The Cotswold School

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The Cotswold School
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Address
The Cotswold School
The Avenue

Bourton-on-the-Water
,
Gloucestershire
,
GL54 2BD

United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°53′19″N1°45′31″W / 51.88861°N 1.75861°W / 51.88861; -1.75861 Coordinates: 51°53′19″N1°45′31″W / 51.88861°N 1.75861°W / 51.88861; -1.75861
Information
Type Academy
MottoFriendship – Knowledge
Established1988
Department for Education URN 136292 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalWill Morgan
GenderCoeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,287
Houses  Poseidon
  Artemis
  Zeus
  Apollo
Colour(s)Blue and yellow   
Website http://www.cotswold.gloucs.sch.uk/

The Cotswold School is an 11 to 18 academy school located in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, Great Britain. The school achieved academy status in September 2010. The principal from 2012 is Mr Will Morgan. In 2023, the schools roll in sits at 1430 (with approximately 290 of those students in The Academy’s sixth form).

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In November 2022, The Cotswold School was named The Sunday Times Southwest Comprehensive School of the Year 2023, ranked by their examination results from 2021/2022. The tables are based on the percentage of A-Level results at A*-B and GCSE’s at 9-7. Three quarters of the A-Level grades collectively achieved by our 410 students were at A*, A or B. Just over half of all grades were either A* or A, and 94% were at A*to C. In GCSEs, 41% of grades achieved were at 9-7 with 83% of students achieved the benchmark of five or more 9-4 grades, including Mathematics and English.

In 2015/16, The Cotswold School was named The Sunday Times Comprehensive School of the Year.

History

The Cotswold School opened in 1988 following the amalgamation of Bourton Vale Secondary Modern (in Bourton on the Water) and Westwood's Grammar School (Northleach). [1] The first head teacher was Mr Sanders and first chair of governors was Mavis, Viscountess Dunrossil. [2] The roll was just over 400 students and 35 staff. The school emblem, comprising tree, dry stone wall and river was devised in 1988 by Gareth Harris (then 10 years old) and fellow pupils at Chedworth Primary School who entered the competition to design a new school crest for the new "The Cotswold School".

Former head teachers were Mr Sanders (September 1988 – August 1995) and Mrs Holland (September 1995 – December 2011). [3]

Today

The school roll in September 2022 stands at 1430 students and 140 staff. The last 30 years have seen an extensive programme of building. In the last 5 years, a new Sixth Form study suite and common room have been built; refurbished and newly equipped science laboratories; a gymnasium extension to the sports hall; and a 2 storey, 10 classroom English block with communal learning space, study rooms and department office, which was opened in 2020.

The school gained specialisms for languages (2002) and science (2006) as part of the now defunct specialist schools programme.

The extension to the sixth form and science blocks was officially opened by Nigel Twiston-Davies in April 2009. [4] The new £1.5 million sports hall, with changing rooms and a community room alongside, first opened in November 2009; it was officially opened by the former England cricket captain Mike Gatting in July 2010. [5]

The mathematics block was officially opened by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP and Mavis, Viscountess Dunrossil as part of the school's 25th anniversary celebrations during the academic year 2013/2014. [6]

The Sixth Form study suite was officially opened by Adam Henson in March 2018. The English block was officially opened by Emma and Simon Keswick in November 2022.

During the building of the extensions, it was discovered that the school is situated on a Roman cemetery which was found to also contain Iron Age graves. [7] [8]

Ofsted reports and accolades

In March 2015, Ofsted judged The Cotswold School 'Outstanding' across all categories. This was the fourth consecutive 'Outstanding' inspection carried out at the school. [9]

Alumni

Westwood's Grammar School

The Cotswold School

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