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Cotham School
Cotham School
	Cotham School's entrance on es = 51°27′49″N 2°36′07″W / 51.4636°N 2.6020°W
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	Cotham Drive; Bristol, BS6 6DT; England
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Type	Secondary Academy
Established	1856; 169 years ago (as the Merchant Venturers' School)
Local authority	Bristol City Council
Department for Education URN	137440 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Joanne Butler
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1487 (data from April 2018)
Capacity	1480 (data from April 2018)
Houses	Delta, Gamma, Sigma, Omega
Website	www.cotham.bristol.sch.uk

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Cotham School is a secondary school with academy status in Cotham, a suburb of Bristol, England. The catchment area for this school is Cotham, Clifton, Kingsdown, Southern Redland, Bishopston, St Paul's and Easton.

The school shares a sixth form, the North Bristol Post 16 Centre, with nearby Redland Green School. The Cotham campus is situated in Charnwood House, although sixth form lessons also take place at the main school site. Construction on a new teaching and dining block was finished in 2018 and increased the school's capacity significantly.^[1]

Cotham School is one of the few schools in the UK to have educated two Nobel laureates: Paul Dirac, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933, and Peter Higgs, who received the same award in 2013.

History

Cotham School was established in 1856. Its predecessor was the Merchant Venturers' School.^[2] Until the academic year 2000/01, Cotham was a grammar school. It became a comprehensive in 2001, and an academy in September 2011. A £20m redevelopment and expansion was completed in 2012, using funding from the Building Schools for the Future programme.^[3]

The BBC drama Thirteen was filmed here in 2015.

Notable alumni

Tony Badger, Master of Clare College, Cambridge, 2003–14; Paul Mellon Professor of American History, University of Cambridge, 1992–2014.
Paul Dirac, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1932 to 1969 at the University of Cambridge, who won the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with Erwin Schrödinger for work on quantum mechanics.^[4]
Wallace Fox, Professor of Community Therapeutics from 1979 to 1986 at the Cardiothoracic Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital; did important work on tuberculosis^[5]
David Garmston, journalist^[6]
Peter Higgs, Professor of Theoretical Physics from 1980 to 1996 at the University of Edinburgh; received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics with François Englert for his work on subatomic particles including the Higgs boson;^[7]
Maya Jama, TV presenter
Martyn Jarrett, Bishop of Beverley 2000–2012; Bishop of Burnley from 1994 to 2000^[8]
Laya Lewis, actress
Gary Mabbutt, professional footballer for Bristol Rovers F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and England
Arthur Milton, cricketer and footballer^[9]
John Mortimore, cricketer^[10]
Michael Parsons, designer of bridges including the Severn and Humber Bridges^[11]
John Perry, musician and author. Guitarist The Only Ones^[12]^{[circular reference]}^[13]
Greg Poole, artist^[14]
Derek Robinson, novelist^[15]
John Saxbee, Bishop of Lincoln 2001–2011; Bishop of Ludlow from 1994 to 2001^[16]
Julian Sedgwick, actor
John Tidmarsh, journalist^[17]
Amy Willerton, contestant on I'm a Celebrity 2013 and contestant in Miss Universe^[18]
Russell Wood, cricketer^[10]

References

^ "Cotham School Expansion". Cotham School. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ Griffiths, Jon (March 2006). "Cotham Old Boys". Bristol. BBC. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
^ Weale, Sally (29 January 2015). "Bristol's Cotham school scores exam results to outshine famous alumni". Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Professor's visit thrills his old school". Bristol Post. No. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Professor Wallace Fox". Telegraph. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Dave Garmston". Radio West. Retrieved 17 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Look at why we loves Bristol". AccessMyLibrary - Europe Intelligence Wire (From Bristol Evening Post). Gale. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
^ "The clergy". Worksop Priory. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Arthur Milton". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Bristol school "reunion" in Gloucestershire team". Yorkshire Evening Post. 9 August 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Michael Parsons", The Times, p. 44, 1 June 2021
^ John Perry (musician)
^ "The Only Ones". 10 July 2014.
^ Dee, Tim (11 January 2019). "Greg Poole obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "Derek Robinson". Good Reads. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Bristol church organist's 60 years of service marked". BBC News. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "A man of the World Service". Bristol Post. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ""I was bullied at school": Bristol I'm a Celebrity contestant Amy Willerton on her time at school". Bristol Post. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "Cotham School Expansion". Cotham School. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[2] Griffiths, Jon (March 2006). "Cotham Old Boys". Bristol. BBC. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

[3] Weale, Sally (29 January 2015). "Bristol's Cotham school scores exam results to outshine famous alumni". Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[4] "Professor's visit thrills his old school". Bristol Post. No. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[5] "Professor Wallace Fox". Telegraph. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[6] "Dave Garmston". Radio West. Retrieved 17 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] "Look at why we loves Bristol". AccessMyLibrary - Europe Intelligence Wire (From Bristol Evening Post). Gale. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

[8] "The clergy". Worksop Priory. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[9] "Arthur Milton". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[johnford-10] "Bristol school "reunion" in Gloucestershire team". Yorkshire Evening Post. 9 August 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[Times-11] "Michael Parsons", The Times, p. 44, 1 June 2021

[12] John Perry (musician)

[13] "The Only Ones". 10 July 2014.

[Dee-14] Dee, Tim (11 January 2019). "Greg Poole obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[15] "Derek Robinson". Good Reads. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[16] "Bristol church organist's 60 years of service marked". BBC News. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[17] "A man of the World Service". Bristol Post. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[18] ""I was bullied at school": Bristol I'm a Celebrity contestant Amy Willerton on her time at school". Bristol Post. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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+'''Cotham School''' is a [[Comprehensive school|secondary school]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy]] status in [[Cotham, Bristol|Cotham]], a suburb of [[Bristol]], [[England]]. The catchment area for this school is Cotham, Clifton, Kingsdown, Southern Redland, Bishopston, St Paul's and Easton.
 The school shares a [[sixth form]], the [[North Bristol Post 16 Centre]], with nearby [[Redland Green School]]. The Cotham campus is situated in Charnwood House, although sixth form lessons also take place at the main school site. Construction on a new teaching and dining block was finished in 2018 and increased the school's capacity significantly.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cotham School Expansion|url=https://www.cotham.bristol.sch.uk/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=239|publisher=Cotham School|accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref>
-Cotham School is one of the few schools in the UK to have educated several Nobel laureates: [[Paul Dirac]], who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933, and [[Peter Higgs]], who received the same award in 2013.
+Cotham School is one of the few schools in the UK to have educated two Nobel laureates: [[Paul Dirac]], who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933, and [[Peter Higgs]], who received the same award in 2013.
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-'''Cotham School''' was established in 1856. Its predecessor was the Merchant Venturers' School.<ref>{{Cite web | last =Griffiths | first =Jon | title =Cotham Old Boys | work =Bristol | publisher =BBC | date =March 2006 | url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2004/06/28/cothamob_feature.shtml | accessdate =2010-06-15 }}</ref> Until the academic year 2000/01, Cotham was a grammar school. It became a comprehensive in 2001, and an [[Academy (English school)|academy]] in September 2011. A £20m redevelopment and expansion was completed in 2012, using funding from the [[Building Schools for the Future]] programme.<ref>{{Cite web | last =Weale | first =Sally | title =Bristol’s Cotham school scores exam results to outshine famous alumni| publisher =Guardian | date =29 January 2015 | url =https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/29/bristol-cotham-school-scores-exam-results-famous-alumni-peter-higgs-paul-dirac | accessdate =4 June 2018 }}</ref>
+'''Cotham School''' was established in 1856. Its predecessor was the Merchant Venturers' School.<ref>{{Cite web | last =Griffiths | first =Jon | title =Cotham Old Boys | work =Bristol | publisher =BBC | date =March 2006 | url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2004/06/28/cothamob_feature.shtml | accessdate =2010-06-15 }}</ref> Until the academic year 2000/01, Cotham was a grammar school. It became a comprehensive in 2001, and an [[Academy (English school)|academy]] in September 2011. A £20m redevelopment and expansion was completed in 2012, using funding from the [[Building Schools for the Future]] programme.<ref>{{Cite web | last =Weale | first =Sally | title =Bristol's Cotham school scores exam results to outshine famous alumni| publisher =Guardian | date =29 January 2015 | url =https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/29/bristol-cotham-school-scores-exam-results-famous-alumni-peter-higgs-paul-dirac | accessdate =4 June 2018 }}</ref>
 The [[BBC]] drama [[Thirteen (TV series)|Thirteen]] was filmed here in 2015.
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 * [[Greg Poole]], artist<ref name="Dee">{{cite web |last1=Dee |first1=Tim |title=Greg Poole obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/11/greg-poole-obituary |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=10 May 2019 |date=11 January 2019}}</ref>
 * [[Derek Robinson (novelist)|Derek Robinson]], novelist<ref>{{cite web|title=Derek Robinson|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/122187.Derek_Robinson|publisher=Good Reads|accessdate=17 October 2015}}</ref>
-* [[John Saxbee]], [[Bishop of Lincoln]] 2001–2011; [[Bishop of Ludlow]] from 1994 to 2001<ref>{{cite web|title=Bristol church organist's 60 years of service marked|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-15810157|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 October 2015}}</ref>
+* [[John Saxbee]], [[Bishop of Lincoln]] 2001–2011; [[Bishop of Ludlow]] from 1994 to 2001<ref>{{cite news|title=Bristol church organist's 60 years of service marked|work=BBC News |date=20 November 2011 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-15810157|accessdate=17 October 2015}}</ref>
 * Julian Sedgwick, actor
 * [[John Tidmarsh]], journalist<ref>{{cite news|title=A man of the World Service|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/man-World-Service/story-11254588-detail/story.html|accessdate=17 October 2015|work=Bristol Post|date=7 March 2011}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

v t e Education in Bristol
General	Education in Bristol List of schools in Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers
Primary schools	Bishop Road Primary School Bridge Learning Campus Merchants' Academy
Secondary schools	Ashton Park School Bedminster Down School Blaise High School Bridge Learning Campus Bristol Brunel Academy Bristol Cathedral Choir School Bristol Free School Bristol Metropolitan Academy City Academy Bristol Cotham School Fairfield High School Merchants' Academy Montpelier High School Oasis Academy Brightstowe Oasis Academy Brislington Oasis Academy John Williams Orchard School Bristol Redland Green School St Bede's Catholic College St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Trinity Academy
Independent schools	Badminton School Bristol Grammar School Carmel Christian School Clifton College Clifton High School Collegiate School Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Redmaids' High School
Special schools	Bristol Gateway School Kingsweston School
Further education	City of Bristol College North Bristol Post 16 Centre St. Brendan's Sixth Form College South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Higher education	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Trinity College University of Bristol The University of Law University of the West of England
Defunct institutions	Andalusia Academy Fairfield Grammar School Merrywood Grammar School Redland High School St Christopher's School St Ursula's School Wesley College

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Notable alumni

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References

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