Monk's Walk School is a

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with academy status located on the outskirts of

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. It opened in 1964 and became an Academy in 2012. The school's motto is: "Excellence for All". The school's annual student intake is approximately 220 eleven- and twelve-year-olds of both sexes, with 1,324 students throughout the school. It also has approximately 185 teachers and staff.

Alumni

* Hannah Botterman, Bristol Bears Women and

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player * David Button,

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goalkeeper *

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, singer, rapper, dancer, television personality and author * Louise Fiddes, swimmer and Paralympics gold medallist * Tom Lewis, golfer * Jaguar Skills, DJ *

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References

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