| The West Bridgford School | |
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| Motto | Carpe Diem |
| Established | 1960s |
| Type | Secondary, Technology College, formerly comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Mr McDonough |
| Location | Loughborough Road West Bridgford Nottinghamshire NG2 7FA England |
| LEA | Nottinghamshire |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | www.wbs.notts.sch.uk The West Bridgford School |
| Coordinates: 52°55′04″N 1°08′13″W / 52.9179°N 1.137°W | |
The West Bridgford School & Specialist Technology College is a co-educational Comprehensive school in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England.
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About the School
History
The school, then known as West Bridgford County Secondary School moved to the present buildings in 1938. It became West Bridgford Grammar School in 1944 and then West Bridgford Comprehensive in September 1969. It is now called The West Bridgford School - A Specialist Technology College and remains a comprehensive. The school's original site was on Musters Road, which is now occupied by Musters Medical Practice. In September 1938 the school moved to a newly constructed building adjoining Loughborough Road, which is now its main building. 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 Green line nature reserve) in West Bridgford and included Ruddington. The building is next to South Nottingham College.
Local rivalry
The school is known for its local rivalry with the closest other comprehensive, Rushcliffe. Both schools get good results at both GCSE and A level. West Bridgford is usually at the top of the GCSE tables for Nottinghamshire, similar to Rushcliffe School, but West Bridgford does much better at A level - usually the second best in Nottinghamshire. However, the nearby Becket School is the best in Nottinghamshire at A level, although tends to less well at GCSE.
Former headmasters
- David Cokeham (1989-2005)
- Mr. Marden (1972-1989)
- Peter Cornall (1967-72) - became Cornwall's inspector of schools from 1981-91. Advocate of comprehensive education.
- Mr. Hill (Deputy Head)
An 'Eco-School'
The school's Environment Committee have worked hard through 2007 and 2008 to make the school more environmentally friendly. The school has now achieved the Bronze and Silver Awards in the Eco-Schools system. In December 2008, the school held a 'Green Week' to raise awareness and money for environmental projects around the school. This resulted in receiving £26,000 to purchase a wind turbine for the field, to power the Library and Learning Support Area.
Notable alumni
- James Thornton (Cooper), Former Actor (Panorama, A Thing Called Love, Centenary Place) and Current Theatrical Agent.
- Joseph Dempsie, British actor, as seen in Skins (TV series).
- Anjli Mohindra, British Actor, as seen in The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Samantha Morton, British oscar nominated Actor[1].File:La monstrua desnuda (1680), de Juan Carreño de Miranda..jpg
- Keith Mansfield, writer and author of the Johnny Mackintosh novels.
- Marcus Clarke (puppeteer), British actor and puppeteer[2][3].
- Angus Barnett, British actor[4].
- Vance Warner, Ex-professional footballer for Nottingham Forest F.C..
- Simon Francis (footballer), Professional footballer for Southend United F.C..
- Michael Sims (kayaker), Kayaker, eleventh in the world for classic river race and fourteenth in the world for sprint kayaking.
- Mick Newell, Coach of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and a former player.
- Spencer Churchill, European freestyle martial arts champion{undefeated}, member of the knights of malta.
- Andrew Calderwood, Fourth in the world at kata in karate.
- Jonathan Bowes MYP, Member of Youth Parliament
- Si Aljewicz, British musician, with UK band Overvibe.
- Owen Thomas, British Television journalist, presenter, CNN and BBC World News.
West Bridgford Grammar School
- Malcolm Bradbury, novelist and academic (1944-51)
- Clive Granger, Nobel Laureate in Economics, of University of California San Diego (1946-53)
- Paul Esswood, counter-tenor singer (1953-60)
- Michael Neale CB, engineer
- Henry Perfect, Chairman of the Babtie Group from 1996-2002, civil engineer
- Sir Brian Smedley, High Court Judge
- Sir Chris Fox, Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police from 1996-2003
References
- ^ Samantha Morton left at 13 ...
- ^ marcus clarke's IMDB listing
- ^ Hands Up Puppets Website
- ^ Angus Barnett at IMDB
External links
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