Cheltenham Bournside School

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Cheltenham Bournside School
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The arms of Cheltenham Borough Council, as used by CBS as their school badge
Address
Cheltenham Bournside School
Warden Hill Road

Cheltenham
,
Gloucestershire
,
GL51 3EF

England
Coordinates 51°53′13″N2°06′02″W / 51.8870°N 2.1005°W / 51.8870; -2.1005
Information
Type Academy
Motto"Usque Ad Finem’" (Latin)
"Until the End" [1]
Established1972
Department for Education URN 136725 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsSusie Dawson [2]
HeadteacherSteve Jefferies [3]
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1750
Houses  Attenborough
  Frank
  Hawking
  Owens
  Parks
  Rowling
Website www.bournside.gloucs.sch.uk

Cheltenham Bournside School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. [4] The school was initially set up as Gloucester Road Elementary Schools for 300 students of all ages, with separate schools for girls, boys, and infants. It became Cheltenham Bournside School in 1972. [5] The school was last inspected on 27 September 2022, and prior to this in September 2016. [6]

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It is situated in the south-west of Cheltenham, in the Warden Hill area. It is currently the largest school in Gloucestershire. [7]

Uniform

Main School

Cheltenham Bournside students in Years 7–11 wear a uniform of a blue branded blazer, blue or black branded trousers, and a white shirt. Ties differ by house.

For sport, main school students are required to wear a branded white or navy polo shirt with navy shorts. Outside, students must wear branded navy sports socks, and boys must also wear the school's blue rugby jersey. [8]

Sixth Form

Previously, sixth form students wore 'smart business' clothes, including a shirt, a sixth form house tie, smart trousers or skirt, and either brown or black shoes. The last year to use this uniform was the 2022 intake.

From the 2023 intake on, students must wear a specific uniform, including a branded sweater, branded trousers or a selection of skirts, and a sixth form house tie (compulsory for boys only). [9]

Houses

The school has 6 Houses, named after famous people. They are currently Attenborough, Frank, Hawking, Owens, Parks and Rowling. [10] Prior to this the 6 Houses were called Brontie, Curie, Fry, Holst, Pitt and Wren. [11]

Tutor groups, which are organised by house, are vertical - in the main school there are 6 students from each of the years 7 - 11 in every tutor group. [12] Sixth form tutor groups are separate but also vertical. [13]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Cheltenham Bournside School". bournside.gloucs.sch.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Our Governors". Cheltenham Bournside School. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Meet the senior leadership team – Cheltenham Bournside School".
  4. ↑ "Cheltenham Bournside School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cheltenham Bournside School - Our History". Archived from the original on 23 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ofsted | Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre". Ofsted. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Pupil numbers in Gloucestershire schools by age". Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Uniform & Equipment - Cheltenham Bournside School". bournside.gloucs.sch.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Cheltenham Bournside School. "Sixth Form Dress Code 2023-2024" (PDF). www.bournside.gloucs.sch.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Our School Community - Cheltenham Bournside School".
  11. ↑ "Cheltenham%20Bournside - Gillman & Soame Archive Search".
  12. ↑ "Our School Community - Cheltenham Bournside School". bournside.gloucs.sch.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Our Sixth Form Community - Cheltenham Bournside School". www.bournside.gloucs.sch.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  14. ↑ Thatcher, Holly (25 October 2017). "GCE Live presents an evening with Jaz Coleman". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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