Carisbrooke High School

Infobox UK school
name = Carisbrooke High School


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latitude = 50.69755
longitude = 1.314928
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motto = Raising Standards Through Effective Learning
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type = State
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head_label = Head Teacher
head = Ms Mary Hoather
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chair_label = Chair of Governors
chair = Mr Steve Howe
specialist = Sports College
street = Mountbatten Drive
city = Newport
county = Isle of Wight
country = Englandflagicon|England
postcode = PO30 5QU
LEA = Isle of Wight
ofsted = 2003
staff = ~200 (full-time)
enrollment = ~1400
gender = Male / Female
lower_age = 13
upper_age = 19
houses = Citius, Altius, Fortius
colours = Blue, White and Gold color box|Bluecolor box|Whitecolor box|Yellow
website = http://www.carisbrookehighschool.co.uk/
website_name = www.carisbrookehighschool.co.uk

Carisbrooke High School is a state-maintained high school for students aged 13-19. The school is located in the suburbs of Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. It is one of 5 state-maintained schools on the Isle of Wight, as well as Cowes High School, Medina High School, Ryde High School and Sandown High School.

Houses

As a Sports College, Carisbrooke High Schools houses are named in accordance with the Olympic Motto:

*"Citius" (Faster)
*"Altius" (Higher)
*"Fortius" (Stronger)

All tutor groups at Carisbrooke High School are vertical in nature. This means that each year group is represented within each tutor group. Rather, the tutor groups have a 'house identity' as opposed to a year group identity.

Uniform

Carisbrooke High School students wear a white polo shirt with the Carisbrooke High School logo embroidered on it. Black trousers are also worn. Optionally, over the polo shirt, a school sweater can also be worn. This is blue in colour with a hoizontal white stripe just below shoulder level. Again, there is a Carisbrooke High School logo embroidered on the breast.

Learning Areas

The various departments around the school are arranged into Learning Areas. These are similar in nature to faculties, in that the constituent subjects have similar aims and themes. The Learning Areas at Carisbrooke High School are:

*Design and Creative Applications
*Healthy Living
*Language & Communication
*Numeracy and Information Technology
*Scientific Applications
*Social Studies

Curriculum

Key Stage 3 (Year 9)

Carisbrooke High School delivers the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum for its Year 9 students, in accordance with the subjects' Programme of Study. In the core subjects of English, Science and Mathematics, students who took their Key Stage 3 SATs early at Middle School follow either GCSE courses or enrichment courses.

Subjects include:

Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11)

Carisbrooke offers a range of academic and vocational qualifications for 14-16 year olds. To widen its offer, Carisbrooke High School collaborates with the Isle of Wight College.

Subjects include:

Key Stage 5 (Years 12 & 13)

Carisbrooke High School offers a range of academic and vocational qualifications for 16-19 year olds. Again, to widen the offer, Carisbrooke collaborates with the Isle of Wight College as well as through Cowes High School and Medina High School (as a confederated sixth form organisisation known as the CMC Collaboration).

Subjects include:

Campus

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Carisbrooke is situated on a 25 acre site - the largest school campus on the Isle of Wight, at points, measuring convert|0.6|mi|km across.

Facilities

As a Sports College, Carisbrooke High School must have extensive sporting facilities that the students and wider community can access, including:

*Flood-lit, multi-weather pitch
*Running track
*Squash courts
*Indoor sports hall
*Gymnasium
*Two dedicated fitness suites

Buildings

There are several buildings that make up the wider campus of Carisbrooke High School.

Moving from east to west:

Technology Block: houses all technologies, including electronics, textiles, resistant materials
East Block: houses citizenship, history, religious studies, PSHE, LRA, Headteacher's office, Year Base, Room 6, pastoral support, finance, attendance, ASRC,
Science Block: houses biology, chemistry, physics, applied science, pyschology and food technology
East Hall: assemblies are held here
Gymnasium
Sports Hall/Fitness Suite
Powerbase: additional fitness suite (accessible by general public after 6pm)
Canteen
Staff Block: houses the staff room, medical room, lost property, reprographics, conference room
Geography Block: houses geography and business studies
English Block
Maths Corridor
Art Block
Law Block
Languages Corridor
Sixth Form Center: houses Head of Sixth Form offices and sixth form common room
Senior Corridor: location of several senior leaders' offices, guidance center
West Block: houses drama studio, music rooms

External links

* [http://www.carisbrookehighschool.co.uk/ School website]