Bishop David Brown School

The Bishop David Brown School
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Stuart Shephard^[1]
Location	Albert Drive Woking Surrey GU21 5RF England Coordinates: 51°20′10″N 0°31′28″W / 51.33607°N 0.5245°W / 51.33607; -0.5245
Local authority	Surrey
DfE number	936/4457
DfE URN	142284 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	573^[1]
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–16
Website	www.bdb.surrey.sch.uk

The Bishop David Brown School is a mixed secondary school located in Woking, Surrey, England.^[2] Its former name is Sheerwater Secondary School. In 1982 Sheerwater Secondary School merged with the Queen Elizabeth II School and changed its name to the Bishop David Brown School. The school is commonly referred to as BDB

Previously a community school administered by Surrey County Council, in October 2015 The Bishop David Brown School was converted to academy status. The school is now part of the Unity Schools Trust, but continues to coordinate with Surrey County Council for admissions.

Ofsted

The 2007 OFSTED inspection states "The school is inspiring, motivating and caring". The school, previously in special measures, was rated as "Good" at that time. The most recent inspection in May 2011 rated the school as Grade 3 - Satisfactory.^[3]

Notable former pupils

Rick Buckler^[4] - drummer with The Jam
Bruce Foxton^[4] - bass player with The Jam
Jilly Johnson - an early Page 3 Girl
Rick Parfitt^[5] - guitarist with Status Quo
Richard Shaw - footballer Crystal Palace
Richard Short - actor
Paul Weller^[4] - member of The Jam

References

1 2 Edubase
↑ "Edubase: Establishment: The Bishop David Brown School". Department for Education. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
↑ "Inspection Report - The Bishop David Brown School". Ofsted. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
1 2 3 "Jam from cover to cover". Get Surrey. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
↑ "The Jam the band". BBC. Retrieved 2011-06-30.

External links

The Bishop David Brown School - official website
Woking Hall of Fame

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South Farnham School

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Football	Knaphill F.C. Sheerwater F.C. Westfield F.C. Woking F.C.

Hockey	Woking Hockey Club

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