North Bromsgrove High School

North Bromsgrove High School

Religion	non-denominational
Headteacher	Sue Ballard
Chair	Richard Taylor
Specialism	Arts[1]
Location	School Drive, Stratford Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire B60 1BA England
Local authority	Worcestershire
DfE URN	116928
Ofsted	Reports
Students	933[1]
Gender	Mixed
Ages	13–18
Houses	Ealing, Pinewood and Murdoch
Website	northbromsgrove.worcs.sch.uk

North Bromsgrove High School is a High School and Sixth Form Centre located in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. It offers education for GCSE and A level courses. It is also a specialist Arts College.

In a 2008 Ofsted inspection the school was given an overall a Grade 3 (satisfactory) result, with a Grade 2 (good) for its sixth form.^[1]

The school has links in the community^[specify] and overseas in the Gambia. The school has recently^{[clarification needed]} gained Media Arts status under the specialist status scheme^{[clarification needed]}

The school has established^[when?] three new houses - Pinewood and Ealing, named after British film studios to reflect the schools connection with the arts,) and Murdoch - named after media baron Rupert Murdoch

Facilities

The main school building was recently rebuilt in 2007/08 and stands alongside the Millennium block which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in the year 2000. The school was opened to students in September 2007 but the actual opening ceremony was held in 2008 when construction work was completed. The school was formally opened by Mark Williams (actor), an old boy of the school.

Arts

The school has a drama,media arts department so the school puts on special plays and concerts however the media part helps students to learn valuable skills.

Notable alumni

• Kevin Poole (footballer)
• Trudie Styler (actress and producer)
• Mark Williams (The Fast Show and many film appearances).
• teaching staff - Clifford T. Ward, singer/songwriter.
• Peter Bright aka This Window (artist/musician)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Ofsted report January 2008 Retrieved 27 July 2009

External links

• North Bromsgrove High School Website

Coordinates: 52°20′15″N 2°03′07″W / 52.337411°N 2.051868°W / 52.337411; -2.051868

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