Fulford School

Infobox School
name = Fulford School


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motto=A Posse Ad Esse
established = 1963
comprehensive since = 1970
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faculty = 95
students = 1,300
headteacher = Mr. Steven Smith
LEA = York
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location = Fulfordgate, Heslington Lane, Fulford, York
country = England
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website = http://www.fulford.york.sch.uk
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Fulford School is a comprehensive school and a Maths and Computing College on "Fulfordgate" near "Heslington Lane" in Fulford.

History

It was founded in 1963 and has been a comprehensive school since 1970. The site is close to the former Fulfordgate football ground, which was demolished in 1932.

Admissions

It is situated in Fulford on the southern edge of the city of York. The headteacher is Mr Steven Smith, who joined the school in 2001. It is about a half-mile from the University of York. [http://www.fulfordtennisclub.co.uk Fulford Tennis Club] use the school's courts.

Performance

Fulford School was highlighted by "The Independent" as having the third best sixth form of all Comprehensive Schools in England. [Citation
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title = A-Levels: Best-performing comprehensive schools
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accessdate = 2008-03-24] It has been suggested that this may be the reason why many pupils from fee-paying Independent Schools have been leaving the private sector and electing to continue their studies at Fulford School. [Citation
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title = An outstanding sixth form
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Millennium Volunteers

A group of students from the school, working with students from University of York won the Regional Millennium Volunteer of the Year Team Award in 2007 for their work in renovating a youth room for young people. [Citation
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title = Student volunteers’ accolade for youth room transformation
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Expansion

An increase in the number of pupils on roll led to extensive building programme in 2003 worth £3.5 million, which has added several new specialist classrooms to the school, which contains 4 Geography classrooms, 8 Mathematics classrooms and 2 ICT rooms. [Citation
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title = York school plans £3.5m expansion
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accessdate = 2008-03-24] The addition of specialist status in Maths and Computing has also facilitated the much-needed upgrade of ICT facilities in the school. An enhanced centre was added to the school in 2006 [Citation
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title = Opening of Enhanced Resource Centre at Fulford School
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accessdate = 2008-03-24] to allow the school to offer ten places to students who suffer from Autism and Asperger syndrome.

Motto

Fulford School's motto is the latin phrase "A Posse Ad Esse", which translates into English as "From Possibility to Realisation".

Alumni

* [http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/councill.nsf/councillorsbyid/63?opendocument Greg Stone] , LibDem parliamentary candidate for the Sedgefield 2007 by-election and Newcastle upon Tyne Central 2005 and Vale of York 2001 elections.
* DJ Rusko, dubstep artist.

References

External links

* [http://www.fulford.york.sch.uk School Homepage]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=121684 EduBase]

News items

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3662449.stm Coolest teacher in 2004]