The Coleshill School

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The Coleshill School
Address
The Coleshill School
Coventry Road

Coleshill
,
Warwickshire
,
B46 3EX

England
Coordinates 52°29′07″N1°42′15″W / 52.4854°N 1.7043°W / 52.4854; -1.7043
Information
Type Academy
Motto'Deo Non Fortuna'
'Through God, Not Chance'
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established1520;504 years ago (1520)
Local authority Warwickshire
Department for Education URN 136986 Tables
Ofsted Reports
ChairmanDewi Jones
Head teacherIan Smith-Childs
Executive headNeil Warner
GenderMixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment994
Former nameColeshill Grammar School
Website http://www.thecoleshillschool.org.uk

The Coleshill School is a school with academy status in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England, founded in 1520. [1]

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Admissions

The school is a mixed secondary school of about 1,000 pupils. In September 2004, it obtained "Maths and Computing College" status, which has been incorporated in some variations of its name. This new status has enabled increased funding for the school in order to develop its mathematics and ICT facilities.

History

The academy was formerly Coleshill Grammar School and has been located at its present site since 1956 when it relocated from Church Hill Coleshill. The school had been at the Church Hill site since the sixteenth century, and in that building since the eighteenth century.

Sixth form

The Coleshill School operates a sixth form centre, where it recruits mainly from its Year 11 school leavers; but also from other local schools in the area. Both A-level and BTEC qualifications are offered.

In a 2006 Ofsted report, it was noted that "The effectiveness and efficiency of the sixth form are good with some outstanding features, such as the contribution the students make to the life of the school". [2] [ needs update ]

The education league tables of UK colleges indicates that sixth formers from The Coleshill School achieve, on average, fewer academic points than other schools both locally and nationally. [3] In the Warwickshire area, The Coleshill School ranks 18th out of 26 schools with regard to A-level performance. [4] [ needs update ]

Staffing and teaching

The 2006 Ofsted report indicates both positive and negative results with regards to teaching. Teaching is described as "satisfactory", with elaboration given as "There is a significant amount of good teaching, but a few lessons are unsatisfactory". [2]

On 14 April 2009, it was announced that headteacher Kate Kearney would step down at the end of the 2009 spring term. [5] The announcement came days after regulator Ofsted announced the decision to place the school in special measures.

In 2016 the Coleshill School was rated 'Good' by Ofsted and this rating was upheld in the most recent inspection on 3 and 4 March 2020. Strengths were listed as being high expectations of students, behaviour, management and extra-curricular opportunities.

Headteachers

HeadteacherPeriod
Mr T Wilson1956–1982
Mrs Rochelle Toweltbc – 1996
Mrs Kate Kearney1996–2008
Ms Ann Dudgeon2008–2010
Mark Rhatigan2010–2014
Ian Smith-Childs2014–present

2009 implementation of special measures

An Ofsted inspection in March 2009, reported that the school required special measures because it was failing to deliver an acceptable standard of education. [6] There are four stated areas of improvement that Ofsted noted:

The full report is available from the Ofsted website. [7]

On Friday 16 July 2010, it was announced through the school website that the school was out of special measures. The report is available from the school website.

In 2016, the school was rated 'good' by Ofsted. This rating was recently upheld in the most recent Ofsted inspection on the 3 and 4 March 2020.

Extra-curricular activities

From 2004–2006, school visits were made to France, Spain, Poland, Italy and Namibia. [8]

As well as these visits abroad, the school also offers numerous trips and activities within the country. These include sports, choir, drama, dance, skiing trips, and residential visits. [8]

Academic performance

As of 2012, academic achievement at GCSE level was well above the national average.[ citation needed ]

Alumni

Coleshill Grammar School

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 1 2 "Find an inspection report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Education | League Tables | Secondary schools in Warwickshire". BBC News. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Education | League Tables | Secondary schools in Warwickshire". BBC News. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Coleshill School to appoint new headteacher : Warwickshire News – Warwickshire Web". Warwickshire.gov.uk. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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