Bishop Stopford School
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Bishop Stopford School | |
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Address | |
Headlands , , NN15 6BJ England | |
Coordinates | 52°23′10″N 0°43′38″W / 52.3861°N 0.7272°W |
Information | |
Type | Secondary Academy |
Motto | Faith. Justice. Responsibility. Truth. Compassion. |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1535 |
Department for Education URN | 137086 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Head teacher | Jill Silverthorne |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1478 |
Houses | 8: Canterbury, Durham, Ely, Gloucester, Peterborough, Salisbury, Winchester and York |
Colour(s) | Royal Blue Gold Black |
Publication | KeyNotes, BSS World of Writing |
Website | http://www.bishopstopford.com |
Bishop Stopford School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.[1]
The school is located in the Headlands, Kettering. The current
History
Bishop Stopford School was founded in 1965 as a purpose-built
On 23 May 2012, Bishop Stopford opened an extension to the sixth-form, with a study area, two seminar rooms and an additional classroom.
The number on roll has more than doubled since 1965 to approximately 1450 students, with a sixth form of approximately 400.
The school converted to academy status in August 2011.[3]
Previous headteachers were Pat Partridge until 1974, Trevor Hopkins until 1998,[4] James Colquhoun until 2001, and Margaret Holman from 2001 to 2018.[citation needed]
Sixth form
Bishop Stopford School Sixth Form has approximately 400 students and offers 25 A Level subjects.[5]
School performance and inspections
The last full inspection by Ofsted was in 2022, with a judgement of Requires Improvement.[6] The report noted that the school had a longer than usual period between inspections.[6]
References
- ^ "Bishop Stopford School". Bishop Stopford. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "History of the School". Bishop Stopford.
- ^ Norris, Frank (14 February 2012). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Dr Trevor Hopkins". Bishop Stopford. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Sixth Form". Bishop Stopford. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b Fearns-Davies, Roxanne (2022). "Inspection of Bishop Stopford School". Ofsted. Retrieved 6 June 2023.