Alvechurch Church of England Middle School

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Alvechurch Church of England Middle School
Address
Alvechurch Church of England Middle School
Redditch Road

Alvechurch
,
Worcestershire
,
B48 7TA

England
Coordinates 52°21′22″N1°57′44″W / 52.3560°N 1.9623°W / 52.3560; -1.9623 Coordinates: 52°21′22″N1°57′44″W / 52.3560°N 1.9623°W / 52.3560; -1.9623
Information
Type Academy
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established1970
Local authority Worcestershire
Department for Education URN 143507 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsBryan Maybee
Staff24 teaching, 26 support
Gender Coeducational
Age9to 13
Enrolmentc.360
HousesDewyche, Hollington, Wattes, Tonyn
Website http://www.alvechurch.worcs.sch.uk/

Alvechurch Church of England Middle School (formerly 'Alvechurch Church of England Primary School') is a coeducational Church of England middle school [1] located in the village of Alvechurch in Worcestershire, England. As of 2020 it had around 430 pupils from ages 9 to 13.

Contents

Pupils from Alvechurch Middle School tend to feed into either South Bromsgrove High School or North Bromsgrove High School.

Previously a voluntary controlled school administered by Worcestershire County Council, in April 2017 Alvechurch Church of England Middle School converted to academy status.

The school is part of the same building as the Alvechurch Public Library.

Academic standards

By January 2004 the school provided for 39 per cent more pupils than it did in January 1998. Most pupils come from socially advantaged backgrounds. Following their inspection in January July 2008, the Ofsted inspectors concluded their report with an overall Overall: Grade 2 (out of 4): 'Good' with several outstanding features (Grade 1). [2]

Awards

Sport and community activities

In 2004-05 five pupils from the school underwent training in bellringing at St Laurence Church to help out with a shortage of bellringers. [5]

In July 2006 in the Bromsgrove and Droitwich District Track Championships, Alvechurch girls came second in the year five events and the boys also came second in the year six section. [6]

On 24 March 2007 Alvechurch came second in both the years 5/6 and 7/8 categories at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Schools Orienteering Championship. [7]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 2432 The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 1999", Office of Public Sector Information, 21 September 1999
  2. ↑ Ofsted report [ permanent dead link ] Retrieved 16 July 2009
  3. ↑ "Alvechurch Church of England Middle School" [ permanent dead link ], Ofsted, 13 January 2004
  4. ↑ "Awarded schools" Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine , Arts Council
  5. ↑ "Newsline" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine , The Newsletter of Community First in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, February 2006
  6. ↑ "Young athletes go head-to-head" [ permanent dead link ], Redditch Advertiser, 7 July 2007
  7. ↑ "Schools orienteering championships", Malvern Gazette, 27 March 2007
  8. ↑ "Sir Digby Jones, Llb(Hons), D.Univ, D.Lit, DL, D.Sc(econ), CIMgt, FRI, HonFIMechE, Institute of Directors
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