- Churchill Community School
Infobox UK school
name = Churchill Community School
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latitude = 51.3369
longitude = -2.8119
dms = yes
motto = Aiming for Excellence
phone =
fax =
established = 1956
type =State school
head = Dr Barry Wratten
street = Churchill Green
city = Churchill
county =North Somerset
country =England
enrollment = c.1500
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
publication = The Churchill/The Spotlight
website = http://www.churchill.n-somerset.sch.ukChurchill Community School is a
state school situated in the village of Churchill,North Somerset , surrounded by countryside and overlooked by theMendip Hills . It has a sixth form centre, taking students from years 7 to 13 and offeringGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education , A-levels andBTEC courses. In 2002 the school was granted specialistArts College status. The current headteacher is DrBarry Wratten succeeding Brian Kirkup, who is now a governor ofThe Kings of Wessex School in nearbyCheddar . [cite web | url= http://www.kowessex.co.uk/downloads/parent_documents/gov_report.pdf | publisher=The Kings of Wessex School | format= pdf | title= Governor's Report to Parents | accessdate= 2008-08-06]The school is organised by
house system , with the houses named after royal dynasties of Britain: Stuart (green), Hanover (yellow), Tudor (red) and Windsor (blue).The school publishes a weekly newsletter, a termly publication called "The Churchill" and an arts newsletter, "Spotlight".
2006 marked the school's half-century on its site. This was celebrated with a series of events cumulating in Jubilee Party in the grounds of the school.
Sports
The school's sports teams compete with other schools in football, running and
rugby union , where school teams have been successful in theDaily Mail Cup . Its rugby team has toured inEurope ,Africa andSouth America , before Dr Wratten decided to actively fund and encourage music tours to the Czech Republic. The school benefits from an indoor swimming pool, squash and tennis courts and playing fields. The school formed its first girls' rugby team in 2003.Other activities
Since 1995 the school has been a member of the
Gabblers Club , theBristol -baseddebating organisation. The school has won its annual competition three times.Its
dance ,drama andmusic studios support the school's specialist Performing Arts status and the school regularly stages dramatic productions at the Playhouse Theatre inWeston-super-Mare . The school also boasts a successfulchoir , string ensemble,concert band andjazz group . Pupils are also active inchess ,Duke of Edinburgh Award andsailing . In recent years the school has organised visits to, among others,Paris ,New York ,Russia ,China ,Bolivia ,Tanzania andKyrgyzstan . The schools award winning senior gospel choir,Youthful Spirit have toured inGreece ,Germany andAustria .On the last day of term before Christmas vacations, sixth form pupils wear
fancy dress to school and have breakfast with their tutor groups, then watch the yearly event of the Christmas revue organised by year 13 students. Socially, the Sixth Form Council organises regular parties at bars in Weston-super-Mare.The school's official slogan is 'aiming for excellence' but is more famously known as 'it's cool to be keen', as set down by the former headmaster, Mr. Kirkup.
References
External links
* [http://www.churchill.n-somerset.sch.uk/ Churchill Community School website]
* [http://www.churchillmusic.org.uk/school.html Churchill Music school site]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=109312&providerCategoryID=8192 Churchill Community School entry on Ofsted website]
* [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?No=8024139&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=k&Year=07&Base=a&Num=802 Key Stage 3 performances tables (DSCF)]
* [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?Mode=Z&Type=SC&No=8024139&Phase=1&Year=07&Num=802&Base=c&s2s=1 GCSE performance tables (DSCF)]
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