Newent Community School is a secondary school in Newent, Gloucestershire, England. It is an Academy of 1,340 students, serving the town and the rural community. The school provides secondary education for ages 11 to 18. The school offers GCSEs as well as A Levels. In 2001, the school was granted Arts College specialist status. In 2007 the school was also granted Science College as a second specialism. In addition, the school has been awarded Sportsmark Silver, Artsmark Gold and Healthy School. The school became an academy in 2012.
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Watery Lane , , GL18 1QF England | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Fidem Praesto |
| Established | 1840 and 1921 (ancestor schools) 1951 (comprehensive) - moved to present site in 1965. |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Specialist | Arts (visual arts) and Science |
| Department for Education URN | 138746 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Dawn Burke |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,108 |
| Houses | Collingwood Mountbatten Nelson Sixth Form |
| Colour(s) | Green Gold |
| Website | http://www.newent.gloucs.sch.uk/ |
The campus consists of 35 acres (140,000 m2) which includes extensive sporting and leisure facilities, including: a floodlit all-weather pitch; sports hall; squash courts; gymnasium; fitness suite and indoor heated swimming pool - all of which are for use by the school and wider community.[1] As a community school, adult education classes, are held both in the school and in the dedicated community rooms.
Mark Harper MP was governor between 2000 - 2005.[2]
History
editNewent Community School and Sixth Form Centre was Gloucestershire’s first purpose-built comprehensive school. The present building was opened in April 1965, although previously it had operated on a split site in Ross Road.[3]
Originally there were four houses; Collingwood(blue), Mountbatten(red), Nelson (green)and Drake (yellow), but due to a low student numbers Drake was removed and only three remain.
Eco-Lab
editThe school required a new laboratory to meet curriculum requirements and inspired by exchange visits with a school in Kenya the pupils requested that it be developed as an eco lab. The building incorporates a comprehensive range of sustainable qualities; designed for low energy use with a high performance thermal envelope locally sourced and using renewable, low maintenance materials; good levels of north daylighting linked to automatically controlled artificial lighting and underfloor heating. Energy consumption results are published in the school news network.[4]
Kenya student exchange
editNewent Community School, along with two other Gloucestershire schools (Dene Magna School and Lakers School) has been involved with student exchange with St George’s Secondary School near Kisumu in Kenya for twelve years.[5] The school maintains a strong partnership with St George's Secondary School and provides financial and educational support through the use of fundraising.
Students visited St George's in Kenya in 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.[6]
Notable former pupils
edit- Alex Cuthbert, Welsh rugby union player[7]
- Vicky Holland, British Triathlete, Commonwealth Games Gold medallist[7]
- Ed Leigh, TV Presenter[7]
- Stuart Fleetwood Football Player[7]
- Andi Gladwin, magician[citation needed]
- Joe Edwards (footballer, born 1990) Football Player[7]
- Karen Holford, Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University.[8]
References
edit- ^ "About Us". Newent Community School. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Mark Harper". Mark Harper. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Four generations celebrate 50 year school reunion". Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "The EcoLab". Newent Community School. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Kenya exchange". Hereford Times. 11 July 2003. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Community Services". Newent Online. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Phillips, Jenni (13 October 2019). "World champions, rugby internationals and Paralympic stars - why Newent could be the best sporting school in Gloucestershire". Gloucestershire Live. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Anon (2017). "Holford, Prof. Karen Margeret". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U286206. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)