Clevedon School

Clevedon School, formerly known as Clevedon Community School, is a coeducational secondary school located in Clevedon, North Somerset, England. It has over 1350 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 2023, the headteacher is Jim Smith. The school was part of the Clevedon Learning Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust formed on 1 January 2015 by CEO John Wells. As of 1st March 2023, Clevedon Learning Trust merged with Futura Learning Partnership, with schools in Bristol, North Somerset and Somerset.

Clevedon School
Address
Valley Road, BS21 6AH

Clevedon
,
North Somerset

England
Coordinates51°26′51″N 2°50′34″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoBe Kind, Be Brilliant
Established1962
TrustFutura Learning Partnership
SpecialistLanguage College
Department for Education URN137884 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherJim Smith
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,173
Houses
  •   Conygar
  •   Walton
  •   Marine
  •   Valley
Websitehttp://www.clevedonschool.org.uk/

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 North Somerset 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 (recently renamed The Colin Bennet Science Centre). The school suffered from a minor fire within the art block on 17th March 2023, which took hold after school. It has been reported that all staff, students and visitors on site at the time were safely accounted for, and with the swift action's from staff the damage was contained to one classroom. The school's library, Xenia, deriving from the Greek meaning of hospitality, opened in 2022.[2]

Clevedon School appeared in the ITV crime drama, Broadchurch, as South Wessex Secondary School; some of the students also appeared in the programme.[3]

House system
Clevedon School and playing fields
Sign outside Clevedon School Science Block with new name as the Colin Bennett Science Centre taken in 2021
Clevedon School Science Block (renamed as Colin Bennett Science Centre in 2021 due to his Virgin Galactic achievements)

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. The houses' names are derived from road names in Clevedon.

Formerly, (until 2006) 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

Both value-added and GCSE results are very good. Recent A/AS level results (2022 and 2023) have also been good, when compared to schools in the area.[4][5]

Performing arts

The school has a Youth Theatre, which in 2022 put on a performance of Chicken!, a play about road safety by Mark Wheeller.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Clevedon School". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. Williams, Charlie (13 March 2022). "'New library enjoyed by students at Clevedon School'". North Somerset Times.
  3. 'Clevedon School students star in ITV hit Broadchurch' https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/education/20416064.clevedon-school-students-star-itv-hit-broadchurch/
  4. "Education league tables: Clevedon School". BBC News. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. "Clevedon School results GOV.UK".
  6. 'Clevedon School puts on national road safety production' https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/education/20402102.clevedon-school-puts-national-road-safety-production/
  7. Griffiths, Gareth (26 June 2013). "Article about Huw Bennett 'hanging up his boots' mentions his attendance of Clevedon School". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. Jackson, Jamie (14 July 2012). "London 2012: Team GB's Jack Butland walking in a Brazilian wonderland". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  9. "Clevedon's Reed to run for Britain at Beijing Olympics". Thisisbristol.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
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