- Poltair School
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name = Poltair School
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established = 1907
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Mr Stephen Tong
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specialist =Sports College
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street = Trevarthian Road
city =St Austell
county =Cornwall
country =England
postcode = PL25 4BZ
LEA =Cornwall
ofsted = 112052
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enrollment = 1083
gender =Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
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colours = Traditionally Bottle Green, currently Navy Blue
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website = http://www.poltairschool.co.uk
website_name =Poltair School is a specialist
Sports College .Poltair School is the only secondary school in
Cornwall to boast a full student radio station, Inferno Radio.Its music department has three members of St Austell based band The Replicas.
It has educational links with schools in
Dithmarschen ,Germany , notably theGymnasium Heide-Ost .The school is undergoing a £5 million redevelopment programme.
The headteacher until July 2007,
Heather McIlroy , increased the schools GCSE pass rate by 16% in 2 years. Stephen Tong became headteacher in April 2008.In 2007, Poltair School held its Centenary, which included guided tours of the school, a service at St Johns Methodist Church, and celebrations at St Austell's
Eden Project .Notable alumni
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John Nettles , actor
*A. L. Rowse , academic and author.
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