Park View School, Chester-le-Street
Park View School | |
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Address | |
Church Chare , , DH3 3QA England | |
Coordinates | 54°51′18″N 1°34′12″W / 54.8550°N 1.5700°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Motto | Behave with honesty, treat people with sincerity |
Established | 2011 |
Department for Education URN | 136971 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair | William Dennison |
Headmaster | Andrew Finley |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1519 |
Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
Publication | Park Views |
Website | http://www.parkviewlearning.net |
Park View School is an academy and sixth form in Chester-le-Street, County Durham for students aged 11 to 18. Year 7 and 8 students spend the first two years at the North Lodge site two miles to the north of the Church Chare site. During 2012 to 2013, it underwent a £1 million refurbishment.[1]
History
Chester-le-Street Secondary School opened in September 1911. The school changed names to Chester-le-Street Grammar School in 1944, the Deanery in 1969, Park View Comprehensive in 1976, then finally Park View Community School in 1982.[2] In July 2011, it became an academy shortening its name to Park View School.
Ofsted and academic achievement
In 1997 Park View Community School was designated as a
A-level results in County Durham. The 2004 Ofsted inspection rated Park View "very good" in every category.[3] Since the 2008 inspection the school has been consistently rated "good".[4][5][6]
Extracurricular activities
In 2007, Park View took part in the
Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme, the Global Fellowship programme ceased at the end of March 2011.[11] From 2011, the school has participated in the Comenius Bilateral School Partnerships programme.[12][13]
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (November 2016) |
Chester-le-Street Grammar School
- Alan Clark (keyboardist), keyboardist for Dire Straits
- Prof Anne Curry FRHistS, Professor of Medieval History since 2004 at the University of Southampton
- Terry Garbett, footballer for Watford & New York Cosmos.
- Prof Jack Heslop-Harrison, President from 1974 to 1975 of the Institute of Biology
- June Markham, ice dancer with Courtney Jones, won the World Championships in 1957 and 1958
- Edwin Solomon CBE, Chief Constable from 1967 to 1974 of West Midlands Constabulary
- John Taylor CBE, Chief executive from 2001 of Acas
Park View Comprehensive
- Jeff James, CEO of The National Archives
Park View Community School
- Will Fletcher, Olympic rower
- Darren Holden (footballer), footballer for Consett A.F.C
- Steve Howard, footballer for Leicester City F.C.
- Grant Leadbitter, footballer for Sunderland A.F.C.
- Ross Pearson UFC fighter
- Adam Reach, footballer for Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
- Jonny Maddison, footballer for Port Vale F.C.
References
- ^ "North Lodge". School website.
- ^ "School's search for pupils as 100th anniversary approaches". Sunderland Echo. 21 February 2011.
- ^ "2004 Section 3 Inspection" (PDF). Ofsted.
- ^ "2008 Inspection" (PDF). Ofsted.
- ^ "2011 Interim Assessment" (PDF). Ofsted.
- ^ "2012 Inspection" (PDF). Ofsted.
- ^ "Durham Programme NGS School Partnership Plan". British Council. Archived from the original (DOC) on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Durham University meeting" (PDF). British Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "NGS River Monitoring Project". British Council. Archived from the original (DOC) on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Report on NGS School Partnership Plan" (PDF). British Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Global Fellowship". British Council. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012.
- ^ "UK Comenius Bilateral School Partnerships 2011". British Council. Archived from the original (XLS) on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "UK Comenius Bilateral School Partnerships 2012". British Council. Archived from the original (XLS) on 4 October 2013.