Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School

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name = The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School


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type = Voluntary aided Comprehensive school
religion = Church of England
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head = Mrs Sara Catlow-Hawkins
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street =Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley
city = Hereford
county = Herefordshire
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ofsted = 116991
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enrollment = 1,180
gender = Co-educational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
houses = Ashley, Cheshire, Livingstone and Shaftesbury
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School (BHBS) is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in the Tupsley district of Hereford, England. It is a voluntary aided school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 16. It is a Church of England school and is administered by the Hereford Diocese. The current headteacher is Sara Catlow-Hawkins, who succeeded Andrew Marson in September 2007. Marson had led the school for 21 years. [cite web | title=New head teacher appointed to Bishops School | publisher=Herefordshire Council | date=2007-03-28 | url=http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/council_gov_democracy/news/29761.asp | accessdate=2007-09-24]

In September 1997 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status as a Technology College. The school has also been awarded a further specialism in Languages and was among the first schools to receive training school status in 2000. [cite web | title=Specialist Schools Home | publisher=Department for Children, Schools and Families | url=http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/ | accessdate=2007-09-24] [cite web | title=Schools to share training tips | publisher=BBC News | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/737488.stm | accessdate=2007-09-24]

The school is divided into four houses which are named after Christian campaigners. The houses are Ashley, Cheshire, Livingstone and Shaftesbury.

History

The school was formed in 1973, which was the year that Herefordshire switched from a selective, grammar school and secondary modern, system to a comprehensive education system. The new comprehensive school was formed by the merger of two CofE secondary modern schools; the Bishop’s School, founded in 1958, and the Bluecoat foundation, which dated back to 1710. In 1983 BHBS joined the Woodard Corporation group of Church of England schools.

Headteachers

*Peter Baker 1958 - 1978 (Bishop’s School 1958 - 1973) [cite web | title=Headteacher laid the base for success | publisher=Hereford Times | url=http://archive.herefordtimes.com/2002/6/27/46953.html | accessdate=2007-09-27]
*John Chapman 1978 -
*Andrew Marson 1986 - 2007
*Sara Catlow-Hawkins 2007 - present

Notable alumni

*Scott Bemand, rugby union player [cite web | title=Scott Bemand profile | publisher=Leicester Tigers | url=http://www.tigers.co.uk/31_269.php | accessdate=2007-09-24]
*Gregory Bradley, actor, appeared as 'Oliver' in the West End, TV appearances and in Radio 2 and Radio 4 plays
*Anja Caffelle, Royal Northern College of Music
*Emily Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Philharmonia and the City of London Sinfonia and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
*Sam Dixon, Bath Spa University (final six in the Musicians Benevolent Fund Songwriting Award 2006)
*Emily Dodsworth, National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, Royal Northern College of Music
*Matthew Leak, National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain
*Angela Tooby, international athlete, British team 1988 Summer Olympics
*Susan Tooby, international athlete, British team 1988 Summer Olympics

Music

The school has achieved three Artsmark Gold Awards for its Arts provision. It employs twenty-four peripatetic instrumental staff who teach nearly 300 pupils who are regularly entered for National Music Grades (213 pupils have passed a grade, with a quarter of pupils achieving grade 4 - diploma standard)

The school's concert programme has included recent performances by its Chamber Choir in Portugal, instrumentalists and singers performing in Symphony Hall and the Royal Albert Hall as well as in Lichfield, Hereford and Worcester Cathedrals. It performs in the BBC Herefordshire Musicians showcase and achieves numerous accolades from Herefordshire Festival each year.

The school is also an Arts Award Centre, which runs the bronze and silver award as part of its fast track music provision as well as early entry at AS-level. Its Head of Music is Paul James M.A. who has served the school for 18 years....

Sport

The school’s most notable sport is rugby union. Teams between Under 12 and Under 16 are fielded most weeks during the winter and spring terms.

The school has achieved a high standard in the Under 15 Daily Mail Cup. Recently reaching the last 32 of the competition three times in five years. The school’s best result in the competition was in 2007, when they reached the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual runners-up St Paul’s School. [cite web | title=Daily Mail Cup official website | url=http://www.schoolsrugby.co.uk/Tournaments/DailyMailCup/ | accessdate=2007-09-24] The school organises regular tours, and have toured New Zealand, France and Canada.

References

*cite news |title=Matthew's achievement of note |url=http://archive.herefordtimes.com/2008/3/31/95536.html |publisher=Hereford Times |date=2008-03-31 |accessdate=2008-05-18
*cite news |title=Emily setting her sights on stardom |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/search/1860354.Emily_setting_her_sights_on_stardom/ |publisher=Hereford Times |date=2007-11-27 |accessdate=2008-05-19

External links

* [http://www.bhbs.hereford.sch.uk/ School website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=116991 Ofsted Reports]
* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?No=8844600&Year=07&Phase=1 Department for Children, Schools and Families Performance Tables (GCSE and equivalent)]