Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City
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| Stanborough School | |
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Lemsford Lane , , AL8 6YR England | |
| Coordinates | 51°47′28″N 0°13′10″W / 51.79099°N 0.21947°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Grammar (1939–1968) Comprehensive (1968–2012) Academy (2012–) |
| Motto | High Expectations -Mutual Respect - Quality Learning - Success For All |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Established | 1939 |
| Founder | Richard Dickington |
| Specialist | Maths and Computing |
| Department for Education URN | 137847 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Merry John |
| Staff | 141 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1412 |
| Houses | Brocket, Hatfield, Knebworth, Sopwell |
| Colour(s) | Green, white |
| Former name | Welwyn Grammar School |
| Website | http://www.stanborough.herts.sch.uk |
Stanborough School is a secondary academy school located in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England.
Like most secondary schools, it has a sixth form. It is situated off Stanborough Road (A6129), near the A1(M), and across the road from the headquarters of Hertfordshire Constabulary, a golf driving range and the Gosling Sports Park (with an athletics track and ski slope). The East Coast Main Line is about 1 km away.
It was created by Richard Dickington during WW2 for evacuated children to still get an education. It was originally a Grammar school (1939-1968), then a Comprehensive school (1968-2012), and now it is a Academy (2012-present).
History
[edit]Grammar school
[edit]It was founded as a selective Grammar school in 1939, and so recently celebrated its 80th year. It had around 550 girls and boys in the 1960s.
Comprehensive
[edit]It became an all-ability comprehensive school in 1968. In the early 1980s it had around 900 boys and girls.
Merger with Sir John Newsom School
[edit]In September 1998, nearby Sir John Newsom School was merged with Stanborough School and its pupils transferred across to Stanborough site.[1]
Academy status
[edit]The school gained academy status in February 2012 with a specialism in Maths and Computing.[2] The school is now independent of local authority control and legally is a private company limited by guarantee registered at Companies House with registration number 07900439.[3]
Sixth Form Consortium
[edit]Stanborough Sixth form is part of a wider consortium of many secondary schools in the area. Stanborough offers a range of subjects at A level on site. English, History, Mathematics, Science, Computer Science, Psychology are just a few examples. Other schools aligned with the sixth form consortium include:
Academic performance
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Stanborough School often achieves GCSE results above the national average, with 51% of pupils achieving the equivalent of five or more GCSEs grade C or above including English and Maths in 2012. Their A Level results are consistently one of the highest of maintained schools in Hertfordshire.
Notable former pupils
[edit]Welwyn Garden City Stanborough Grammar School
[edit]- Prof Roger Heath-Brown, Professor of Pure Mathematics since 1999 at the University of Oxford
- Alex Larke, musician and UK Eurovision Song Contest representative in 2015
- Michael Peacock OBE, television executive, Controller of BBC1 from 1965–7, and chairman from 1989 to 1995 of UBC Media Group
- Prof Michael Talbot, James and Constance Alsop Professor of Music from 1986 to 2003 at the University of Liverpool
- Glyn Maxwell, poet
- Prof. Jonathan Gregory, Professor of Climate Change and Modelling at the University of Reading and the Met Office.
- Klaus Hasselmann, 2021 Nobel Laureate in Physics[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sir John Newsom School, Welwyn Garden City: Schools in Welwyn Garden City". Schooletc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Academy Status". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Failure Page". Wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Former Student wins Nobel Prize for Physics" (PDF). The Stanborough Times. 15 June 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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