, who replaced Malcolm Smith in 2010.
A February 2011 report from the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills said that the school 'has made inadequate progress in making improvements and demonstrating a better capacity for sustained improvement' in the previous two years, according to a report issued subsequent to an OFSTED team visit in January of 2011. Norris was described as bringing 'vision and energy' to the school since she took office.
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 Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven is a small town and port on the coast of Cumbria, England, which lies equidistant between the county's two largest settlements, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, and is served by the Cumbrian Coast Line and the A595 road...
, in west Cumbria, established in 1984. As of June 2010, its website describes it as "A Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing Colleges were introduced in England in 2002 as part of the Government's Specialist Schools Programme which was designed to raise standards in secondary education. Specialist schools focus specifically on their chosen specialism but must also meet the requirements of the...
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The current headteacher at the school is Lynette Norris, who replaced Malcolm Smith in 2010.
A February 2011 report from the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills said that the school 'has made inadequate progress in making improvements and demonstrating a better capacity for sustained improvement' in the previous two years, according to a report issued subsequent to an OFSTED team visit in January of 2011. Norris was described as bringing 'vision and energy' to the school since she took office.
Notable alumni
- Gregg McNally, rugby player
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, Labour MP for Copeland - Cory Spedding, Junior Eurovision singer