Burnham Grammar School

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name = Burnham Grammar School


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motto = Diversity, Dynamism, Distinction
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established = 1960
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type = Community Grammar School
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head = Dr Andrew J Gillespie
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specialist = Science College
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street = Hogfair Lane
city = Burnham
county = Buckinghamshire
country = England flagicon|England
postcode = SL1 7HG
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LEA = Buckinghamshire
ofsted = 110493
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enrollment = 950
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = Angelou, Curie, Redgrave, Tenzing
colours = Red, Black and Yellow
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website = http://www.bgs.bucks.sch.uk/
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Burnham Grammar School (BGS) is a co-educational grammar school in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has approximately 950 pupils. [cite web | title=Schools Directory | publisher=Buckinghamshire County Council | url=http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/schools/schoolDetails.aspx?DFEE=4051 | accessdate=2006-09-21]

The school has an all weather full sized tiger-turf sports pitch which the Wycombe Wanderers first team occasionally train on.

In September 2004 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status as a Science College. [cite web | title=Specialist Schools Home | publisher=DfES | month=July | year=2006 | url=http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/]

The school made national press when it banned football at breaktimes and lunchtimes after a teacher was hit in the face with a ball.cite web | author=Aled Blake | title=Zero-risk factor attacked | url=http://www.tes.co.uk/2335775 | accessdate=4 February | accessyear=2007] The two-week ban was criticised as being "nanny state nonsense", [cite web | author=Paul Pickett | title=Footie-banning head denies 'nanny-state nonsense' | url=http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_headline=footie-banning-head-denies--nanny-state-nonsense-&method=full&objectid=18565913&siteid=50102-name_page.html | accessdate=4 February | accessyear=2007] but the school maintains that the ban was intended to get pupils to play more responsibly in future.

Students are split into 4 houses:

Angelou - After Maya AngelouRedgrave - After Steve RedgraveTenzig - After Tenzig NorgayCurie - After Marie Curie

The current headteacher is Dr Andrew Gillespie who took over from Cathrine Long in January 2008.

Notable alumni

*Mike Ashley, entrepreneur
*Jimmy Carr, comedian
*David Connolly, professional footballer
*Ulrika Jonsson, television presenter

References

External links

* [http://www.bgs.bucks.sch.uk/ School Website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=110493 Ofsted Reports]
* [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?No=8254051&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=1&Year=07&Base=b&Num=825 Department for Children, Schools and Families GCSE Performance Tables]