King Charles I School

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King Charles I School
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Address
King Charles I School
Hill Grove House, Comberton Road

Kidderminster
,
Worcestershire
,
DY10 1XA

England
Information
Type Academy
MottoRaising achievements through engagement.
Established1626;398 years ago (1626)
FounderThomas Blount
Department for Education URN 138032 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsIan Setchell
Head teacherJamie Butler
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,052
HousesUpper site:
Kings
Queens
Blounts
Chads

Lower site:
Queens
Blounts
Chads
Former pupilsOld Carolians
Website http://www.kingcharlesschool.co.uk

King Charles I School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.

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Present day and Ofsted

King Charles I School is a specialist science college, and renewed their specialist status in September 2009. In September 2011, King Charles I School was inspected by Ofsted inspectors during a 2-day section 5 inspection. The inspection deemed the school to be "Good, grade 2" (1 being outstanding, 2 good, 3 satisfactory & 4 inadequate), stating "King Charles 1 is a good school that puts students at the heart of everything it does". However, the inspectors lowered the previous grade of the Sixth Form from "Good" in the 2008 report, to "Satisfactory", stating "standards have fluctuated since the school was last inspected but students make satisfactory progress". [1]

History

Grammar school

The school was founded around 1566 by Thomas Blount, Esq., Lord of the Manor of Kidderminster.[ citation needed ] It was in the chantry of the Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints from 1566 until 1848, when it moved to the site known as Woodfield, on the Bewdley Road. It was granted its royal charter in 1636 by King Charles I and was the only school in England to bear his name. The original premises, Woodfield House built in 1785, and the Hall built about 1848, are now listed buildings. [ citation needed ].

Comprehensive

When administered by Hereford and Worcester County Council in 1977 the Queen Elizabeth I Grammar School, Hartlebury (all Boys Grammar School) merged with the two Kidderminster grammar schools, King Charles I Grammar School for Boys and the Kidderminster High School for Girls, the latter of which was founded in 1868, and moved in 1912 to Hillgrove House, which is now also a Grade II listed building. [2]

This marked the end of the Grammar School system in Kidderminster, as the change to comprehensive education was completed. The transition to this system took place gradually, until the early 1980s, becoming a ten-form entry, 13–18 comprehensive school from a six-form entry grammar school.[ citation needed ]

Mergers

It has been subject to several mergers and in line with district school reorganization, following an amalgamation of middle schools and high schools it reopened in 2007 to operate from two campuses, with a total capacity of around 1350 students aged 11 to 18. Under its new structure, the school retains its specialist status as a Science College that was awarded in 2003 and has facilities that cater for students with special needs. Following a November 2011 Ofsted inspection, the school was awarded a Grade 2 (Good) rating. [3]

Buildings

The school was enlarged with the Brooks Building neighbouring the Sixth Form Rose Garden, and which functions as a science laboratory and theatre. The school has two campuses with the lower school for Year 7-8's operating from the premises of the former Comberton Middle School site in Kidderminster. On both campuses the school caters for linguistically challenged and autistic students in a Communication Centre, which has a facility on both sites. [3]

Academy

The school converted to academy status in August 2012. [ citation needed ]

Curriculum

The school offers a wide range of extra-curricular provision, especially in sport. [3] In July 1979 the school held the Guinness world record for the longest continuous cricket match.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

King Charles I Grammar School

Kidderminster High School for Girls

See also

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