Backwell School

Infobox UK school
name = Backwell School


latitude = 51.4161
longitude = -2.7392
dms = yes
motto =
phone = 01275 463371
fax = 01275 463077
established = 1954
type = State school
head = Julian Baldwin
street = Station Road
city = Backwell
county = North Somerset
country = England
enrollment = 1647
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
publication =
website = http://www.backwellschool.net/

Backwell School is a comprehensive school in Backwell, North Somerset, England, part of England's state education system. The school is a specialist Arts College, and includes a sixth form and takes pupils from the age of 11 (Year 7) to the age of 18 (Year 13). Backwell School's catchment area includes the villages of Backwell, Yatton, Claverham, Cleeve and Kingston Seymour, although several hundred of the schools students come from locations outside of its official catchment area from locations such as Nailsea and Bristol. The local education authority is North Somerset Council. The original secondary modern school at Backwell became a comprehensive school in 1976 when the tripartite education system was abolished in the area. The school buildings date back to 1954. [cite web | title= Planning committee meeting minutes | date=11 November 2001 | publisher = North Somerset Council | url = http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc9016.htm | accessdate = 2007-05-30 ]

As of 2007, 71% of GCSE students achieved at least 5 GCSEs above grade C including English and Maths. [cite web | title= North Somerset secondary school league tables | date=10 January 2007 | publisher = BBC News Education | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/802_4129.stm | accessdate = 2008-02-13 ] This is 24.3% above the national average that year. It is the highest performing Secondary School in North Somerset. [cite news | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/802.stm | title= Secondary schools in North Somerset | date= 2008-01-10 | publisher= BBC News | accessdate= 2008-10-02]

Notable Alumni

*Joel McIver - authorFact|date=May 2007
*Richard Ottaway - member of Parliament for Croydon South [cite news | title= Richard Ottaway | date=2001 | publisher=BBC News Online | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/candidates/candidates/1/17106.stm | accessdate = 2008-02-13 ]
*Mervyn Kitchen - cricket Test Match umpireFact|date=May 2007
*Daddy G of the pop group Massive AttackFact|date=May 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.backwellschool.net/index.asp School website]
* [http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk LEA website]