Etone College

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Etone College
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Address
Etone College
Leicester Road

Nuneaton
,
Warwickshire
,
CV11 6AA

England
Coordinates 52°31′34″N1°27′29″W / 52.52611°N 1.45814°W / 52.52611; -1.45814
Information
Type Academy part of Matrix Academy Trust
Local authority Warwickshire
Specialists Applied Learning, Language and Technology
Department for Education URN 137771 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherIan Smith
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment902
HousesPhoenix, Centaur, Dragon, Griffin
Colour(s)    
yellow, red, blue, purple
Website etone.org.uk

Etone College (formerly Etone Community School and Technology College) is a secondary academy school in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. It was founded in 1910 as the Nuneaton High School for Girls, and is now a mixed school.

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History

Nuneaton School for Girls in about 1915 Nuneaton School for Girls in first 10- years of opening.jpg
Nuneaton School for Girls in about 1915

Nuneaton High School for Girls was founded in 1910 with the strong support of the Director of Education Bolton King. [1] The founding head was (later Dame) Emmeline Mary Tanner who would go on to shape the Education Act 1944. [2]

The school was the grammar school for girls passing the eleven plus exam. However, after the abolition of the tripartite system, the school became mixed sex and changed its name to 'Etone Community School'. In 2002, the school was granted Technology College status under the specialist schools programme. In 2006, the school established a loose federation with another local school, Hartshill School to share resources and expertise. It also gained specialist Language and Vocational College status in 2006 and 2007 respectively. On 1 January 2012 the school officially gained academy status

In March 2015 the school came out 15 months of "special measures" after achieving a rating of "good" by Ofsted, and now is seen as one of the best schools in the Nuneaton and Warwickshire area. [3]

Etone College has four houses and they have different tie colours. Griffin house have a gold tie, Phoenix house have a red tie, Dragon house have a purple tie and Centaur house have a blue tie.

Radio 1

In early 2007, the school was paid a visit by Radio 1, as part of its Star Pupil feature. Presenter Edith Bowman broadcast live from the school and introduced pop singers Paolo Nutini and Jamelia performing live in the school's main hall.

Notable former pupils

Etone Community School

Etone College

Nuneaton High School for Girls

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References

  1. ↑ "King, Bolton (1860–1937), educational administrator and historian" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/63814. ISBN   978-0-19-861412-8 . Retrieved 5 October 2020.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "Tanner, Dame Emmeline Mary (1876–1955), headmistress and educational reformer" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52247. ISBN   978-0-19-861412-8 . Retrieved 5 October 2020.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ↑ Malyon, Mike (9 March 2015). "Nuneaton school comes out of 'special measures' in latest Ofsted inspection". CoventryLive. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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