Poltair School

Poltair School
Established 1907
Headteacher Stephen Tong
Location Trevarthian Road
St Austell
Cornwall
PL25 4BZ
England
Coordinates: 50°20′35″N 4°47′11″W / 50.34298°N 4.78629°W / 50.34298; -4.78629
Local authority Cornwall Council
DfE number 908/4157
DfE URN 112052 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 803
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Colours Traditionally bottle-green, currently navy blue
Website www.poltairschool.co.uk

Poltair School is a state comprehensive school located on the site of the former St Austell Grammar School in St Austell, Cornwall, England.

Admissions

It has educational links with schools in Dithmarchen, Germany, notably the Gymnasium Heide-Ost. It has also had links with College Des Quatre Vents in Lanmeur, Brittany, France.

History

Grammar school

It was founded in 1907.

Comprehensive

It became comprehensive in 1971, at the same time that it lost its sixth form. St Austell Sixth Form College was built at the same time next to the Mid-Cornwall College of Further Education on Palace Road. These merged in 1993[1] to form St Austell College, opposite the school.

In 2007, Poltair School held its Centenary, which included guided tours of the school, a service at St Johns Methodist Church, and celebrations at St Austell's Eden Project.

Buildings

The school has recently undergone a £5 million redevelopment programme, which included a new main hall, dining hall, radio studio, and dance/drama facilities, amongst other additions.

The school launched a full student radio station, Inferno Radio, in 2004.

Academic performance

The school's GCSE pass rate increased 16% in the 2 years up until July 2007. However its GCSE pass rate is well below the England average, and the second lowest in Cornwall (above Redruth School).

Notable former pupils

St Austell County Grammar School

References

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