Conyers' School

Conyers' School
Conyers School
Motto 'Learning For Success!'
Established 1590
Type Comprehensive School
Religion Secular
Executive Headteacher John Morgan
Head of School Louise Spellman
Deputy Headteacher John Downs
Specialism Maths and Computing Specialist College & Leaderhsip Partner School
Location Green Lane
Yarm
Stockton-on-Tees
North Yorkshire
TS15 9ET
England
Local authority Stockton-on-Tees
DfE URN 111730
Ofsted Reports
Staff 100+
Students 1,500
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11–18
Colours Navy Blue & Red
Chairman Andrew Cuthbertson
Head of Sixth Form Paul Webster
Website Conyers' School

Conyers School is a mixed gender comprehensive school in the town of Yarm, England. It is run by Stockton-on-Tees borough council.

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History

The Free Grammar School was founded in 1590 by Thomas Conyers of Egglescliffe, who was issued letters patent by Queen Elizabeth I to found a grammar school in the parish of Yarm. The original Free Grammar School of Thomas Conyers was in the grounds of Yarm Parish Church, but transferred to a site off The Spital in 1884. In the 1970s, the school moved to its present site on Green Lane when it became a comprehensive school. The site at The Spital became the fee-paying Yarm School.[1]

Present day

The school catchment area covers the parish of Yarm and the surrounding villages including Kirklevington, as well as part of Ingleby Barwick. Conyers has approximately 1500, including 1300 in the lower school and 200 in the sixth form, with pupils studying for GCSE and GCE A-level examinations. Students are also able to study certain NVQ and BTEC courses. The current headmaster is Mr John Morgan.[2] Conyers currently has a sixth form, and is one of many sixth form providers in the local area. Conyers has a football team which has reached semi final and quarter finals of the English School Boys National Cup in consecutive years.

The schools Executive Head, John Morgan was the President of the Association of School & College Leaders (ASCL) for the 09-10 academic year. Whilst on this one year secondment, Mrs Louise Spellman has become the schools Acting Head Teacher. As of September 2010, the school remodelled its leadership. John Morgan returned after his secondment and is now Executive Headteacher at the school. Louise Spellman has taken the role of Head of School, John Downs is the schools Deputy Head and the rest of the executive team are now Directors of an area within school.They are as follows:

Martin Maggiore - Director of Care, Support & Guidance

Brenda Oxlee - Director of Training

Christopher Aitkin - Director of Community & Learning

Carol Dunn - Director of Business & Finance

Bob Whittingham - Director of Curriculum Systems

The school has strong pastoral and curriculum management and are supporting by an equally strong support staff team.

The school has been recognised as a Maths & Computing Specialist college and hold a second specialism in Leadership. The school is now a Leadership Partner school.

Conyers was inspected in October 2010 by HMI Inspectors with Ofsted. They were awarded Outstanding.

References

  1. ^ "YARM: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890". Genuki. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Yarm/Yarm90.html. Retrieved 2007-01-27. 
  2. ^ "Conyers School". http://www.conyers.stockton.sch.uk. Retrieved 2007-02-07. 

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Coordinates: 54°29′46″N 1°21′00″W / 54.4962°N 1.3501°W / 54.4962; -1.3501


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