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Bradon Forest is a secondary school located in Purton, near Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire. The school is famous for its theatre works, and that actress Billie Piper once attended the school. The headmaster of Bradon Forest at the current time is Mr L M Spiers. The school holds specialist Arts College status.
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Theatre
The school hosts many theatre shows from either professional companies or from the students themselves. Glasshouse Productions, Firebird Theatre and Gonzo Moose companies have performed at the Bradon Forest theatre. Fairly recently, the school hosted a theatre production called "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswoman’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth". The cast consisted of year eleven GCSE students who handled the play superbly, and the jokes were expertly carried. The school has recently started a drama club for anyone in Key Stage 3. Anyone willing to help in drama club in Key Stage 4 would be a big help, drama club is after school every Thursday at 3.25 till 5.25. Pupils in Key Stage 3 who go to drama club get rewarded with green slips, and pupils in Key Stage 4 are given credits.
School Achievements
Between 2002 and 2006, 70.7% of students gained 5 or more A* to C grades in GCSE's (excluding English and Mathematics). 51% gained 8 or more A* to C grades. The mean number of A* to C grades per student was 6.93, a very satisfactory number.
Big Top Festival
In June 2009, Bradon Forest ran an Expressive Arts festival at the school called the Big Top Festival. It hosted The Clive and the Master.
External links
- The Bradon Forest Website [1]
- Bradon Forest's "Learning Platform" [2]
- The Big Top Festival Website [3]
Coordinates: 51°35′06″N 1°52′18″W / 51.585013°N 1.871651°W
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