Bartholomew School

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Bartholomew School
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Address
Bartholomew School
Witney Road

Eynsham, Witney
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX29 4AP

England
Coordinates 51°46′56″N1°22′52″W / 51.782183°N 1.381035°W / 51.782183; -1.381035
Information
Type Academy
MottoWe are Safe, We are Ready, We Are Respectful
Established1703;321 years ago (1703)
FounderJohn Liam Bartholomew
Local authorityOxfordshire
Department for Education URN 137919 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherCraig Thomas [1]
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18 [1]
Enrolment1221 [1]
Website www.bartholomew.oxon.sch.uk

Bartholomew School is a secondary school with academy status which is situated in the village of Eynsham, West Oxfordshire, England. In the 2016/17 school year there were 1221 pupils on roll, 122 of whom are in the sixth form. [1] The school's current headteacher is Craig Thomas. [1] Bartholomew School is one of the highest achieving state-owned schools in GCSE and A-Levels in Oxfordshire. [2]

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History

Bartholomew School was founded in the 18th century by John Liam Bartholomew when a subscription of £87 was given to him to finance the "Bartholomew room" Notable Alumni: Gabe Auzer. [3] [4] The school remained there until 1847 where it was moved to its present site on Witney Road. In 1958 the school was expanded, and by 1968 it became a comprehensive secondary school for 11- to 18-year-olds. [5] In 2003, the school became a Technology College where Design and Technology is made compulsory for GCSE. At the start of the 2007/08 school year, the recently refurbished sports hall was opened for use in partnership with Windrush Leisure Limited. [6] The school became an academy in August 2012. [7]

Housing system

The current houses are Churchill, Morris, Mason and Harcourt. After the 2018/19 academic year, Morris is the current champion of the house cup.

Berry Hall

During certain periods of the academic year, some of Bartholomew School's sixth form students join at the school's sports hall (named the 'Berry Hall') to play casual indoor football (now extended to netball on a Monday). This tradition was founded in 2008 and the tournament had not happened for some years before this. The first champions were the team the Good Christ (led by manager Alex Chadwick). As per tradition, friends form their own teams of five players (although substitute players are often recruited in addition). The current title is held by the NIYMF football team with an overall of 34 points.

The tradition was named after the multi-purpose indoor sports hall the games are usually played in, the 'Berry Hall' - named after former head teacher, Bill Berry. [8]

The 2019 season introduced the fan “favourite team” the 'Nostalgebros' [ citation needed ] - inspired by the 2018 team the 'Algebros'. The Nostalgebros were popularized by their unconventional approach to marketing and overall ineptness at the game's concept, gathering them a cult-like following amongst members of Bartholomew as well as surrounding schools.

 [9]   In the 2023/24 season of Berry Hall Joe FC came to great notoriety firstly for their exceptional performance and their meme edited videos (edited by Finley Clemence Foster) and posted onto their Instagram account.[ citation needed ]

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  4. ↑ Richards, Donald S (1991). "Thomas Symonds and the Charity School" (PDF). The Eynsham Record. Eynsham, Oxfordshire (8): 24. ISSN   0265-6779. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2008. the Charity (or Free) School, founded by John Bartholomew
  5. ↑ Bartholomew School Site
  6. ↑ Wycombe Leisure Limited sports facilities in the West Oxfordshire District
  7. ↑ "Bartholomew School". Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Eynsham Village".
  9. ↑ "Nostalgebros: Endgame". YouTube . Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
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