Aylsham High School is a secondary school in the market town of Aylsham north of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk. It has around 1,000 pupils ranging in age from 11 to 16.[2] Duncan Spalding is the head teacher. The school catchment area includes the town of Aylsham and surrounding villages, including Aldborough, Buxton, Colby, Erpingham and Marsham.[2]
| Aylsham High School | |
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Sir Williams Lane, Aylsham , , NR11 6AN England | |
| Coordinates | 52°47′52″N 1°15′28″E / 52.797832°N 1.257806°E |
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| Type | Foundation school |
| Local authority | Norfolk |
| Trust | Aylsham Cluster Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 121164 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of governors | Jenny Youngs[1] |
| Head Teacher | Duncan Spalding |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1,023 pupils - as of November 2011[2] |
| Colour(s) | Uniform: Navy Blue and White PE: Royal Blue and White |
| Website | http://www.aylshamhigh.co.uk |
In May 2011 the school was judged to be overall "outstanding" by Ofsted, the English school inspections service. As of its most recent Ofsted report, the school has received a rating of "good".[3]
History
Aylsham is the last secondary school in Norfolk to remain with the council as a foundation school.[4]
Mentoring
Friendly Faces is a peer support group run by year 10 and 11 pupils. Day to day they offer drop in sessions for other pupils to discuss problems and patrol the playground wearing orange hi-vis jackets. In addition to this the team visit local primary schools in the summer term to prepare year 6 pupils for high school, run training and selection days for new friendly faces and promote anti-bullying throughout the school. In 2012 they hosted an Anti-Bullying conference for the Norfolk Region on behalf of the Diana award Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Programme with Alex Holmes. In 2013 they were invited to London to Facebook HQ for a showcase of best practice in school of antibullying work.
The project, first introduced in 2001, has 20 senior Friendly Faces in year 11 who support a team of 40 year 10 friendly faces at the school. Originally the programme aimed to support pupils who felt they were victims of bullying. The project was later broadened to support any and all issues pupils may face.[5]
Awards won
- 2015 – Diana Award Anti-Bullying Champions
- 2014 – Bernard Matthews Youth Awards Finalists
- 2014 - Diana Award Anti-Bullying Champions
- 2013 - Diana Award Anti-Bullying Champions
- 2013 – Bernard Matthews Youth Awards finalists
- 2012 – Diana Award Anti-Bullying Champions
- 2011 – Diana Award Anti-Bullying Champions
- 2010 – Diana Award Anti-Bullying Champions
- 2009 – Diana Award
- 2008 – Diana Award
- 2007 – Diana Award
- 2007 – Philip Lawrence Award
- 2006 – Diana Award
References
- ^ Directgov school profile Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ a b c Norfolk County Council school profile. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ Aylsham High School – inspection report[permanent dead link], Ofsted, 2011-05-18. Accessed 2011-11-20.
- ^ Whymark, Bethany. "One of Norfolk's last council-run high schools reveals plans for academy conversion". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Top award for Aylsham school[permanent dead link], North Norfolk News, 2007-12-05. Accessed 2008-01-03