- Ashmole School
Infobox UK school
name = Ashmole School
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latitude = 51.632689
longitude = -0.136182
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established = 1958
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type =Foundation school ,Comprehensive school
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head_label = Head Teacher
head = Derrick Brown
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chair_label = Chair
chair = Jeff Kaye
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specialist = Science and Music
street = Cecil Road
city = Southgate
county =London
country =England
postcode = N14 5RJ
phone = 020 8361 2703
fax = 020 8368 0315
LEA = Barnet
ofsted = 101363
staff =
enrollment = 1340
gender =Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
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publication = @shmole Newsletter
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website = http://www.ashmole.barnet.sch.uk/
website_name =Ashmole School is a comprehensive
foundation school in Southgate in theLondon Borough of Barnet near to its border with theLondon Borough of Enfield .Location
The school is in Cecil Road, near the part of the border between the London Borough of Barnet and the London Borough of Enfield that runs down Chase Side (A111).
History
The school was founded in 1958, and became a foundation school in 1999. It achieved specialist status in Science in 2002, and, after moving to the current buildings on the same site in 2004, added the second specialism, Music, in 2007. It is amongst the top performing comprehensive schools in the countryViews needing attribution|date=August 2007. Its latest Ofsted Inpection report scored Ashmole grade 1, "Outstanding", except in the categories "behaviour of learners", "attendance of learners" and "How effective are teaching and learning in meeting the full range of the learners' needs?". [cite web
title =Inspection report 276508 24–25 January 2007
publisher =ofsted
url =http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=101363&inspectionNumber=276508&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\school\101\s5_101363_20070220.xml
accessdate = 2007-12-09 ] Fact|date=August 2007Buildings
Main Building (2004)
The school moved into the new Main Building in September 2004 and it holds the vast majority of available facilities/subject including: Reception, Sports, English, Maths, Science, Humanities, Modern Languages, IT, Art, Library, Refectory and the Hall.
Performing Arts Centre (2005)
Originally this block served as administration and was the centre of Ashmole School. From September 2004 - May 2005, the building was refurbished to become the "Performing Arts Centre". As the name suggests, this building holds Drama and Music but also the ILR and various offices.
Technology Block (2001)
This building holds Science, Media, Food, Graphics, Textiles and Resistant Materials.
Sixth Form Centre (2003)
As the name suggests, this building is for the Post-16 students. In previous years, the demountable also served as Curriculum Support, Phoenix Centre and Temporary Drama.
Curriculum Support (2003)
The demountable was originally intended to be two classrooms, but since the new school, it was used as an Exams Room. Now the demountable is Curriculum Support.
Music 2 (MU2) (2000)
The demountable was originally the IT room but then served from 2004 as Curriculum support and then from 2006-Present, Music 2 (MU2).
ubjects
enior Management (2008/09)
Head & Deputies
Headteacher: Mr D Brown
Deputy Headteacher: Ms C Barnes (Student Services)
Deputy Headteacher: Ms R Hawkes (Quality of Service)
Assistant Heads
Mr P Bray (Careers/Curriculum 14-19)
Mr T Sullivan (Timetable/KS5)
Mr J Wilson (General Management/KS3)
Mr S Das (Data Management)
Mr B Dhinsa (External Relations)
Mr T Sanders (Professional Development)
Reunions
The school celebrates its fiftieth birthday in the school year 2007/2008 (since moving to its current site). In celebration of this event, the school hosted its first official Re-union on the 9th November. Over 500 people from across the world attended the re-union.
As part of the 50 year celebrations the school has formed an old pupils association the 'Old Ashmolean Association'.
Notable alumni
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Rachel Stevens
*Amy Winehouse
*Dan Gillespie Sells
*Daniel Peacock
*Phillip Silverstone External links
* [http://www.ashmole.barnet.sch.uk/ School website]
* [http://www.britishcouncil.org/netherlands-cf-ngs-school-profiles.doc British Council]References
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