Kingsfield School
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King's Oak Academy, formerly known as Kingsfield School and Kingswood Grammar School, is a Mathematics and Computing College
located in Kingswood
, Bristol
, England.
which borders Bristol
. The school is a mixed comprehensive providing education for around 1,150 students, predominantly from a catchment area of around 3 miles (4.8 km).
It is situated at the roundabout of the A420
and the A4174
(Bristol ring road), between Warmley Hill and Warmley
.
when administered by the Gloucestershire Education Committee. On 15 October 1946, 13 year old Robert Hayes of Kingswood died at Cossham Memorial Hospital
after being injured at the school when playing with blank cartridge
s he had found at an ammunition dump
. His right hand was blown off and he had other injuries to his body.
In the 1960s it had around 850 boys and girls, with 250 in the sixth form.
.
Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing Colleges were introduced in England in 2002 as part of the Government's Specialist Schools Programme which was designed to raise standards in secondary education. Specialist schools focus specifically on their chosen specialism but must also meet the requirements of the...
located in Kingswood
Kingswood, South Gloucestershire
Kingswood is an urban area in South Gloucestershire, England, bordering the City of Bristol to the west. It is located on both sides of the A420 road, which connects Bristol and Chippenham and which forms the high street through the principal retail zone...
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England.
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It is situated just within the Unitary Authority of South GloucestershireSouth Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...
which borders Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. The school is a mixed comprehensive providing education for around 1,150 students, predominantly from a catchment area of around 3 miles (4.8 km).
It is situated at the roundabout of the A420
A420 road
The A420 is a road between Bristol and Oxford in England. Between Swindon and Oxford it is a primary route.-Present route:Since the opening of the M4 motorway, the road is in two sections. The first section begins on Old Market Street near the centre of Bristol, it passes through Kingswood before...
and the A4174
A4174 road
The A4174 is a major road in England which runs around the northern and eastern edge of Bristol, mainly in South Gloucestershire, and through the southern suburbs of Bristol...
(Bristol ring road), between Warmley Hill and Warmley
Warmley
Warmley is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, to the east of Kingswood on the outskirts of Bristol.In the mid 18th century it contained the Warmley Works of William Champion...
.
Grammar school
The school was founded in 1921 as Kingswood Grammar School (KGS), a co-educational grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
when administered by the Gloucestershire Education Committee. On 15 October 1946, 13 year old Robert Hayes of Kingswood died at Cossham Memorial Hospital
Cossham Memorial Hospital
Cossham Memorial Hospital is a community hospital in the Kingswood area of Bristol.The services provided, by North Bristol Primary Care Trust at Cossham include outpatients and physiotherapy...
after being injured at the school when playing with blank cartridge
Blank (cartridge)
A blank is a type of cartridge for a firearm that contains gunpowder but no bullet or shot. When fired, the blank makes a flash and an explosive sound . Blanks are often used for simulation , training, and for signaling...
s he had found at an ammunition dump
Ammunition dump
An ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, bomb dump, ammunition supply point or ammo dump, is a military storage facility for live ammunition and explosives....
. His right hand was blown off and he had other injuries to his body.
In the 1960s it had around 850 boys and girls, with 250 in the sixth form.
Academy
Kingsfield School was officially rebranded as King's Oak Academy in September 2011.Kingsfield School
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, Chief Executive of the Premier League since 1999 - James TooleyJames TooleyJames Tooley is a professor of education policy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where he directs the E. G. West Centre...
, Professor of Education Policy, Newcastle University and author of The Beautiful Tree
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since 2001
.