Abbot Beyne School
Abbot Beyne School is a comprehensive school in Burton upon Trent in east Staffordshire, England. It is the successor to Burton Grammar School and Burton Girls' High School.
| Abbot Beyne School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Linnell Building, Osborne Street , , DE15 0JL England | |
| Coordinates | 52°48′26″N 1°36′56″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Established | 1520 |
| Founder | Abbot William George Arthur Beyne |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| Specialist | Arts |
| Department for Education URN | 124449 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Annabel Stoddart |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 791 |
| Former name | Burton Grammar School |
| Website | www |
Location
It is situated in Winshill, on the other side of the River Trent to the town centre, east of the B5008, near the junction of the A511 and A444 at Burton Bridge.
History
Grammar school
William Beyne, Abbot of Burton Abbey, endowed a grammar school in the early 16th century, functioning by 1531. The boys' grammar school moved to Winshill in 1957. It was administered by the county borough of Burton upon Trent, and known as The Grammar School with about 600 boys. The girls' high school opened in 1928. From April 1974 it was administered by Staffordshire County Council.
Another similar nearby school was the Dovecliff Grammar School, formerly Burton Technical School, on St Mary's Drive in Horninglow, which became Wulfric Comprehensive School in 1975, then De Ferrers High School in 1985.
Comprehensive
In 1975 the grammar school was merged with the Burton on Trent Girls' High School and Ada Chadwick Secondary Modern School to become Abbot Beyne mixed Comprehensive School on Mill Hill Lane.
Academic performance
The school achieves GCSE and A-level results around the England average, with the A-level results being slightly better than the GCSE results.
Sport
Abbot Beyne has an array of sporting facilities, including; two gymnasiums, rugby pitches, two athletic tracks, two football pitches and numerous tennis courts.
Alumni
The Grammar School
- Dr Norman Allen CB, President from 1961-2 of the Institute of Metallurgists
- Michael Thomas Bass, brewer
- Prof Alec Beardmore, Professor of Genetics from 1966–97 at Swansea University
- Prof Adrian Brown, Professor of Biology and Chemistry of Fermentation from 1899–1919 at the University of Birmingham
- Bernard Crump, Chief Executive since 2005 of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
- Sir Cecil Dannatt OBE MC, Professor of Electrical Engineering from 1940–4 at the University of Birmingham
- Sir Oscar de Ville CBE, Chairman from 1987-91 of Meyer International (bought by Saint-Gobain in 2000)
- Prof Brian Hackett, Professor of Landscape Architecture from 1967–77 at Newcastle University, and President from 1967-9 of the Institute of Landscape Architects (now the Landscape Institute)
- Anthony Hardy (b. 1951), serial killer in London
- Paul Harvey (artist)
- Sir Francis Ley
- Alfred Ernest Newbould, Liberal MP from 1919-22 for Leyton West
- Bob Plant (British Army officer) MC
- Prof Roy Pryce, Director from 1983-90 of the Federal Trust for Education and Research
- Prof. Hugh Richmond, Professor of English, University of California, Berkeley, 1957–1994.
- Edward Wightman (d.1612), nontrinitarian Baptist pastor, last person burnt at the stake for heresy in England
- Alastair Yates, former BBC & Sky News journalist
The Comprehensive School
- Jane Furniss, Chief Executive since 2006 of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
- Dr Pamela Horn, author
- Hannah Bladon
External links
- Burton-upon-Trent: Education (British History Online)
- Abbot Beyne School website
- Abbot Beyne School prospectus
- History of Burton Grammar School
- Burton upon Trent Girls' High School Association
- OFSTED report for Abbot Beyne School
- BBC News review
- Nation Institute of Fame UK
- EduBase