Clevedon School

Clevedon School
Address
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Valley Road Clevedon , North Somerset England
Coordinates	51°26′51″N 2°50′34″W / 51.4476°N 2.8428°W / 51.4476; -2.8428Coordinates: 51°26′51″N 2°50′34″W / 51.4476°N 2.8428°W / 51.4476; -2.8428
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Be Kind, Be Brilliant
Established	1962
Trust	Clevedon Learning Trust
Specialist	Language College
Department for Education URN	137884 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Jim Smith
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,173
Houses	Conygar, Marine, Valley, Walton
Website	http://www.clevedonschool.org.uk/

Clevedon School, formerly known as Clevedon Community School, is a coeducational secondary school located in Clevedon, North Somerset, England. It has 1,117 pupils,^[1] in years 7 to 11 in the Lower School and 12 to 13 in the Upper School or sixth form. The school recently regained its Language College status. As of 2016 the Head of School is Jim Smith and the Executive Headteacher is John Wells. The school is part of the Clevedon Learning Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust formed on 1st January 2015 by CEO John Wells. The Trust is made up of school clusters in the Clevedon and Bridgwater localities.

Within the school grounds, the school operates Clevedon School Sports Centre, which has a large sports hall, a gymnasium, a dance studio, two squash courts, a running track, netball/tennis courts, an all-weather pitch as well as two large fields being split in two by Holly Lane. The sports centre is home to clubs including Swiss Valley Rangers FC and Clevedon Athletics Club.

The school was built in 1962 and has a mixture of old and new buildings. Much of the school site still has the old buildings such as the main block, some refurbished such as the Maths Block (refurbished in 2014) and some modern buildings such as the Sixth Form Block and Science Block.^{[citation needed]}

Clevedon School was featured in the ITV crime drama, Broadchurch, as South Wessex Secondary School, which also featured some of the students from the school.^{[citation needed]}

House system[]

Clevedon School and playing fields

The house system, which came into being in September 2006, consists of four houses: Conygar (red), Marine (blue), Valley (green) and Walton (yellow). All pupils and most staff belong to one of the four houses.

Most of the sports in the school are now house competitions, ranging from rugby tournaments to Clevedon Staff has Talent, and the staff cross-country run.

Formerly the house system had also divided the pupils and teachers into four houses which were named after famous Clevedon residents and visitors: Arthur Hallam (red), William Makepeace Thackeray (green), Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (blue) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (yellow).

Vertical tutoring[]

At Clevedon School each house consists of ten tutor groups with a mix of students from years 7 to 11. In Sixth Form, each house consists of two tutor groups for year 12 and 13. Each tutor group has around 4 to 6 students from each year group.

School performance[]

Compared to other schools in North Somerset, performance is said to be good. Both value-added and GCSE results are very good. Recent A/AS level results (2007 and 2008) have also been good, when compared to schools in the area.^[2]

Performing arts[]

School productions have included Seussical, Little Shop of Horrors, Calamity Jane, Guys & Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Grease.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni[]

• Huw Bennett, Rugby International.^{[citation needed]}
• Kate Reed, Olympian.^[3]
• Jack Butland, International Footballer.^[4]
• Nathan Catt, Rugby player.

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