Sandhill View School
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Sandhill View Community Arts School is a secondary school located in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
, England. It has around 1010 pupils of both gender, aged from 11 to 16. The best year ever at Sandhill View was Class of 2011.
, under the Performing Arts leadership of Mr. James Andriot who left the school in 2009. The department is now ran by Mrs. Jo Rose. The school is run by staff and an SMT.
Sandhill View recently, 8 years ago, moved into a new modern building on the site of the former building, under the headship of Mr Phil Marshall, who left the school in 2004 to join Monkwearmouth School. The school is now run by Mr. Richard Bain. The school was recognised as the 12th most improved school in the country in 2006/7, at the same time as achieving Performing Arts College status. Through the new status, the school has gone on to perform popular shows and has one week each academic year dedicated to celebrating this and to celebrate creativity.
In addition, pupils from the school have gone on to achieve national recognition through their work, in art and sports in particular. The school takes pupils from its feeder schools such as: Thorney Close Primary School, Grindon Broadway Junior School, Hastings Hill Primary School and Plains Farm Primary . The 2008 Year 11 was the largest new intake of Year 7, which the new school had received.
The school changed the name to Sandhill View Community Arts School in may 2011.
On Wednesday 21 July 2010 the school's year 10 Creative and Media group had put together a celebration show 'Fiesta La Sandhill'.
as Sandhill View is one of several local schools in partnership with the college which specialises in providing both opportunities for A Level and Vocational routes.
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
, England. It has around 1010 pupils of both gender, aged from 11 to 16. The best year ever at Sandhill View was Class of 2011.
Status and achievements
In 2007 the school received its specialised status in Performing ArtsArts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
, under the Performing Arts leadership of Mr. James Andriot who left the school in 2009. The department is now ran by Mrs. Jo Rose. The school is run by staff and an SMT.
Sandhill View recently, 8 years ago, moved into a new modern building on the site of the former building, under the headship of Mr Phil Marshall, who left the school in 2004 to join Monkwearmouth School. The school is now run by Mr. Richard Bain. The school was recognised as the 12th most improved school in the country in 2006/7, at the same time as achieving Performing Arts College status. Through the new status, the school has gone on to perform popular shows and has one week each academic year dedicated to celebrating this and to celebrate creativity.
In addition, pupils from the school have gone on to achieve national recognition through their work, in art and sports in particular. The school takes pupils from its feeder schools such as: Thorney Close Primary School, Grindon Broadway Junior School, Hastings Hill Primary School and Plains Farm Primary . The 2008 Year 11 was the largest new intake of Year 7, which the new school had received.
The school changed the name to Sandhill View Community Arts School in may 2011.
Sunderland Empire Partnership
In 2010 the school made a partnership with the Sunderland Empire Theatre.On Wednesday 21 July 2010 the school's year 10 Creative and Media group had put together a celebration show 'Fiesta La Sandhill'.
Partnership with City of Sunderland College
Student from Sandhill View School should be highly encouraged to go on to study at City of Sunderland CollegeCity of Sunderland College
Sunderland College, is a Further Education, Higher Education College based in Sunderland, North East England. The enrolment includes around 6,300 part-time learners and approximately 4,800 full-time students...
as Sandhill View is one of several local schools in partnership with the college which specialises in providing both opportunities for A Level and Vocational routes.