Cotham School

Cotham School

Type	Academy
Headteacher	Dr. Malcolm Willis
Specialisms	Performing Arts, Maths & Computing
Location	Cotham Lawn Road Bristol BS6 6DT England
Local authority	City of Bristol
DfE URN	137440
Staff	90-140
Students	1,118
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Colours	White and Navy.
Former name	Cotham Grammar School
Website	Cotham School

Coordinates: 51°27′49″N 2°36′07″W / 51.4636°N 2.6020°W / 51.4636; -2.6020

Cotham School is a secondary school with academy status in Cotham, a suburb of Bristol, England.

History

Its predecessor was the Merchant Venturers School.^[1]

Until the academic year 2000/01, Cotham was a Grammar School. It became a comprehensive in 2001, and became an academy in September 2011.

Admissions

It comprises the main school and sports hall together with Charnwood House, the Cotham part of the North Bristol Post 16 Centre, which was refurbished and opened in 2007. Prior to 2007, Cotham School had its own sixth form.

In 2008, the school was the most oversubscribed in Bristol, with 3.7 applicants making it their first choice for every available place.^[2] This unfortunately means many are turned down, though if the child's parents are willing, they can appeal, though the child may not be accepted until the October or November of their first year.

Future

The school is currently considering Academy status.^[3]

Buildings

The Paul Dirac Centre houses art currently, though with the new build coming along it is suggested it be knocked down and rebuilt.

The school is currently attempting to raise money for refurbishment of their main hall, as it is quickly becoming one of the oldest parts of the establishment. They are, at this time, almost halfway to their goal of £80,000.

In November 2009, the school underwent extensive work to knock down an asbestos- filled building and replace that building with a much bigger and more habitable new block of classrooms. Due to this disturbance, there were two blocks of temporary classrooms situated on the site to house all the students during class times and tutor times.

Alumni

Cotham Grammar School

• Prof Tony Badger, Master of Clare College, Cambridge since 2002, and Paul Mellon Professor of American History since 1992 at the University of Cambridge
• Prof Cecil Bawn CBE, Brunner Professor of Physical Chemistry from 1969-73 at the University of Liverpool
• Prof Paul Dirac OM, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1932-69 at the University of Cambridge, who won the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with Erwin Schrödinger for work on quantum mechanics
• Rt Rev Martyn Jarrett, Bishop of Beverley since 2000, and Bishop of Burnley from 1994–2000
• Prof Wallace Fox CMG, Professor of Community Therapeutics from 1979-86 at the Cardiothoracic Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, who did important work on tuberculosis
• David Garmston, journalist
• Prof Michael Hart CBE, Professor of Physics from 1984-93 at the University of Manchester, and Wheatstone Professor of Physics from 1976-84 at King's College London
• Captain Ian Harvey GM
• Prof Peter Higgs, Professor of Theoretical Physics from 1980-96 at the University of Edinburgh, known for the Higgs boson^[4]
• Leslie Hill, Chairman from 1994-2002 of ITV, and former EMI executive
• Andrew Hutchings CBE, General Secretary from 1939-78 of the Assistant Masters Association
• Arthur Milton, cricketer
• Prof Roy Niblett CBE, Professor of Higher Education from 1967-73 at he University of London
• Prof William Ollis, Professor of Organic Chemistry from 1963-90 at the University of Sheffield
• David Parsons CBE, Leader since 2003 of Leicestershire County Council, and Chairman from 2002-10 of the East Midlands Regional Assembly
• Prof Robert Pearce, Vice-Chancellor from 2003-8 of University of Wales, Lampeter
• Derek Robinson (novelist)
• Rt Rev John Saxbee, Bishop of Lincoln since 2001, and Bishop of Ludlow from 1994–2001
• Prof Desmond Smith OBE, Professor of Physics from 1970-96 at Heriot-Watt University
• Prof Stanley Sparkes, Professor of Engineering Structures from 1958-73 at Imperial College London
• Rt Rev Roy Screech, Bishop of St Germans since 2000
• John Tidmarsh OBE, journalist
• Prof Tom Tutin, Professor of Taxonomy from 1967-73 at the University of Leicester, Professor of Botany from 1947–67, and President from 1957-61 of the Botanical Society of the British Isles who authored Flora Europaea
• Fernley Webber CMG MC, High Commissioner to Brunei from 1965-7

References

1. ^ Griffiths, Jon (March 2006). "Cotham Old Boys". Bristol. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2004/06/28/cothamob_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
2. ^ "England's most oversubscribed schools". The Daily Telegraph (London). 4 October 2008. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/3136659/Englands-most-oversubscribed-schools.html. 
3. ^ http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Academy-dream-schools/article-3303378-detail/article.html
4. ^ "Look at why we loves Bristol.". AccessMyLibrary - Europe Intelligence Wire (From Bristol Evening Post) (Gale). 17 November 2004. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-14510995_ITM. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 

External links

• The school website
• EduBase