Mandeville School, Aylesbury

Mandeville School is a secondary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, built in the 1960s. There are approximately 1000 students currently attending Mandeville, aged between 11 and 18 years.

Mandeville School
Address
Ellen Road

Aylesbury
,
Buckinghamshire
,
HP21 8ES

England
Coordinates51°47′57″N 0°48′51″W
Information
TypeCommunity school
Mottolearning today, leading tomorrow
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
Department for Education URN110497 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMatthew Larminie
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,030
HousesHartwell, Windsor, Rothschild, Verney, Chequers
Colour(s)Black,red and yellow
Websitehttp://www.mandeville.bucks.sch.uk/

As recently as 2000 the school had a reputation as a failing school. It failed OFSTED inspections and was forced to close to students for one day each week because of a lack of available teachers. However this was rectified very quickly only resulting in a single 4-day week. The school has since had an improvement, resulting in a 3 from Ofsted. It continues to improve under the leadership of Andria Hanham, Principal, who took on the role in November 2015.

In 1996 a new headteacher with a reputation for turning failing schools around took over and the school saw significant changes. The level of students being excluded (either temporarily or permanently) from the school dropped and exam passes increased. In July 2004 the school was awarded specialist school status as a Sports College, an accolade reserved for the more successful schools in England.

The school works with UNESCO in aiming to stop child labour and has a group of students set up who are interested in doing so. These students are also partnered with a school in Lebanon.

Mobile phone masts

Mandeville School is one of several Buckinghamshire schools which host mobile phone masts. Contracts between Buckinghamshire County Council and various mobile phone operators generate an income of £145,000 per annum, of which about £59,000 comes from contracts for masts that are installed in schools.

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References
  1. "Questions and Answers for County Council Meeting" (PDF). Buckinghamshire County Council. 22 January 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  2. "Is there a mast near you?". News of the World. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
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