Weston Secondary School Explained

Weston Secondary School
Coordinates:	50.8878°N -1.3586°W
Established:	1957
Headteacher:	David Butterworth
Address:	Tickleford Drive
Country:	England
Postcode:	SO19 9QP
Ofsted:	yes
Urn:	147676
Enrolment:	900
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	16

Weston Secondary School is a coeducational secondary school located in the Weston area of Southampton, in the English county of Hampshire.^[1]

History

Weston Park Girls' School opened in 1957. Nearby was Weston Park Boys' School, later Grove Park Business and Enterprise College and then in September 2008 closed along with Woolston School Language College to make way for Oasis Academy Mayfield.^[2]

It was decided that Weston Park from 1993 the school would admit both boys and girls. The last all girl year group left in 1997 and the school was renamed to Chamberlayne Park Secondary School after the Chamberlayne family who donated the land for the school to be built on. Starting from September 2008 the school was rebranded as Chamberlayne College for the Arts to reflect its specialist status in the Performing Arts.^[3]

In 2017 Ofsted judged the school to be Inadequate.^[4] After re-inspection in 2018, this judgement was overturned and the school was judged as ‘Requires Improvement’ with leadership aspects judged as ‘Good’.

Previously a foundation school administered by Southampton City Council, in September 2021 Chamberlayne College for the Arts converted to academy status, and was later renamed Weston Secondary School. The school is now sponsored by the Hamwic Education Trust.^[5]

Buildings

A number of additional buildings have been added to the school's aging main building. These have tended to be specialist facilities, such as Science labs, Performing Arts studios and Technology workshops

Date	Subject Areas	Named after and opened by
?	Art, Technology	N/A
May 1999	Science, Library, ICT	Patrick Moore
September 2000	Music, Dance, Drama	Darcey Bussell^[6]
September 2003	English, Maths	Emma Richards^[7]

The school was to be completely rebuilt under the Building Schools for the Future programme.^{[8] [9]} The plans included provision for twelve pupils with physical disabilities. A draft plan for the new build was released on 24 October 2009, with the hope work would begin in early 2012. On 5 July 2010 the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, announced that the Building Schools for the Future programme was to be scrapped. BSF projects which had not achieved the status of 'financial close', including Chamberlayne, would not proceed.^[10]

The school is currently planning a major re-design, aiming to take place in 2021.^[11]

Curriculum

Performing arts

In September 2006 the school became a performing arts school. This means the school gets extra money to spend on Dance, Drama and Music. The school gained an Artsmark award in 2001.^[12] In 2004 Ofsted said the school had 'a very strong provision for the performing arts'.^[13] From September 2009, the Higher Creative Media Diploma has been available.^[14]

Extracurricular activities

• The school has a young carers group.^[15]
• Territory Mapping, a 'Future Mapping' careers program.^{[16] [17] [18]}
• Faith and Football Business Enterprise Challenge - in 2008 the school team won the 'Business Drive' award.^[19] The 2009 team EnviROM, raised £2000 and won the competition, selling educational environmental discs.^{[20] [21]}
• The school has a radio station accessible through the internet.^[22] From September 2008 this was expanded to be a 'real' radio station broadcasting through speakers in the school playground and hall during break times.
• There is a Bullying Intervention Group (BIG) which was involved in an anti-bullying Bullies Aren't Sharp so What's the Point? video.^{[23] [24]}

Rock Challenge

Since 2004, the school has participated in the Southampton heats of Rock Challenge UK.

Date	Title	Position	Awards
3 March 2010^[25]	Alien Nation	2nd	Award for Press Coverage Award for School Community Support Hampshire County Council Award for Choreography Hampshire County Council Award for Make-up Design Tega Award for Lighting Design
4 March 2009^[26]	This is Rock 'n Roll	3rd	Hampshire Children's Services Award for Best Performance Skill Isle of Wight Youth Inclusion Forum Award for Best Set Design and Staging Hampshire Police Authority Award for Spirit of Rock Challenge
5 March 2008^[27] ^[28]	At What Cost?	3rd	Southampton City Council Award for Best Set Design Hampshire Constabulary Performers' Choice Award (Emily Hansford) Southampton City Council Award for Best Lighting Design Award for Media Management Award for School Community Support
14 March 2007^[29]		2nd	Connexions South Central Award for Best Set Design and Staging Isle of Wight Healthy Schools Award for Concept Originality Hampshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team Award for Achievement in Drug Awareness Award for Media Management Award for School Community Support Southampton Drug and Alcohol Action Team Award for Healthy Lifestyle Gemma Dale Unsung Hero Award (to Sam Pickard) National Open Award for Concept Interpretation National award for Achievement in Drug Awareness National award for Healthy Lifestyle
1 March 2006^[30]		2nd	Best Set Design and Staging Best Choreography Achievement in Drug Awareness Media Management School Community Support Healthy Lifestyle
3 March 2005^[31]		2nd	Best Set Design & Staging Most Entertaining Performance Best Achievement in Drug Awareness
3 March 2004^[32]	Rhythmic Conflict: Earth v Pollution	(Not in top 3)	Constabulary Best Concept Originality Award Isle of Wight Healthy Schools Best Lighting Design Award Gosport Borough Council Media Management Award

External links

• Weston Secondary school official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home. Weston Secondary School.
2. Web site: Oasis Academies in Southampton. https://web.archive.org/web/20080505111110/http://www.oasiscommunitylearning.org/southampton.html. dead. 5 May 2008.
3. News: Excellence in the arts. 2 February 2006 . The Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 21 October 2008.
4. Web site: Ofsted: Chamberlayne College for the Arts. Ofsted. 27 September 2017. 22 March 2017.
5. Web site: Edwin Jones partnership - Hamwic Education Trust.
6. News: Darcey lends her name and time. 9 August 2000 . The Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 21 October 2008.
7. News: Emma gets sums right. 20 September 2003 . The Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 21 October 2008.
8. News: School's out... forever. 4 July 2008 . The Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 21 August 2008.
9. Web site: Chamberlayne College for the Arts - Building Schools for the Future - Southampton City Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927205557/http://www.southampton.gov.uk/childrenandlearning/bsf/schools/chamberlayne_college_for_the_arts/chamberlayne_homepage.asp#0. dead. 27 September 2011.
10. News: School buildings scheme scrapped. 5 July 2010 . BBC News Website. BBC. 7 July 2010.
11. Web site: Calls for £8m refurbishment at city school.
12. News: School's mark of distinction. 18 July 2001 . The Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 21 October 2008.
13. Web site: School 2004 Ofsted Report.. https://web.archive.org/web/20071013160156/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=260355&providerCategoryID=32&fileName=%5C%5Cschool%5C%5C116%5C%5Cs10_116454_20040520.pdf. dead. 13 October 2007.
14. Building Schools for the Future: Strategy for Change Part 1 . Southampton City Council . June 2009 . 25 October 2009 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927205832/http://www.southampton.gov.uk/Images/Strategy%20for%20Change%20Part%201_tcm46-236095.pdf . 27 September 2011 . dmy .
15. Web site: Archived version of http://www.nya.org.uk/shared_asp_files/GFSR.asp?NodeID=107249 from 2009. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20090811152818/http://www.nya.org.uk/shared_asp_files/GFSR.asp?NodeID=107249. dead. 2009-08-11. www.webarchive.org.uk.
16. http://www.territory-mapping.com/index.cfm Territory Mapping
17. http://www.territory-mapping.com/schools.cfm Territory Mapping Schools Page
18. http://www.enterpriseinschools.org.uk/enterpriseinschools/view_n.php?id=219 enterpriseinschools.gov.uk
19. http://www.faithandfootball.co.uk/news_article.php?fnews_id=69 Business Enterprise Challenge Final Event - Report and Winners
20. http://www.enviromeducation.com/ EnviROM
21. News: Green business brains. 6 February 2009 . The Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 1 April 2009.
22. http://www.radiowaves.co.uk/station.aspx?lngSiteID=469 Chamberlayne Park School on Radiowaves
23. Web site: NSPCC - Bullies aren't sharp so what's the point . 7 September 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090219140458/http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforteachers/classroomresources/bulliesarentsharp_wda48938.html . 19 February 2009 . dead. dmy-all .
24. Web site: Daily Echo - Bullies Aren't Sharp.
25. Web site: UK ROCK CHALLENGE :: BE YOUR BEST FOUNDATION (PagEd). www.rockchallenge.co.uk.
26. Web site: UK ROCK CHALLENGE :: BE YOUR BEST FOUNDATION (PagEd). www.rockchallenge.co.uk.
27. Web site: Global Rock Challenge™ TV - Hundreds of Event Videos on the Web.
28. Web site: "Rock Challenge®: 17000+ UK students hooked for the 2008 UK Tour". www.johnarro.co.uk.
29. Web site: "Rock Challenge®: 14000 UK teenagers hooked for 2005". www.johnarro.co.uk.
30. Web site: Rock Challenge UK - 2006 TOUR CALENDAR. www.johnarro.co.uk.
31. Web site: Rock Challenge UK - 2005 TOUR CALENDAR. www.johnarro.co.uk.
32. Web site: UK Rock Challenge 2004 Tour Results. www.johnarro.co.uk.