Nicholas Chamberlaine School Explained

Nicholas Chamberlaine School and Sixth Form
Motto:Successful Learners Wide Horizons High Achievement
Type:Academy
Head Label:Heads
Head:Alison Ramsay/Peter Gilbride[1]
Address:Bulkington Road
City:Bedworth
County:Warwickshire
Country:England
Postcode:CV12 9EA
Dfeno:937/4003
Urn:139936
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:1252[2]
Capacity:1593
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Evans, Turing, Tubman, Curie
Colours:
Red, green, yellow, blue

Nicholas Chamberlaine School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with an academy status, located in the town of Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. It has approximately 1,400 pupils between the ages of 11 and 18.[2]

Nicholas Chamberlaine VI Form College is located in the Ada Lovelace building on the school campus. It offers BTEC and A-Level subjects.

The school is named after Nicholas Chamberlaine (1632–1715), squire and benefactor of the town.[3]

History

The school officially opened in 1953 when the Headmaster was Gilbert Skinner; at this time NCS was a comprehensive school.

The school became a specialist technology college before transferring to an academy inSeptember 2013, when it became affiliated with the Griffin Schools Trust.

Ofsted inspections in 2019 and 2021 judged that the school Requires Improvement.[4] [5], the school's most recent inspection was in April 2024, with an outcome of Good.[6]

Previous headteachers

Academic performance

In 2022, 28% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.[12] Because of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government recommends "Not making direct comparisons with data from previous years or between schools or colleges".[12]

In 2019, the school's progress score at A Level was "well above average".[13] The average result at the school was C−, compared to C+ in Warwickshire overall and C+ nationally.[13]

Qualifications at NCS

KS3:

GCSE:

A-Level:

Notable former students

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Head Welcome From Our Executive Head . Nicholas Chamberlaine School . 11 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Nicholas Chamberlaine School . Get Information about Schools . Gov.UK . 25 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Nicholas Chamberlaine Charities . The Bedworth Society . 16 April 2024.
  4. Web site: James . Deborah . Inspection of Nicholas Chamberlaine School . Ofsted . 25 October 2022 . 2019.
  5. Web site: Stevens. Christopher. Inspection of Nicholas Chamberlaine School . Ofsted . 25 October 2022 . 2022.
  6. Web site: Clarkson . Stuart . Inspection of Nicholas Chamberlaine School . Ofsted . 19 July 2024 . 2024.
  7. News: Evans . Steve . Failure tag makes us more determined to succeed . 16 January 2023 . Coventry Telegraph . 14 June 2001.
  8. News: Head stays on to oversee a new dawn . 16 January 2023 . Coventry Live . 10 May 2006.
  9. News: Whittaker . Martin . Friends should tell it like it is . 16 January 2023 . Times Educational Supplement . 12 December 2003.
  10. News: Malyon . Mike . Head of Nicholas Chamberlaine School steps down because of ill health . 16 January 2023 . Coventry Live . 4 March 2015.
  11. News: Harrison . Claire . Bedworth school sets the record straight over headteacher rumours . 16 January 2023 . Coventry Live . 7 December 2019.
  12. Web site: Nicholas Chamberlaine School . Find school and college performance data in England . Gov.UK . 25 October 2022.
  13. Web site: Nicholas Chamberlaine School . Find school and college performance data in England . Gov.UK . 25 October 2022.
  14. News: Mike . Malyon . Former Bedworth sports teacher dies, aged 81 . . 10 December 2014 . 27 August 2016.
  15. Book: Doherty, Jacqueline . Pete Doherty: My Prodigal Son. 2014. Headline. 978-1-4722-2067-7. 87.

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