Kineton High School

Kineton High School is a mixed secondary school located in South Warwickshire, England within the village of Kineton. It is a non-selective academy school with a sixth form.

Kineton High School
Address
Banbury Road

Kineton
,
Warwickshire
,
CV35 0JX

England
Coordinates52°09′24″N 1°30′08″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAchieving personal best
Established1957
Local authorityWarwickshire
Department for Education URN147432 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherHelen Bridge
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1090
HousesAdlington, Ainslie, Hoy and Redgrave
Colour(s)Black, Red and Silver
Websitehttp://www.kinetonhighschool.org.uk/

History

Prior to the school's construction, the village school had moved from premises to premises to meet the growth in enrolment.[1] Students from Kineton and surrounding villages transferred to the newly built school when it opened in 1958.[1] The school building has remained largely the same since then.[2] A swimming pool was built with help from the local community in 1972 with money raised by students doing a sponsored walk.[2] In October 1998, a cobweb was found to be covering the 4.54 hectare playing field, giving it the world record for the largest spider web outdoors.[3] Specialist Sports College status was obtained in 2003.[4][5] The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008.[2] There was a fire in the sports centre in 2009.[6] An artificial turf pitch for use in P.E. was built on the field in the early 2010s. A new science block was completed in 2017, replacing seven dilapidated mobile classrooms, the most significant development at the school in 40 years, with an additional block planned for the future.[7] The school became an academy in September 2019, joining Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust, having been a community school run by Warwickshire County Council previously.[8] BBC Midlands Today interviewed students for a report on schools staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2020.[9]

Headteachers

There have been six headteachers since the school opened:[2]

  • Mr Turner 1958–1970s ?
  • Mr J M Baker 1980s ?
  • Paul Logan 1990s ? -2002
  • Julia Morris 2002-2014[4]
  • Siona Robson 2014-2018
  • Helen Bridge 2018–present[10]

Academic performance

In 2013 the school was in the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust list of top 20 per cent of schools for high attainment in end of Key Stage 4 and the Financial Times’ top 1,000 schools list for post 16 performance.[4]

The school is partnered with Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya, a girls' school in Sri Lanka.[11]

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "Kineton Village Appraisal & Plan Report 2003" (PDF). Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. "Kineton High School Turns 50". Warwick Courier. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. "Largest spider web outdoors". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. "Kineton's Headteacher is Sad to Leave". Kenilworth Weekly News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. "823765". Ofsted. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. "Fire at Kineton School". Leamington Courier. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  7. "Kineton High School Science Block". lungfish-architects.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  8. "Kineton High School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. "BBC Midlands Today". Twitter. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  10. "Kineton High School". Kineton High School website. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  11. "Jet-setting Kineton Pupils Go On Two Contrasting Trips Abroad". Leamington Courier. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  12. "Notable Facts". The William Beck Website. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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