Ashton Park School

Ashton Park School is a mixed gender secondary school with foundation status, located in the Bower Ashton area of Bristol, England.

Ashton Park School
School entrance
Address
Blackmoor's Lane, Bower Ashton

Bristol
,
BS3 2JL

England
Coordinates51.44029°N 2.630167°W / 51.44029; -2.630167
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1955 (1955)
Local authorityBristol City Council
TrustGatehouse Green Learning Trust
Department for Education URN145398 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherNick John
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1203 (Data from January 2016)
Capacity1155 (Data from January 2016)
Websitewww.ashtonpark.net

History

The school opened on 8 September 1955 as Ashton Park Secondary Modern School, built in the grounds of Ashton Court. The intake of pupils was aimed at the district of Hotwells.

Students come from primary schools including Ashton Gate, Hotwells, Southville, Compass Point, Hillcrest Primary School and Luckwell. The school has a sixth form centre which has the freedom of college, but the support of a school. This prepares students for the next stage in their life. The school is a specialist Sports College. This does not mean extra PE lessons. The school focuses on 'sport for everyone' which could mean simply table tennis for the less able, but the school also runs a 'Gifted and Talented' Sports regime where famous sports people have come in and given lessons such as Jason Gardener. Many extra curriculum clubs for a wide variety of team sports, dance and athletics.

Building

The 1950s teaching accommodation was demolished in 2009/2010 and replaced by a new 39 classroom teaching block which opened in September 2010. It is fitted with toilets on every floor, CCTV, recording studios for music studies and specialist art class rooms for sixth form students. There is also a new canteen as well as the old one with a new card swiping system, like a credit card, so no money is exchanged at the counter.

Academic achievement

The table below shows the shows the schools Progress 8 score.[1]

2016
-0.6

Ashton Park Sixth Form

The Sixth Form Centre is located just behind Ashton Park Secondary School its main intake are students from Ashton Park School, Bedminster Down, Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bridge Learning Campus and Merchants' Academy.

They offer a range of A Levels, Vocational A Levels, BTEC First Diplomas and NVQ Courses, as well as GCSE Mathematics and English retakes.

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References
  1. https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/109278 Ashton Park School
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