Archway School

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Archway School
Address
Archway School
Paganhill

Stroud
,
Gloucestershire
,
GL5 4AX

England
Coordinates 51°45′03″N2°14′16″W / 51.75096°N 2.23778°W / 51.75096; -2.23778
Information
Type Community school
Established1961
Local authority Gloucestershire
Department for Education URN 115723 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherKieron Smith
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,170
Capacity1,215
Website www.archwayschool.net

Archway School is a comprehensive co-educational school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The headteacher is Kieron Smith.

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Archway Secondary Modern School, Paganhill, Stroud was built on land compulsorily purchased from EJ Wheeler of Park Farm and from part of the Farmhill Park Estate. [1] The latter was the home in the 1830s of magistrate Henry Wyatt (1793-1847) who built the gate archway (which gives the School its name) as a commemoration of the abolition of slavery. [2]

The School received its first pupils in September 1961 and was one of the first comprehensive schools in the Stroud area. [3] The first Headteacher was Mr SGH Loosely who was pictured on the school's opening day with Head Boy Gerald Butler and Head Girl Gillian Wood. [4] It was officially opened on Friday 30 March 1962 by Walter James, Editor of the Times Educational Supplement, together with Major PD Birchall, Chairman of the County Education Committee and Mrs Margaret Hills, Chairman of the School Governors. [5]

The school has playing fields, including cricket nets, rugby and football pitches, a full size running track, tennis courts and a hockey redgra. The school has a 20-metre (66 ft) heated indoor swimming-pool, and in 1997 opened a fully fitted sports centre including a dance room, gym and large sprung-floor hall. [6] Cross-country running also commonly takes place across the nearby Randwick hills.

Archway has its own sixth form which was part of the Stroud Post-16 Consortium along with Downfield Sixth Form (a collaboration between Marling School and Stroud High School) and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. [7]

The sports centre includes the "Jack Russell Lounge," named after former student the England wicket keeper Robert "Jack" Russell. [8]

In 2019 to 2022 Archway School students had a leading role in the Fridays For Future school strikes in Stroud. [9] Two Archway students were awarded Young People of the Year by Stroud Town Council in 2019. [10]

Use in film

The BBC's 'The Casual Vacancy' was filmed at the school in 2014. [11]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "Stroud Preservation Trust". 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Stroud Times". 24 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Headmaster of the new Archway School". Bristol Evening Post. 4 July 1961. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "School opened at Stroud". Gloucester Citizen. 31 March 1962. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Archway School sports complex". Sports Facilities. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Archway School". Ofsted. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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