Darfield Foulstone School of Creative Arts

Darfield Foulstone School Of Creative Arts

Motto	Positive Foulstone, Moving Forward, Learning Together
Established	1933
Type	Secondary School
Headteacher	currently recruiting
Specialism	Creative Arts (Head of specialism Mrs. K. Daniels)
Location	Nanny Marr Road Darfield Barnsley South Yorkshire S73 9AB England
Local authority	barnsley
Students	approx. 900
Gender	Mixed
Colours	Blue Polo Shirt, Black Trousers
Website	Darfield Foulstone School of Creative Arts

Coordinates: 53°32′05″N 1°22′30″W / 53.5348°N 1.3749°W / 53.5348; -1.3749

Darfield Foulstone School of Creative Arts is a comprehensive school in the village of Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

It is a specialist creative arts school, with approximately 900 pupils between the ages of 11 and 16.

The school also has a school council, which contributes to the decisions made by the head and speaks on behalf of all the students in all years.

Uniform

Both girls and boys wear a medium coloured blue polo shirt carrying the school logo with a black jumper also carrying the school logo, cardigans are not allowed, and if any pupil wishes to wear one they will be asked to take it off during lesson times. Jumpers, polos and p.e. shirts are available from the school shop at reception.this uniform is carried out with either black trousers,sensible and not baggy or any other fashion statement or for the girls a skirt,as long as it is below the knee. This uniform is finished of with black shoes, no boots, trainers or pumps and black soles. For physical education (p.e) you will need a Foulstone navy blue p.e. shirt with the Foulstone logo on side, with some tracksuit bottoms of your choice and sensible trainers (no pumps).

History

The Foulstone Modern School was built on land in the centre of Darfield, previously occupied by a children's recreation ground and by well-cultivated allotments, running alongside of Nanny Marr Road. It was built in the late 1930s and officially opened by R. A. (Rab) Butler in the early war years.

The aim of the school was to provide a good standard of secondary education for local children aged 11 to 16. A lot has been written about the standard and quality of secondary education in the 1930s; much appeared to revolve around the "11 plus exam", an examination taken by children aged 10/11 years old.

The school derives its name from Alderman T.H. (Tommy) Foulstone who was Darfield's representative on the West Riding County Council (headquarters at Wakefield); his special interest was education, standards for which he sought to increase at all levels.

Specialism

The school has may assets to its creative arts status. It puts on numerous plays, concerts, and showcases throughout the year. The school is the new host of the much respected Barnsley Youth Theatre. There is also a dance school, "K.A.D.S", run by one of the school's dance teachers.

Adjoining the school is a CLC which has a subsequent auditorium, a professional recording studio, a cyber cafe, a MAC lab, and computer suites.

References

External links

• Darfield Foulstone School of Creative Arts
• Barnsley Youth Theatre