The Coppice Spring Academy (formerly Grangeside School) is a coeducational secondary school[2] located in Basingstoke for students with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD). This includes students with learning difficulties, attention deficit and hyperactive disorders, and compulsive disorders.[3] In January 2016 there were 53 students on roll of which 40 were boys;[4] the school takes students from the whole of Hampshire.[5] It has 13 full-time teachers and 6 support assistants.[1]
| The Coppice Spring Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Pack Lane , , RG22 5TH England | |
| Coordinates | 51°14′56″N 1°07′15″W / 51.2489°N 1.1207°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Special school; Academy |
| Trust | Catch22 Multi Academies Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 141187 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | David O'Neill |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16[1] |
| Website | https://www.thecoppicespringacademy.org.uk/ |
History
editCoppice Spring School was formerly known as Basingstoke School Plus.[2] Before its name change (to Grangeside School) it had been beset by problems, involving an Ofsted rating of "unsatisfactory" in 2006.[2] Results improved under a temporary headteacher but when it became a secondary school in 2010 a new headteacher had to be appointed.[2] However, in 2011 a further Ofsted inspection revealed severe deficiencies, notably in quality of teaching, student performance and attendance, and the school was given a Notice to Improve.[3] In 2012 the school was inspected again and little improvement was found as students were "either ... not attending lessons or too much teaching is inadequate. When students are in school, some miss lessons or refuse to undertake the work set for them ... (their) behaviour is inadequate overall". The school was therefore placed into Special measures.[6] The headteacher of the school left after this report and was replaced with the current incumbent[needs update]. In June 2013 a monitoring report suggested that improvements had been made, although not enough to remove the school from its category.[7]
In 2014, Grangeside School converted to academy status and was renamed to Coppice Spring Academy.[8]
Qualifications
editStudents study the standard National Curriculum and where appropriate are entered for GCSEs[9] or equivalent qualifications. For the most recent results available (2012), 7% of students achieved the standard level of 5 GCSE equivalents including Maths and English, although 50% gained five or more GCSE or equivalent passes and 86% achieved at least one qualification.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Grangeside School". Department for Education. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d Ellery, Ben. "School sets sights high". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Grangeside School Inspection report 2011" (PDF). Ofsted. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Coppice Spring School Edubase Data 2015". Ofsted Data Dashboard. Ofsted. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Grangeside School". Grangeside School. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Grangeside School Inspection report 2012" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 7 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Grangeside School Section 8 report 2013" (PDF). Ofsted.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Coppice Spring School". Foxtons. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Curriculum". Grangeside School. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2013.