Springwood High School, King's Lynn

Springwood High School
Motto	A centre of excellence where imagination becomes reality.
Established	1979
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Andrew Johnson
Location	Queensway King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 4AW England Coordinates: 52°45′39″N 0°25′59″E / 52.7608°N 0.4330°E / 52.7608; 0.4330
Local authority	Norfolk
DfE URN	136515 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Staff	150~
Students	1680~
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Houses	5
Colours	Green, purple and white
Website	Springwood High School

Springwood High School is a secondary school with academy status in the coastal town of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. It was formed by the merger of several schools when the government began to abolish the tripartite system in the mid-1960s. Springwood has a Sixth Form with over 300 pupils and has been designated a specialist arts college and teacher training school.

The 2011 Ofsted inspection rated the school as "good" and "outstanding" in most aspects.

History

Springwood was formed in 1979 by the merger of the Alderman Caltleugh Secondary School and the King's Lynn Girls High School. The name Springwood was chosen for the newly formed school due to the main site being adjacent to the Spring Wood.

There were three sites for the school, the old Alderman Catleugh at the end of Queensway with its two wings and in excess of 20 mobile classrooms and the new block of the girls High School also on Queensway and a smaller original site of the girls High School located in King Street in the town centre, the two main sites were used for day to day schooling whilst the town centre site was used for the Sixth Form, the King Street site eventually being sold off for a housing complex and the main two sites being upgraded and extended.

At the beginning of the 2010-11 academic year, Andrew Johnson took over as headteacher from Peter Hopkins, who had been part of the school since 1995.

In April 2011, Springwood High School was given an academy status receiving funds from the government instead of local authorities such as Norfolk County Council. The school is now called Springwood High School Academy Trust.

Curriculum

Springwood has been one of the county's most successful state comprehensive schools. In 2011, the GCSE results placed the school in the top 25% of schools nationally for English and maths in particular.

As a specialist arts school, Springwood offers many opportunities in the performing arts. It offers GCSE dance and pupils have an option to pursue a BTEC certification. Those involved in drama have the opportunity to travel and perform overseas.

Activities

Springwood offers the Duke of Edinburgh Award for motivated pupils. There are also interest clubs and sports teams which they may join.

House System

Each student belongs to one of the five houses, which are each named after a country house in Norfolk.

External links

School Website
2011 Ofsted Inspection Report

Schools in Norfolk

Primary	Eastgate Academy Iceni Academy Litcham School Nelson Academy Robert Kett Primary School

Secondary	Acle Academy Alderman Peel High School Archbishop Sancroft High School Attleborough Academy Aylsham High School Broadland High School Caister Academy City Academy Norwich City of Norwich School Cliff Park Ormiston Academy Cromer Academy Dereham Neatherd High School Diss High School Downham Market Academy Fakenham Academy Flegg High School Framingham Earl High School Great Yarmouth High School Hellesdon High School Hethersett Academy The Hewett Academy Hobart High School Iceni Academy Jane Austen College King Edward VII School King's Lynn Academy Litcham School Long Stratton High School Lynn Grove High School Marshland High School The Nicholas Hamond Academy North Walsham High School Northgate High School Notre Dame High School Old Buckenham High School Open Academy Ormiston Venture Academy Ormiston Victory Academy Reepham High School St Clement's High School Sewell Park Academy Sheringham High School Smithdon High School Springwood High School Sprowston Community High School Stalham High School Taverham High School The Thetford Academy Thorpe St Andrew School UTC Norfolk Wayland Academy Wymondham College Wymondham High School

Independent	Glebe House School Gresham's School Hethersett Old Hall School Langley School Norwich School Norwich High School for Girls Thetford Grammar School Town Close School

Special	Frisby's English School Sheringham Woodfields School

Further education	College of West Anglia City College Norwich Dereham Sixth Form College East Norfolk Sixth Form College Easton & Otley College Paston College Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form

Defunct	Burston Strike School Cawston College Norwich High School for Boys Watts Naval School Wood-Dene School

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