Redland Green School
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Redland Green School is a secondary school
in Bristol
, England, having facilities for 760 students aged 11 to 16 year-olds, 450 post-16 students, and dedicated facilities for 50 students with learning difficulties.
On 24 April 2008, the school was one of the schools in Bristol to be shut due to a teachers strike.
It cost over £36 million to build, this is a figure which is £8m higher than the original budget. The overspend in the building of the school was described in the local media, the Bristol Evening Post
reporting that "Spending rules on major city council projects are being tightened up to try to ensure blunders such as at Redland Green School are never repeated".
, which was portrayed in the local press as the probable name for the school. Previously the school was known as New North Bristol School.
. On the website of the school she comments on her position at the school. "The first two years have been the most enjoyable and also the most challenging of my career. It is a real privilege to be in the position of starting up a school and working with Governors, students and staff to build the school community. The parents of Years 7, 8, 9 and sixth-form have been so supportive and have shown a real leap of faith in sending their children to a school which did not exist and was not yet built. It is a joy to work at Redland Green School."
.
of the school was recently shrunk due to a high number of applications for admission into the school.
, opened in September 2007. It is made up of two 'learning communities' at Redland Green and at Cotham School
. It is the sixth form for both schools, as well as its feeder schools: Fairfield School
, Henbury School
, Monks Park School, and Portway School. It also accepts a limited number of applicants from other schools.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in 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, having facilities for 760 students aged 11 to 16 year-olds, 450 post-16 students, and dedicated facilities for 50 students with learning difficulties.
On 24 April 2008, the school was one of the schools in Bristol to be shut due to a teachers strike.
It cost over £36 million to build, this is a figure which is £8m higher than the original budget. The overspend in the building of the school was described in the local media, the Bristol Evening Post
Bristol Evening Post
The Bristol Evening Post is a newspaper covering news in the city of Bristol, including stories from the whole of Greater Bristol, Northern Somerset and South Gloucestershire....
reporting that "Spending rules on major city council projects are being tightened up to try to ensure blunders such as at Redland Green School are never repeated".
History
For many years there was a call for a new secondary school in North Bristol, there were two propsed sites, at Redland and Stoke Lodge. After many years of debating at petitioning Bristol City Council finally decided the new school should be built at Redland. This was a delight to many parents in north Bristol, but due to high demand there is a small catchment area (much smaller than planned), so there still isn't a local school for students living in Westbury-on-Trym. There are still calls to build another school at Stoke Lodge.Name
There were many other suggestions for the name of the school. This included Paul DiracPaul Dirac
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, OM, FRS was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics...
, which was portrayed in the local press as the probable name for the school. Previously the school was known as New North Bristol School.
Headteacher
The headteacher is Sarah Baker, who went to the University of BathUniversity of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
. On the website of the school she comments on her position at the school. "The first two years have been the most enjoyable and also the most challenging of my career. It is a real privilege to be in the position of starting up a school and working with Governors, students and staff to build the school community. The parents of Years 7, 8, 9 and sixth-form have been so supportive and have shown a real leap of faith in sending their children to a school which did not exist and was not yet built. It is a joy to work at Redland Green School."
Location
The school is located on Redland Court Road, in the ward of RedlandRedland, Bristol
Redland is an affluent suburb in Bristol, England. The suburb is situated between Clifton, Cotham, Bishopston and Westbury Park. The boundaries of the district are not precisely defined, but are generally taken to be Whiteladies Road in the west, the Severn Beach railway line in the south and...
.
Catchment Area
The catchment areaCatchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
of the school was recently shrunk due to a high number of applications for admission into the school.
Post 16 Centre
The School's Sixth Form, North Bristol Post 16 CentreNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre
North Bristol Post 16 Centre is a Sixth Form centre in Bristol, England. It is made up of two 'learning communities' at Cotham School and at Redland Green School. It opened in September 2007, one year after Redland Green School opened for Year 7 pupils...
, opened in September 2007. It is made up of two 'learning communities' at Redland Green and at Cotham School
Cotham School
Cotham School is a secondary school with academy status in Cotham, a suburb of Bristol, England.-History:Its predecessor was the Merchant Venturers School.Until the academic year 2000/01, Cotham was a Grammar School...
. It is the sixth form for both schools, as well as its feeder schools: Fairfield School
Fairfield High School (Bristol)
Fairfield High School is a state secondary school in Horfield, Bristol, England. It has 930 pupils aged 11 to 16.-History:In 2000, against a background of opposition by Bristol City Council to selective education and declining academic results, Fairfield closed as a grammar school and reopened as...
, Henbury School
Henbury School
Henbury School is a state secondary school in Henbury, Bristol, England.-History:The school opened in 1956 by Earl Attlee former Prime Minister. Its first Headmaster was John Luget from 1956 - 1976. In 2005, it was rebuilt under a Private Finance Initiative. It has approximately 800 students...
, Monks Park School, and Portway School. It also accepts a limited number of applicants from other schools.