Chilwell School
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Chilwell School (formerly known as Chilwell Comprehensive School) is a
secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...
located in
Chilwell Chilwell is a suburban area in the borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on the west side of the town of Beeston and is south-west of the centre of Nottingham. History Roman buildings, pottery and coins have been found i ...
, near
Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
,
England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
. The school is located adjacent to the
Chilwell Olympia Chilwell Olympia is a sports centre in Chilwell, near Nottingham. It is run by Broxtowe Borough Council with the aim of meeting the recreational and sporting needs of the locality as well as the physical education needs of the pupils at Chilwell ...
sports complex and has an attached sixth-form college. In January 2005, the school was
designated Designation (from Latin ''designatio'') is the process of determining an incumbent's successor. A candidate that won an election, for example, is the ''designated'' holder of the office the candidate has been elected to, up until the candidate's ...
a
specialist school Specialist schools, also known as specialised schools or specialized schools, are schools which specialise in a certain area or field of curriculum. In some countries, for example New Zealand, the term is used exclusively for schools specialis ...
in
Arts The arts or creative arts are a vast range of human practices involving creativity, creative expression, storytelling, and cultural participation. The arts encompass diverse and plural modes of thought, deeds, and existence in an extensive ...
and Maths and Computing. The school's typical enrolment is around 1,000 students aged 11 to 18, of which roughly 100 are enrolled at the sixth-form.Ofsted inspection report 2012
/ref> The Chilwell Sixth-Form was formerly known as Lakeview College and was run in collaboration with nearby school Alderman White. In September 2006, Chilwell School governors made the decision that the college would be entirely managed and staffed by Chilwell School from September 2008.


Curriculum

The school follows the
National Curriculum A national curriculum is a common programme of study in schools that is designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education. It is usually legislated by the national government, possibly in consultation with state or othe ...
.


Specialist areas

In January 2005, the school was designated a specialist school in Arts and Maths and Computing.


Arts

As a result of the school's specialist status, the curriculum was re-designed to integrate ICT into art and textile design: textile art was designed by students while they learnt
CAD Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve c ...
/
CAM Cam or CAM may refer to: Science and technology * Cam (mechanism), a mechanical linkage which translates motion * Camshaft, a shaft with a cam * Camera or webcam, a device that records images or video In computing * Computer-aided manufacturin ...
skills. One of the aims of the programme was to combat gender stereotyping. Thanks to the programme's success, the school was named a "Textile Centre for Excellence" and was featured in an
Adobe Adobe (from arabic: الطوب Attub ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is use ...
case study.Adobe ICT case study
/ref> The students' work was also exhibited at a local gallery.


Computing

The school was a regional host for the
Adobe Adobe (from arabic: الطوب Attub ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is use ...
/
MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...
''Boom Music Video Academy'' in 2006, and had a computer suite donated by the company ''Educational Ideas'' in 2004.


BAC3

BAC³ was a project for gifted and talented pupils run by Chilwell in collaboration with Alderman White School and The Bramcote School. It involved pupils from each school taking part in "activities days" reflecting the schools' respective specialisms.


Ofsted The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament. Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training ...
inspections

The ratings below refer to the "overall effectiveness" of the school. * 2006 - "Good" (Grade 2). The school was featured in the
Nottingham Post The ''Nottingham Post'' (formerly the ''Nottingham Evening Post'') is an English tabloid newspaper which serves Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and parts of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. The ''Post'' is published Monday to Saturday ...
following this inspection. * 2009 - "Inadequate" (Grade 4). * 2010 - "Satisfactory" (Grade 3). * 2012 - "Requires Improvement" (Grade 3). Note the change in nomenclature between 2010 and 2012; the school remained at Grade 3. * 2014 - "Good" (Grade 2). * 2018 - "Good" (Grade 2). Following the 2014 inspection (carried out on 7–8 October 2014) the report observed, " fective leadership has led to consistently good teaching and achievement across the school."


Extra-curricular activities


''Another Day'' film: ''The Project''

In 2006, as part of a media initiative known as ''The Project'', students at Chilwell produced a short film entitled ''Another Day''. After starting as a pupil-run media literacy initiative, ''The Project'' eventually involved a large portion of the school in the film's planning, writing and production. The film premiered at the
Broadway Cinema Broadway Cinema is an independent cinema in the city of Nottingham, England in the United Kingdom. It is located in the Hockley area. In 2009, it was rated as one of the best cinemas in the world by Total Film magazine. History The site no ...
in
Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
and was screened at the August 2006 ''Bang! Film Festival''. ''The Project'' featured in the
Nottingham Post The ''Nottingham Post'' (formerly the ''Nottingham Evening Post'') is an English tabloid newspaper which serves Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and parts of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. The ''Post'' is published Monday to Saturday ...
on numerous occasions and was covered by the
BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
.


The Feeling music video: ''The Project 2''

As a result of the ''Another Day'' film project, pupils were offered the opportunity to make a music video for English rock band
The Feeling The Feeling are an English rock/ pop band from Horsham, Sussex. Following a limited release of their first single " Fill My Little World" in late 2005, the band entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 with their first full release " Sewn" in Fe ...
. The band offered a
B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph record, vinyl records and Compact cassette, cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a Single (music), single usually ...
track ( "Sun is Shining") for the music video. The project was again led by students, overseen by media teachers. In December 2006, while still in its early stages, ''The Project 2'' received local media coverage.


''Debating Matters'' competition

In 2010 and 2013, Chilwell Sixth-Form students reached the national finals of the ''Debating Matters'' competition in
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
.


Buildings

The school was constructed in two stages. The main quadrangle of buildings was envisaged as an Upper School for pupils aged 13–16 and was constructed during 1970-71, followed shortly after by the sports facilities that are shared with Chilwell Olympia. A Lower School building to the designs of the architects Michael Tempest and Roger Bearsmore of Nottinghamshire County Council was constructed to the south-west of the main quadrangle in 1975-76. The building is unusual in that it has an open-plan central mezzanine level linked to classroom spaces on the ground and first floors. During the late 1970s, as pupil numbers expanded above the maximum capacity at the Chilwell campus, the school temporarily used the former premises of Nether Street School in Beeston to provide additional classrooms to teach Year 7 pupils (then known as first years). With declining school rolls, the Lower School building was converted for use as a sixth-form centre from 1984. The school buildings were all constructed using the CLASP pre-fabricated system. In October 2018, the former Lower School building (now the Sixth-Form centre) was listed as Grade II building. The
Historic England Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It is tasked with prot ...
designation gave the following principal reasons for its architectural interest: * It is an example of a school built using the CLASP system (a system of pre-fabrication pioneered by Nottinghamshire County Council). As the first building system consciously designed for building on ground liable to movement, it represented an engineering breakthrough that influenced architecture not just in Britain but internationally. *The unusual formal quality of the elevations show CLASP Mark V at its best. * The resource centre (now the Sixth-Form centre), which was regarded as an essential facility for extending the investigatory style of learning from primary into secondary education, was realised in a two-storey building through the distinctive innovation of a central space occupying a mezzanine area which connects spatially and functionally to all other areas of the building. * The collaboration between architects and educationalists successfully provided a planning solution to the pedagogical philosophy of the day, clearly demonstrating the aspirations of a progressive educational authority. * The planned form has survived with very little alteration, and the like-for-like replacement of doors and windows has preserved the original architectural character of the building. In December 2022, it was announced that the school would be rebuilt and refurbished (alongside five other Nottinghamshire schools) as part of a ten-year School Rebuilding Programme.


Notable alumni

*
Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston Tina Wendy Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston, (born 2 July 1967) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and House of Lords, member of the House of Lords. Baroness Stowell served as Leader of the House of Lords and Lo ...
-
Leader of the House of Lords The leader of the House of Lords is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Lords. The post is also the leader of the governing party in the House of Lords who acts ...
, July 2014 – July 2016. * Ann-Marie Farren -
World Women's Snooker Championship The World Women's Snooker Championship (known as the Women's World Open from 1976 Women's World Open (snooker), 1976 to 1981 Women's World Open (snooker), 1981 and the World Ladies Snooker Championship from 1983 Women's World Snooker Championsh ...
winner (1987) & runner up (1988, 1989); British Ladies’ Snooker Champion (1994). *
Sophia Di Martino Sophia Di Martino (born 15 November 1983) is an English actress known for portraying Sylvie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series ''Loki'' (2021–2023), which earned her two MTV Movie & TV Awards and a nomination for a Critics' ...
- English actress.


See also

* Listed buildings in Attenborough and Chilwell


References


External links

*
Listing description on Historic England website
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1972 Secondary schools in Nottinghamshire Foundation schools in Nottinghamshire 1972 establishments in England Grade II listed buildings in Nottinghamshire