West Bridgford School
The West Bridgford School is a co-educational comprehensive school with academy status in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England.
| The West Bridgford School | |
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| Address | |
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Loughborough Road, West Bridgford , NG2 7FA England | |
| Coordinates | 52.9179°N 1.137°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy, Comprehensive |
| Motto | Carpe Diem |
| Established | 1895 (1969) |
| Trust | East Midlands Education Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 136628 Tables |
| Head teacher | Tim Peacock (2019–present) |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1452 |
| Website | www |
History
Grammar school
The school used to be a grammar school and was then known as West Bridgford County Secondary School. It moved to the present buildings in 1938 and became The West Bridgford Grammar School in 1944. The school's original site was on Musters Road, which was occupied by the old Musters Medical Practice. In September 1938 the school moved to a newly constructed building adjoining Loughborough Road, which is now its main building.
Comprehensive school
It became West Bridgford Comprehensive in September 1969. It kept some of its old grammar school ethos long after it became a comprehensive: Latin and Classics were taught and rugby was given priority over football until the 1970s. Its catchment area was the east side of the old LNER railway line (now the Green Line nature reserve) in West Bridgford and included Ruddington. The school buildings were adjacent to the old Central College Nottingham building, which was demolished in 2016 to make space for a new housing estate.
Academy
The school applied to be an Academy under the Academies Act 2010 and officially became an Academy at midnight on 31 March 2011. It allocates up to 10% of its places based on technological aptitude. Its admissions policy, however, is still as a Comprehensive and these places are allocated after offers have been made to those that live within the catchment area.
In September 2014 The Ripley Academy (formerly Mill Hill School) in Ripley, Derbyshire joined West Bridgford School as part of the East Midlands Education Trust.[1]
In March 2016 The West Bridgford School was recognised as being one of the top 100 non-selective state-funded schools in England.[2]
An 'Eco-School'
The school's council and "Environmental Committee" have worked, with assistance from teachers and the support of the student body, to reduce the school's impact on the environment. The school has raised awareness by holding cake sales, fundraising events and holding a "Green Week", which involved students paying a donation and dressing in green. The money raised has gone towards green projects, such as double glazing, insulation and, most notably, a wind turbine, which feeds energy into the National Grid, who then subsidise the school's energy bill. Currently, the school holds the three Eco Schools awards, bronze, silver and has earned green in recognition of its efforts.[3]
Notable former pupils
- Angus Barnett, British actor[4]
- Marcus Clarke, British actor and puppeteer[5]
- Joseph Dempsie, British actor,[6] who appeared in Skins and Game of Thrones
- Danny Elliott, professional footballer
- Simon Francis, professional footballer
- Martin Gorick, British Anglican priest and Bishop of Dudley[7]
- Dan Hardy, professional MMA fighter[8]
- Katie Holtham, professional ladies footballer
- Keith Mansfield, writer and author of the Johnny Mackintosh novels
- Alex Mighten, professional footballer
- Anjli Mohindra, British actor, as seen in The Sarah Jane Adventures[9]
- Samantha Morton, British Oscar nominated actress[10]
- Douglas Murray, author, journalist and political commentator
- Mick Newell, former professional cricketer[11]
- Helen Richardson-Walsh, English field hockey international,[12] member of GB squad that won bronze at London 2012 and gold at Rio 2016 Olympics
- Carl Smith, British rower and four-time world champion[13]
- Owen Thomas, British Television journalist, presenter, CNN and BBC World News
- Justine Thornton, British actress and barrister,[14] wife of former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband
- Tyler Walker, professional footballer[15]
- Vance Warner, former professional footballer for Nottingham Forest
- Prof Bob White, Professor of Geophysics since 1989 at the University of Cambridge
- Nadia Whittome, British politician who was elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Nottingham East
- Lucy Worsley, British historian
West Bridgford Grammar School
- Keith Albarn, English artist and father of musician, Damon Albarn
- Malcolm Bradbury, novelist and academic (1944–51)[16]
- Paul Esswood, counter-tenor singer (1953–60)
- Clive Granger, Nobel Laureate in Economics, of University of California, San Diego (1946–53)[17]
- Sir Percy Edward Kent (also known as Peter Kent), British geologist[18]
- Geraldine Moffat, Actress, noted for lead female role in Get Carter, and mother of Sam Houser and Dan Houser, founders of Rockstar Games
References
- http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/news/local/academy-status-for-town-school-1-6832139
- WBWire (7 March 2016). "The West Bridgford School in the Top 100 schools | West Bridgford Wire". West Bridgford Wire. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- eco schools website|accessdate = 30 January 2012
- "'Pirates' actor hails from Ruddington". ruddingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- James Walker (4 November 2009). "Marcus Clarke interview". LeftLion. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Sansome, Jessica (4 August 2018). "Who is Joe Dempsie? 13 things you need to know about the Game of Thrones actor". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Consecration of the Venerable Martin Gorick to be Bishop of Dudley". southwarkcathedral.org.uk. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Davies, Gareth A. (17 December 2009). "Dan Hardy: Ultimate Fighting Championship title contender on his sporting pedigree". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Doctor Who Guide: Anjli Mohindra". guide.doctorwhonews.net. 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Samantha Morton – Biography". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "MICK NEWELL". trentbridge.co.uk. June 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Williams, Ollie (21 May 2014). "England's Kate Richardson-Walsh on marrying her team-mate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "The Carl Smith Memorial Fund". jpaulwilliamson.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "I know for certain Ed Miliband's wife wasn't too cool for school". Evening Standard. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Feature: Tyler Walker interview". MansfieldTown.net. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Harvey-Wood, Harriet (28 November 2000). "Obituary: Sir Malcolm Bradbury". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Duncan, Alan; Taylor, Robert (1 June 2009). "Sir Clive Granger". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Obituary: Percy Edward Kent 1913-1986" (PDF). Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. 46 (part 2): 173–174. 1987.
