- Meadowhead School
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Meadowhead Community Learning Trust and Language College Motto Learning and Achieving Together Established 1987 Type Mixed Comprehensive Headmistress Ms Catherine James Specialism Language College Location Dyche Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S8 8BR
EnglandDfE URN 107149 Ofsted Reports Students 1,670 Gender Coeducational Ages 11–18 Website meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk Coordinates: 53°19′33″N 1°28′10″W / 53.325725°N 1.469532°W
Meadowhead Community Learning Trust and Language College is a "larger than average"[1] mixed comprehensive Trust school in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. There are currently 1,670 students on roll, around 120 teaching staff and a further 50 non-teaching staff.
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History
Meadowhead School was created when the two schools of Jordanthorpe Comprehensive School and Rowlinson School merged in 1987. The school remained on two sites approximately 0.25 miles apart until January 2007[2] when the new building was opened on land in between the two sites. The previous school sites were demolished. The site where the "North Building" once stood - alongside Bochum Parkway - became a Gilders Volkswagen and Audi showroom and the area where the "South Building" was - further along Dyche Lane - became the new school's playing fields. The new building was built just to the south of where the original North Building stood.
Achievements
According to Ofsted, Meadowhead School is "a good school with some outstanding features [...] and has achieved a range of awards, such as Investors in People, International School Award and Healthy Schools Award"[3]
School Specialism
It has been a Specialist Language College since 2001 and was re-designated as such in 2005.
Academic
The GCSE (A*–C) rate in 2008, including English and Maths, was well above average for Sheffield with 50% of students attaining these grades, compared with Sheffield's average of 40.6%.[4] In 2009, 57% of students achieved five A*–C GCSE passes including Maths and English.[5]
Post-16
Meadowhead gained Trust status in September 2009, and are now offering post-16 courses, some of which are run in conjunction with the Norton College opposite the school.
Uniform
Students wear a bottle-green crested jumper, a white or black polo shirt with the school's logo, smart black trousers or skirts and smart black shoes. Items such as jewellery, excessive make-up, fashion belts and trainers are disallowed.
School Council
Students are encouraged to take a lead in the school's student year council called VOTeS (Voices of the students).
References
- ^ 2008 Ofsted report
- ^ Meadowhead School website, then click on "Information" then "Prospectus".
- ^ 2008 Ofsted report
- ^ Dfes site, Sheffield GCSE results, 2008
- ^ Meadowhead web site, Exam Results, 2009
External links
Categories:- Schools in Sheffield
- Language Colleges in England
- Comprehensive schools in South Yorkshire
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