The Thomas Aveling School

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Thomas Aveling School
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Address
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road

Rochester
,
Kent
,
ME1 2UW

England
Coordinates 51°21′52″N0°30′09″E / 51.3645°N 0.5024°E / 51.3645; 0.5024
Information
Type Academy
MottoAn academy for success
Established1990 (1990)
Department for Education URN 137376 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherPaul Jackson
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 18
HousesVictory   , Resolute   , Cavalier   , Achilles  
Colour(s)Blue, gold and white
Academy TrustFort Pitt Thomas Aveling
Website www.thomasaveling.co.uk
The Thomas Aveling School
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The Thomas Aveling School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Rochester, Kent, England.

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History

The school is named after Thomas Aveling, inventor of the traction engine and a partner in the world's largest manufacturer of steamrollers in the 19th century, Aveling and Porter, who were located in Rochester. The school badge depicts one of Aveling's steamrollers, below two trees that cross one another to represent the merging of two schools. [1]

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Drama/Dance facility

The Thomas Aveling School was formed in 1990 after three local schools, (Warren Wood Boys, Warren Wood Girls and Highfield) were closed. The former Warren Wood Boys School site was re-developed with new facilities added to the refurbished classroom and administration block and school hall. During the 1990s, the school became grant-maintained, enabling the Board of Governors to expand the facilities, including the addition of a sports hall in 1997. [2] In 2001, the school received a positive Ofsted report. [3]

In 1997, with the lapse of the grant-maintained system within England, the school became a foundation school and was taken under the authority of the newly formed Medway LEA. The school went on to gain Technology College status and Training School status. [4] The school became an academy in September 2011.

Site

Since its creation in 1990, new facilities have been built at the school. These include development of the Learning Resource Centre and Community Library (2002), a music recording studio (2003), fitness and media suites (2004), a post-16 science lab (2005), a design & technology suite (2006), a drama facility (2008) and, more recently, sports facilities. [5]

Subjects

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Part of School building (front)

In Years 7 and 8 students study English, Maths, Science, Design Technology, PE, RE, PSHE, History, Geography, Art, Dance, Drama, Music and a Modern Foreign Language.

When entering Year 9 all students study English, Maths, Science, RE and PSHE. Students then have a free choice of four other subjects to study at GCSE. The options include Art & Design, Business studies, Dance, Drama, Geography, History, ICT, Media studies, Modern Foreign Languages and Music. [6]

League Tables and Examination results

A 2012 BBC report says that 45% of students received 5 A*-Cs in GCSE subjects. [7] 85% of sixth form students attained three A-levels. As a result, the school became the 12th best secondary school in the Medway towns based on GCSE results, and 10th based on students getting three A-levels or equivalent. [7]

Houses

The house system at the school was created in 2010. There are four houses and colours associated with each: Victory (purple), Resolute (red), Cavalier (green), and Achilles (yellow). The Houses are named after ships built in the nearby historic Chatham Dockyard. The forms are split into Houses throughout all year groups, excluding Year 13. [8]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Aveling and Porter - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Thomas Aveling School, Kent". 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Ofsted reports on The Thomas Aveling School
  4. ↑ School Website (https://www.thomasaveling.co.uk/community/training/)
  5. ↑ School Website: Facilities
  6. ↑ School Website: Curriculum
  7. 1 2 BBC: School league tables in Medway Towns
  8. ↑ School Website: Houses
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