Blenheim High School
51°20′42″N 0°15′50″W / 51.345°N 0.264°W
| Blenheim High School | |
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Longmead Road West Ewell , Surrey , KT19 9BH England | |
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| Type | Academy as of March 2012 |
| Motto | Believe and Achieve |
| Established | 1997 |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| Specialist | Science |
| Department for Education URN | 137906 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Mr. Roger Kitley |
| Head teacher | Ms Tracey Fantham |
| Staff | 163 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1,415 (Capacity for 1,430) |
| Houses | • Tulyar • Nashwan • Octavius • Sinndar |
| Colour(s) | Burgundy |
| Website | http://www.blenheim.surrey.sch.uk/ |
Blenheim High School is a secondary school located at Longmead Road, Epsom, Surrey, England that opened in 1997.[1] It is a coeducational, publicly funded independent school that educates children from ages 11–18, with over 1,400 on the roll.[2]. A foundation school, Blenheim became a specialist school in science in September 2004 (a now defunct classification).[3]
Academic standards
In the Ofsted inspection carried out in February 2010 the school was rated as Satisfactory, point three on the four point scale (one being the highest).[4]
In the previous, February 2007, Ofsted inspection the school was rated Good, point two on the scale, and described as "a good school with many outstanding features." The school had been rated Outstanding in relation to the questions:
- How good is the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?
- How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners?
Admission arrangements
The school was oversubscribed prior to 2011. On 5 October 2001 the admission arrangements were reviewed by an independent adjudicator who decided:
- The school should not name priority wards because this would discriminate in favour of children from the Borough of Epsom and Ewell, to the disadvantage of those who live in the London Borough of Sutton.
- The priority given to children of governors or staff should be removed.[5]
Parliamentary mentions
On 26 October 2001 Stephen Timms, then Minister of State for School Standards, in a written answer, gave an assurance to Chris Grayling MP that the funding of the school would be safeguarded despite the ending of grant-maintained status.[6]
School organisation
Houses
The school has four houses named, as the school is, after racehorses that have won the Epsom Derby.
The ties (burgundy with diagonal white stripes) feature the school logo situated just under the knot, over a stripe of the colour denoting the house of the student.
Rebranding
New Logo
As of September 2012 the school will be undergoing a 're-branding', which includes a new logo. The new logo incorporates the 4 house colours of red, green, blue and yellow. The new school motto 'Believe and Achieve' is featured below the logo.[7]
Awards
- Rolls-Royce Science Prize (Special Merit Award Winner 2007)[8]
References
- ^ "Blenheim’s first pupils branch out", Barnet & Potters Bar Times, 1 July 2004
- ^ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/131386
- ^ "School wins special science status", Barnet & Potters Bar Times, 25 March 2004
- ^ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/131386
- ^ "Schools adjudicator decides admission arrangements for Blenheim High School in Surrey", M2 Presswire, 16 October 2001
- ^ "Blenheim High School", Hansard Written Answers, Volume No. 373, Part No. 38, 26 October 2001
- ^ "July 2012 newsletter"
- ^ "Welcome to the Blenheim School Website". Blenheim.surrey.sch.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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