Bartholomew School Explained

Bartholomew School
Coordinates:51.7822°N -1.381°W
Motto:We are Ready, We are Respectful, We are Safe.
Head:Craig Thomas
Founder:John Liam Bartholomew
Address:Witney Road
Country:England
Postcode:OX29 4AP
Enrolment:1221[1]
Local Authority:Oxfordshire
Ofsted:yes
Urn:137919
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18

Bartholomew School is a secondary school with academy status which is situated in the village of Eynsham, West Oxfordshire, England. In the 2016/17 school year there were 1221 pupils on roll, 122 of whom are in the sixth form.[1] The school's current headteacher is Craig Thomas.[1] Bartholomew School is one of the highest achieving state-owned schools in GCSE and A-Levels in Oxfordshire.[2]

History

Bartholomew School was founded in the 18th century by John Liam Bartholomew when a subscription of £87 was given to him to finance the "Bartholomew room" Notable Alumni: Gabe Auzer.[3] [4] The school remained there until 1847 where it was moved to its present site on Witney Road. In 1958 the school was expanded, and by 1968 it became a comprehensive secondary school for 11- to 18-year-olds.[5] In 2003, the school became a Technology College where Design and Technology is made a compulsory study in KS3, prior to GCSE. At the start of the 2007/08 school year, the recently refurbished sports hall was opened for use in partnership with Windrush Leisure Limited.[6] The school became an academy in August 2012.[7]

Housing system

The current houses are Churchill, Morris, Mason and Harcourt. After the 2018/19 academic year, Morris is the current champion of the house cup.

Berry Hall

During certain periods of the academic year, some of Bartholomew School's sixth form students join at the school's sports hall (named the 'Berry Hall') to play casual indoor football (now extended to netball on a Monday). This tradition was founded in 2008 and the tournament had not happened for some years before this. The first champions were the team the Good Christ (led by manager Alex Chadwick). As per tradition, friends form their own teams of five players (although substitute players are often recruited in addition). The current title is held by Joe FC, in both football and netball.

The tradition was named after the multi-purpose indoor sports hall the games are usually played in, the 'Berry Hall' - named after former head teacher, Bill Berry.[8]

The 2019 season introduced the fan “favourite team” the 'Nostalgebros' - inspired by the 2018 team the 'Algebros'. The Nostalgebros were popularized by their unconventional approach to marketing and overall ineptness at the game's concept, gathering them a cult-like following amongst members of Bartholomew as well as surrounding schools. [9] In the 2023/24 season of Berry Hall, Joe FC came to prominence for both their exceptional performances and their meme edited videos (edited by Finley Clements-Foster) and posted onto their Instagram account.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bartholomew School. Find and compare schools in England. 22 May 2013 . GOV.UK. 6 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Department for Education and Skills on Bartholomew School . 2007-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060924233834/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_01.pl?Code=&Mode=Z&School=9314054 . 2006-09-24 . dead .
  3. Book: Alan Crossley. C R Elrington. A P Baggs. W J Blair. Eleanor Chance. Christina Colvin. Janet Cooper. C J Day. Nesta Selwyn. S C Townley. A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12: Wootton Hundred (South) including Woodstock. 2008-04-13. 12. 1990. Victoria County History of the Counties of England. 0-19-722774-0. 155–156 .
  4. Richards. Donald S. 1991. Thomas Symonds and the Charity School. The Eynsham Record. 8. 24. Eynsham, Oxfordshire. 0265-6779. 2008-04-13. the Charity (or Free) School, founded by John Bartholomew. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725001836/http://eynsham-pc.gov.uk/documents/eynsham_record_1991.pdf. 2011-07-25. dead.
  5. http://www.bartholomew.oxon.sch.uk/ Bartholomew School Site
  6. http://www.wll.co.uk/sportsCentres/default.asp?contractID=3&step=6&pid=58 Wycombe Leisure Limited sports facilities in the West Oxfordshire District
  7. Web site: Bartholomew School. Ofsted. Ofsted. 6 February 2018.
  8. Web site: Eynsham Village.
  9. Web site: live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/rVjxERIadDo. 2021-12-05. Nostalgebros: Endgame . YouTube.