Brumby Engineering College

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name = Brumby Engineering College


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head = Dr Thomas Clark
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specialist = Engineering College
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street = "Cemetery Road"
city = Scunthorpe
county = North Lincolnshire
country = England
postcode = DN16 1NT
LEA = North Lincolnshire
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staff = 53 teachers, 48 support
enrollment = 750
gender = Coeducational
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upper_age = 16
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website = http://www.brumbyengineeringcollege.co.uk
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Brumby Engineering College, formerly Brumby Comprehensive School, is a comprehensive school on "Cemetery Road" close to the A18 in Scunthorpe (Brumby), North Lincolnshire, England.

Admissions

The school name comes from the Australian Brumby horse. It admits male and female pupils aged 11 to 16 (years 7 to 11). The current principal is Dr. T. Clark. Since September 2005, it has been a specialist Engineering College. Although, it was low performing, it is getting better and better. It has won an award for the best improved school in North Lincolnshire. The connection with horses continues with the names of three of the buildings - Shetland, Clydesdale and Highland.

History

It started in 1928 as Brumby Senior Boys School. In 1929, girls joined the school for one year before moving to the Ashby Girls Secondary Modern School. It was a former secondary modern school, the Brumby Secondary Boys School. It became a Brumby Comprehensive School in 1974, when education in Scunthorpe was reorganised. It became Brumby School in 2002, the became an Engineering College. A new engineering centre opened in 2007.

Academic performance

It gets the second best GCSEs in Scunthorpe after the Frederick Gough School, and just below the England average. No schools in Scunthorpe have a sixth form, and only two towns in North Lincolnshire (Brigg and Barton-upon-Humber) have schools with a sixth form.

References

* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_04.pl?Mode=&Code=&School=8134075&Type=&back=&No=813 Department for Education and Skills: Brumby Engineering College]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=118088 Ofsted Reports on Brumby Engineering College]
* [http://www.eef.org.uk/UK/whatwedo/information/by+subject/educationandskills/briefings/public/2004/briefing02072004.htm EEF: New Engineering Specialist Schools announced]

External links

* [http://www.brumbyengineeringcollege.co.uk Official site]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=118088 EduBase]
* [http://www.ratemyteachers.co.uk/schools/england/scunthorpe/brumby_school Rate My Teachers]
* [http://www.pbase.com/jaqcom/brumby 2007 School Prom gallery] held at Normanby Hall (north of Scunthorpe)
* [http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/Education/schools/BuildingSchoolsForTheFuture/Schools/BrumbyEngineeringCollege.htm New plans for the school]

News items

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_2012000/2012277.stm England fan gets sent home in 2002]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/4800807.stm Young A level pupil in 2006]