Burton Borough School (often abbreviated as 'BBS') is a coeducational secondary school on the southern edge of Newport, Shropshire, England, in Audley Avenue. The school was opened in 1957. In 2004 it was designated a Specialist Arts College.
| Burton Borough School | |
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Audley Avenue , , TF69 7DS England | |
| Coordinates | 52°46′09″N 2°22′43″W / 52.7691°N 2.3787°W |
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| Type | Community school |
| Motto | "Be the difference" |
| Established | 1957 |
| Founder | J.S Burton Borough |
| Local authority | Telford & Wrekin |
| Department for Education URN | 123574 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Executive Principal | Richard Gummery |
| Principal | Caroline Bedford |
| Staff | 180 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1,300 (approximately) |
| Houses | Aqualate, Chetwynd and Hawkstone (from September 2017) |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue, black, grey and white |
| Website | www |
The school is named after a local man, J.S. Burton Borough, who was a High Sheriff and deputy lieutenant for Shropshire and was the first governor of the school.
Development
editOver the past years, it has been extended and the school enrolment has increased. It now has approximately 1,300 pupils.
The first large piece of building work was in 1999 when it was decided to expand the music department, by building a new complex fitted with art gallery, large music rooms, small rooms for 'one to one' development, a theatre and external theatre, plus a recording studio.
With the new pupils, the school received additional funding from the government, which was spent developing the English department by building a block of five new classrooms, and a gym and sports hall next to the Army Cadet Force hut.
The school is still ongoing improvements with a "Requires improvement" rating in 2021 and a Short Inspection identifying successes and further improvements in 2023.
New school building
editThe new school building, which lies behind the concurrent building, was completed in 2015. The central space of the building is open plan and connects to the (original) English block, now the Maths block. The new building has a library, unisex toilets and approximately 30 new classrooms: including a design and technology block, a large meeting room, STEM and COMMS classrooms and various ICT suites throughout the building. The new school building cost approximately 8 million pounds. Shortly after, a new main school hall for assemblies and performances was built and cost approximately 1.2 million pounds. BBS realised that the original canteen wasn't big enough for around 1300 students so they started to expand it in December and it will be finished on 4 March 2024.
Notable former pupils
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (March 2024) |
- Ricky Bailey - professional rugby league footballer for St. Helens
- Shaun Bailey- Member of Parliament for West Bromwich West
- David Johnson - Former Jamaica, Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest footballer
- Philip Oliver - English cricketer for Shropshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire.[3]
- David Pallett - darts player
- Adam Proudlock - Former Wolves, Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest footballer
- James Sutton - TV actor best known for starring in Hollyoaks and Emmerdale
- Jason Weaver - English cricketer for Shropshire[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mayors unite for Newport Civic Service". Shropshire Star. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Burton Borough School Big Band". Classic FM. 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 36. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.
- ^ Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1898, p.39.