Bishopsford Community School
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Bishopsford Art College is a state school in London
, it is a community, comprehensive
, for boys and girls aged 11–16 and has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College
. The school opened in 1999, by 2003 it was one of the top schools in Merton
, however this was not always the case. Previously the school was named Garth High School, though it was a failing School and changed its name to Watermeads in 1995, before finally closing in August 1999. It is built on the land previously occupied by Catherine Gladstone Convelescent Home. In Summer 2008, Bishopsford Announced Their best Ever GCSE Results - 57% A*-C Got 5 GCSE's.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, it is a community, comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
, for boys and girls aged 11–16 and has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
. The school opened in 1999, by 2003 it was one of the top schools in Merton
London Borough of Merton
The London Borough of Merton is a borough in southwest London, England.The borough was formed under the London Government Act in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey...
, however this was not always the case. Previously the school was named Garth High School, though it was a failing School and changed its name to Watermeads in 1995, before finally closing in August 1999. It is built on the land previously occupied by Catherine Gladstone Convelescent Home. In Summer 2008, Bishopsford Announced Their best Ever GCSE Results - 57% A*-C Got 5 GCSE's.