Bydales School is a secondary school

Secondary school

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 in Marske-by-the-Sea

Marske-by-the-Sea

Marske-by-the-Sea is a village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.It is located on the coast, in an area sometimes referred to as East Cleveland, between the seaside resorts of Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea although it is not...

, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England

England

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; and it is in the Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar and Cleveland

The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotton, Eston, Skelton and Loftus. It had a resident population of 139,132 in 2001, and is part of the Tees...

 Local Education Authority

Local Education Authority

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. The school's current headteacher is Tony Hobbs. In 2008, the school had an enrollment of 734 pupils, and also was awarded Technology College

Technology College

Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...

 status. The school

School

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 was rebuilt from older buildings, and a new PFI

Private Finance Initiative

The private finance initiative is a way of creating "public–private partnerships" by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital...

 school was opened to pupils on 2 November 2006. This school received some criticism over its aesthetics and has been described as 'A terrible mess' and has been said to have 'Huge liquorice allsorts' on the roof.

The school was accepted, along with 114 other schools, onto the trust school programme in April 2008.

In 2008, 61% of pupils achieved 5A*-C GCSEs, including English and Maths.

Bydales was preceded by Marske County Modern School, which was built in 1965.

Uniform

The school's uniform comprises a Royal Blue school jacket (blazer

Blazer

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), white shirt/blouse, black trousers/skirt and tie (with house colours on).

Facilities

The school has a small wind turbine

Wind turbine

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, solar panels

Photovoltaic module

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 and a hydrogen fuel cell

Hydrogen economy

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. The school won the 'DCSF

Department for Children, Schools and Families

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 Award for Sustainable Schools in the North-East and Cumbria' in the Teaching Awards 2009

The new privately-funded buildings of the school were officially opened by Vera Baird

Vera Baird

Vera Baird is a British Labour Party activist, barrister, author and lecturer. She serves as visiting lecturer at London Southbank University and is co-director of Astraea: Gender Justice...

, local MP on 7 November 2007. On the same day the school's fair trade

Fair trade

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 shop also started trading.

Notable alumni

• Andy Green
  Andy Green
  Wing Commander Andy D. Green OBE BA RAF is a British Royal Air Force pilot and World Land Speed Record holder.-RAF career:...
  
   who achieved the land speed record in his rocket
  Rocket
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   car in the year of 1997.