Falmer High School
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Falmer High School was a community mixed-sex non-denominational comprehensive
school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Brighton
, East Sussex
, England. It closed on 31 August 2010 and was replaced by Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
on the same site, sponsored by Rod Aldridge
.
Falmer School was awarded the Artsmark
Silver in 2001 and Healthy School Status in March 2008.
on the same site, sponsored by Rod Aldridge
.
.
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...
school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, East Sussex
East Sussex
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, England. It closed on 31 August 2010 and was replaced by Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is a school in Brighton, that opened on 1 September 2010. The school replaced Falmer High School and is being built by building firm Kier Group. The school is sponsored by Rod Aldridge....
on the same site, sponsored by Rod Aldridge
Rod Aldridge
Rod Aldridge OBE is the Founder and former Executive Chairman of Capita, a British company specialising in business process outsourcing, and currently Chairman of The Aldridge Foundation...
.
Grammar school
It was Westlain Grammar School and administered by the Brighton Education Committee. It opened as the Westlain Mixed Grammar School in 1957.Comprehensive
It became a bi-lateral school in 1973 for ages 12–18 with 1,200 boys and girls, when it joined with Stanmer Secondary Modern School. It became administered by East Sussex Education Committee. By the late 1970s it was a comprehensive school. It became a school many parents from Brighton suburbs tried to avoid in the 1980s, as it served the council estates along Lewes Road, with some parents even going to court to stop their children attending the school.Falmer School was awarded the Artsmark
Artsmark
Artsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England. The scheme, that is open to all schools in England, recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts.There are three levels of award:* Artsmark Gold* Artsmark Silver...
Silver in 2001 and Healthy School Status in March 2008.
Closure
Falmer High School was closed on 31 August 2010, replaced by the Brighton Aldridge Community AcademyBrighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is a school in Brighton, that opened on 1 September 2010. The school replaced Falmer High School and is being built by building firm Kier Group. The school is sponsored by Rod Aldridge....
on the same site, sponsored by Rod Aldridge
Rod Aldridge
Rod Aldridge OBE is the Founder and former Executive Chairman of Capita, a British company specialising in business process outsourcing, and currently Chairman of The Aldridge Foundation...
.
Academic performance
Most of Brighton and Hove's schools are below average at GCSE, and Falmer High School was joint bottom with results below the government minimum with Portslade Community CollegePortslade Community College
Portslade Community College is a comprehensive school and community college situated in Portslade, in the city of Brighton and Hove, England. It is due to be replaced as from September 2011 by a new entity, Portslade Aldridge Community Academy...
.
Westlain Grammar School
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