Chilwell School Explained

Chilwell School
Coordinates:52.912°N -1.2316°W
Established:1972
Head Label:Principal
Head:David Phillips[1]
Chair Label:Chair of Governors
Chair:Judith Munro
Address:Queens Road West
Country:England
Postcode:NG9 5AL
Local Authority:Nottinghamshire
Ofsted:yes
Dfeno:891/4121
Urn:122854
Enrolment:roughly 1,000
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Specialist:Arts, Maths and Computing
Houses:5
Alumni Name:Old Chilwellians
Website:http://www.chilwell.notts.sch.uk/

Chilwell School (formerly known as Chilwell Comprehensive School) is a secondary school located in Chilwell, near Nottingham, England. The school is located adjacent to the Chilwell Olympia sports complex and has an attached sixth-form college. In January 2005, the school was designated a specialist school in Arts 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.[2]

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.

Specialist areas

In January 2005, the school was designated a specialist school in Arts and Maths and Computing.[3]

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/CAM 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 case study.[4] The students' work was also exhibited at a local gallery.[5]

Computing

The school was a regional host for the Adobe/MTV 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.[6] It involved pupils from each school taking part in "activities days" reflecting the schools' respective specialisms.

Ofsted inspections

The ratings below refer to the "overall effectiveness" of the school.[7]

Following the 2014 inspection (carried out on 7–8 October 2014) the report observed, "[e]ffective leadership has led to consistently good teaching and achievement across the school."[9]

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.[10] 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 in Nottingham and was screened at the August 2006 Bang! Film Festival.[11]

The Project featured in the Nottingham Post on numerous occasions[12] [13] and was covered by the BBC.[14]

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 band offered a B-side track ("Sun is Shining") for the music video.[15] 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.[16] [17]

Debating Matters competition

In 2010 and 2013, Chilwell Sixth-Form students reached the national finals of the Debating Matters competition in London.[18] [19]

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[20] 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 designation gave the following principal reasons for its architectural interest:

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.[21]

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/learning/schools/school-search/?BaseId=65 Nottinghamshire County Council - school information
  2. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2109463/urn/122854.pdf Ofsted inspection report 2012
  3. Web site: Specialist status . 22 February 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928022508/http://www.chilwell.notts.sch.uk/specialist_school/index.htm . 28 September 2007 . dead .
  4. http://www.adobe.com/uk/education/pdf/chilwell_ss.pdf Adobe ICT case study
  5. http://www.husqvarnastudio.co.uk/education/chilwell.htm Chilwell students' textile art featured at the Husqvarna Studio exhibition
  6. Web site: BAC³ project . 29 March 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928022456/http://www.chilwell.notts.sch.uk/about/partners/educational/index.htm . 28 September 2007 . dead .
  7. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/122854 Ofsted inspection reports
  8. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=133965&command=displayContent&sourceNode=133948&contentPK=14720017&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch Nottingham Post article - post-Ofsted 2006
  9. https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20150410121053mp_/http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2430945/urn/122854.pdf Ofsted inspection report 2014
  10. http://vimeo.com/13621362 Another Day short film
  11. Web site: Bang! film festival - August 2006 . 16 October 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070807152919/http://www.bangshortfilmfestival.com/festival_archive/August_-_2006.html . 7 August 2007 . dead .
  12. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=133965&command=displayContent&sourceNode=133948&contentPK=14890869&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch Nottingham Post article - "The Project"
  13. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=133965&command=displayContent&sourceNode=133948&contentPK=14905537&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch#views Nottingham Post article - "Another Day" premiere
  14. Web site: BBC Nottingham - "The Project" . 16 October 2006 . 7 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107214026/http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2006/07/11/another_day_feature_film_feature.shtml . dead .
  15. http://vimeo.com/18367866 The Project 2 documentary
  16. Web site: BBC Nottingham - "The Project 2" . 19 December 2006 . 7 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107214049/http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2006/12/18/the_project_two_chilwell_school_feature.shtml . dead .
  17. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=133965&command=displayContent&sourceNode=133948&contentPK=16219410&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch Nottingham Post article - "The Project 2"
  18. Web site: Debating Matters 2010 . 21 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531134022/http://www.debatingmatters.com/events/final2011/national_final_2010_11/ . 31 May 2011 . dead .
  19. Web site: Debating Matters 2013 . 17 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130623043339/http://www.debatingmatters.com/events/final2013/national_final_2012_13/ . 23 June 2013 . dead .
  20. Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus . Williamson . Elizabeth . Hartwell . Clare . 2020 . The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire . Yale University Press . 173 . 9780300247831.
  21. Web site: Six Nottinghamshire schools to receive multi-million pound rebuild and refurbishment funding .
  22. http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/baroness-stowell-of-beeston/4205 The Rt Hon. the Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE - UK Parliament
  23. Web site: WPBSA SnookerScores - Player: Ann-Marie Farren.
  24. Web site: Nanrah. Gurjeet. 2021-07-24. Notts' Marvel star on her 'biggest role yet' and missing home. 2021-07-25. NottinghamshireLive. en.

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