Bitterne Park School

Infobox UK school
name = Bitterne Park School


size = 220px
motto =
phone = 023 80325200
fax = 023 80325222
established =
type = Secondary
head = Susan Trigger
street = Copsewood Road
city = Southampton
county = Hampshire
country = England
enrollment =
LEA = Southampton
ofsted = 116458
gender = mixed
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
publication =
website = http://www.bitterneparkschool.org.uk

Bitterne Park School is a large mixed secondary comprehensive school in the Bitterne Park suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, in the south of England. The school now has Arts College status. The school last received an Ofsted inspection on 8 March 2006. The inspectors reported that "Bitterne Park is an outstanding school in which students flourish: almost all fulfil their potential. It is a mature, well run community in which relations between staff and students are founded on respect, care and aspiration and all share a sense of purpose. The headteacher leads with passion and vision."" [ Ofsted inspectors report, visit of 08/03/2006 ]

According to the Department of Education and Skills performance tables, the school obtained the fifth highest CVA score in the city, with a score of 1039.1, putting the school in the top 25% of schools in England. This is a new, complex Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 contextual value added (CVA) score designed to show the progress children have made. This is done by comparing their achievements with those of other pupils nationally who had the same or similar prior attainment in their test results at age 10 or 11 in 2001. [ department of education performance tables 2006 ]

Plans for the future

As part of Southampton City Council's review of Secondary Education, called Learning Futures, it is proposed that the school will be expanded from September 2008, from 1335 to 1500 pupils.. [ Secondary Education Review - Pre-Statutory Consultation Outcome and Proposals for further development, a report to Southampton City Council Cabinet, 19th June 2006]

Former pupils

*Darren Anderton [ [http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=3645 Southampton Football Club: News: Returning home] Accessed 14th September 2007]
*Pete Devereux Fact|date=August 2007
*Aaron Flahavan Fact|date=August 2007
*Darryl Flahavan Fact|date=August 2007
*Chris Packham Fact|date=August 2007
*Craig DavidFact|date=April 2008
*George McAlpine Fact|date=August 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.bitterneparkschool.org.uk/ The school's website]
* [http://www.southampton.gov.uk/childrenandlearning/educationandschools/learning-futures/default.asp#0/ Learning Futures website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk Ofsted Website]