The Park Community School

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The Park Community School
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Address
The Park Community School
Park Lane

Barnstaple
,
Devon
,
EX32 9AX

England
Coordinates 51°04′10″N4°03′01″W / 51.06956°N 4.05031°W / 51.06956; -4.05031
Information
Type Academy
MottoSic Nos Non Nobis
Local authority Devon County Council
TrustTarka Learning Partnership
Department for Education URN 146094 Tables
Head TeacherVicky Owen
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment1,440
HousesKingsley, Drake, Raleigh, Fortescue, Chichester
Website www.theparkschool.org.uk

The Park Community School is a coeducational secondary school located in Barnstaple, Devon, England. [1]

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History

The school was founded in 1910 as Barnstaple Grammar School, [2] and was the first secondary school to be built by Devon County Council, educating the youth of much of North Devon. The school's name was changed to The Park School in 1973 when the school became a comprehensive.

From 2002 to 2003 the school underwent extensive remodelling with a new maths and science building linking the old North and South Buildings, and a new food hall was also built whilst many of the old classrooms were redesigned and refurbished.

Previously a foundation school administered by Devon County Council, in February 2019 The Park Community School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Tarka Learning Partnership.

Notable former pupils

Barnstaple Grammar School

References

  1. ↑ "Home". theparkschool.org.uk.
  2. ↑ Hill, Trevor (2010). From grammar to park : 100 years of a Barnstaple school, 1910–2010. Wellington: Halsgrove. ISBN   978-1-84114-997-4.
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