East Bergholt High School
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East Bergholt High School and Science College is in Heath Road, East Bergholt
, Suffolk
, 11 miles (17.7 km) north of Colchester
, Essex
, and nine miles (14 km) south of Ipswich
, Suffolk
. It has 880 students. The current headteacher is Mr Colin Turner.
Road and White Horse Road.
East Bergholt Modern School took children aged 11–16 from East Bergholt and surrounding villages, including Brantham, Bentley, Capel St Mary, Raydon and Holton St Mary. Many of these villages had their own primary schools. These children would not have passed the 11+ examination; children who passed that exam went to grammar schools in Ipswich, Colchester or Stowmarket
. The school's focus at the time was on technical rather than academic ability, with a leaning towards rural and domestic science.
The original school building - still in use in 2010 - had a hall, library, kitchens and about ten classrooms. Two of these were equipped for cookery/needlework and science/rural science.
A second building opened in 1971, with a ceremony performed by Margaret Thatcher
, then Education Minister. This building was largely open-plan with the exception of the music and art/craft rooms. A new science section on the first floor had three rooms, again open-plan. The school roll at the time was 350.
A sports hall was opened at the same time. Between 1972-75, a village campaign led by Jan Watts led to an open-air heated swimming pool being built to the north of the sports hall. The sports hall was extended in 1997, and its facilities, including a fitness studio, gym, hard courts and grass pitches, are shared with the community.
The school has 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) of grounds which include a youth club to the west of the original school and a caretaker's house on the frontage. The original tennis courts at the front of the school are now a car park, and new sports courts have been built on the east of the site.
In the late 1970s, the school became a comprehensive (taking children of all abilities) and changed its name from "modern school" to "high school". It became a specialist science college in 2004, and was designated a high-performing specialist school in 2009.
As of 2010, its catchment area remains the same as it was in the 1950s, although the school's reputation for academic achievement has led to children from north Colchester and Manningtree choosing to go there. Also as of 2010 the school has consisted of four blocks as the swimming pool was filled in and was turned into an extra playground and "D block".
The school's original building is called "A block" and consists of the hall, canteen, 18 classrooms one containing kitchen facilities, music practice rooms and small offices. The second block to be built is "B block". It consists of a library, the school's office, 13 classrooms icluding science labs and ICT suits."C block has 12 classrooms including science labs ICT suits and technology rooms. The newest "D block" has 3 classrooms and small examination room used for language GCSE speaking exams.
and Captain Mark Phillips
. Hannant went on to record Twelve East Anglian Organs.
East Bergholt
East Bergholt is a village in the south of Suffolk, England, just north of the Essex border. It is "twinned" with the village of Barbizon, France....
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, 11 miles (17.7 km) north of Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, and nine miles (14 km) south of Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. It has 880 students. The current headteacher is Mr Colin Turner.
History
The school opened on its present site in 1957/8 as East Bergholt Modern School. It replaced a Victorian-built school at Burnt Oak, East Bergholt, at the junction of FlatfordFlatford
Flatford is a small hamlet close to East Bergholt in Suffolk. It is most famous for Flatford Mill, Willy Lott's Cottage and Bridge Cottage, immortalised in the paintings of John Constable.-Access by Road:...
Road and White Horse Road.
East Bergholt Modern School took children aged 11–16 from East Bergholt and surrounding villages, including Brantham, Bentley, Capel St Mary, Raydon and Holton St Mary. Many of these villages had their own primary schools. These children would not have passed the 11+ examination; children who passed that exam went to grammar schools in Ipswich, Colchester or Stowmarket
Stowmarket
-See also:* Stowmarket Town F.C.* Stowmarket High School-External links:* * * * *...
. The school's focus at the time was on technical rather than academic ability, with a leaning towards rural and domestic science.
The original school building - still in use in 2010 - had a hall, library, kitchens and about ten classrooms. Two of these were equipped for cookery/needlework and science/rural science.
A second building opened in 1971, with a ceremony performed by Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
, then Education Minister. This building was largely open-plan with the exception of the music and art/craft rooms. A new science section on the first floor had three rooms, again open-plan. The school roll at the time was 350.
A sports hall was opened at the same time. Between 1972-75, a village campaign led by Jan Watts led to an open-air heated swimming pool being built to the north of the sports hall. The sports hall was extended in 1997, and its facilities, including a fitness studio, gym, hard courts and grass pitches, are shared with the community.
The school has 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) of grounds which include a youth club to the west of the original school and a caretaker's house on the frontage. The original tennis courts at the front of the school are now a car park, and new sports courts have been built on the east of the site.
In the late 1970s, the school became a comprehensive (taking children of all abilities) and changed its name from "modern school" to "high school". It became a specialist science college in 2004, and was designated a high-performing specialist school in 2009.
As of 2010, its catchment area remains the same as it was in the 1950s, although the school's reputation for academic achievement has led to children from north Colchester and Manningtree choosing to go there. Also as of 2010 the school has consisted of four blocks as the swimming pool was filled in and was turned into an extra playground and "D block".
The school's original building is called "A block" and consists of the hall, canteen, 18 classrooms one containing kitchen facilities, music practice rooms and small offices. The second block to be built is "B block". It consists of a library, the school's office, 13 classrooms icluding science labs and ICT suits."C block has 12 classrooms including science labs ICT suits and technology rooms. The newest "D block" has 3 classrooms and small examination room used for language GCSE speaking exams.
Travelling to school
In the 1950s, many of the children were leased bicycles to use to ride to school. By the early 1970s, school buses ran from the fast-growing village of Capel St Mary, and minibuses ran from Higham and Stratford St Mary. In the early 1980s, a proposal to withdraw school buses for some children in Capel St Mary, on the other side of the A12 trunk road, sparked a campaign led by Capel resident Derek Hurley. This involved mass walks alongside the A12 road and national television coverage. The proposal was eventually scrapped. Most children nowadays are brought to school by bus or car, with the exception of a few children who live nearby in East Bergholt.School badges
The school's first badge showed a lamb; this sought to maintain a connection with East Bergholt's first school, opened in 1594 by the lawyer Edward Lambe, and intended "for the instruction of poor boys". The Lambe School building still stands in The Street, and is used as a community hall. The current badge is a "shark's fin" of three blue stripes.People of note
The schools music teacher in the 1970s, Geoff Hannant, was the organist for the 1973 wedding at Westminster Abbey of The Princess AnneAnne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
and Captain Mark Phillips
Mark Phillips
-Ancestry:-Issue:-Sources:...
. Hannant went on to record Twelve East Anglian Organs.