Fullhurst Community College Explained

Fullhurst Community College
Coordinates:52.6231°N -1.1605°W
Head Label:Executive Headteacher
Head:Christina Bailey
Chair Label:Chair of Governors
Chair:Lynne Folwell
Address:Imperial Avenue
Country:England
Postcode:LE3 1AH
Ofsted:yes
Urn:120298
Enrolment:1358
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16

Fullhurst Community College is an over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school in Braunstone, West Leicester. In September 2023 Ofsted graded the school ‘Good’, which reflects the continued improvements the school has made amid record summer examination results. The current Executive Headteacher is Mrs. Christina Bailey.

Fullhurst Community College opened in 1991 following the closure of King Richard III School and Newarke School.[1] It was initially located on the King Richard site while a significant refurbishment of the Newarke site took place. It moved into the Newarke buildings in 1992. After this, the college received funding from the Building Schools For The Future program. Under this, DRCC retained its 1930s red bricks and clocktower and was combined with a new, glass building 2 with 1st-century facilities to allow students to thrive. Recently, DRCC has inhabited Ellesmere College's old building and turned it into a £15 million new campus to house Year 7 and Year 8 students, also allowing the college to expand its student population to 1500 from September 2020.[2]

The school has also won awards such as the Department For Education Pupil Premium Secondary Champion, Leicester Mercury School Of The Year, and finalists for Pearson's 2018 National School Of The Year.

Notable pupils

King Richard III Secondary School

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fullhurst Community College - Home . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608044354/https://www.fullhurst.leicester.sch.uk/ . 8 June 2023 . 29 September 2023 . Fullhurst Community College.
  2. Web site: Fullhurst Community College - Home . Fullhurst. Leicester. sch. uk . 2022-04-20.