Bartholomew School Eynsham

Bartholomew School
Established 1703
Type Academy
Headteacher Craig Thomas [1]
Founder John Bartholomew
Location Witney Road
Eynsham, Witney
Oxfordshire
OX29 4AP
England
51°46′56″N 1°22′52″W / 51.782183°N 1.381035°W / 51.782183; -1.381035Coordinates: 51°46′56″N 1°22′52″W / 51.782183°N 1.381035°W / 51.782183; -1.381035
Local authority Oxfordshire
Students 1221[1]
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18[1]
Website www.bartholomew.oxon.sch.uk

Bartholomew School is a secondary school with academy status which is situated in the village of Eynsham, West Oxfordshire, England. In the 2016/17 school year there were 1221 pupils on roll,[1] 120 of whom are in the sixth form. The school's current headteacher is Craig Thomas.[1] Bartholomew School is one of the highest achieving state-owned schools in GCSE and A-Levels in Oxfordshire.[2]

History

Bartholomew School was founded in the 18th century by John Bartholomew when a subscription of £87 was given to him to finance the "Bartholomew room".[3][4] The school remained there until 1847 where it was moved to its present site on Witney Road. In 1958 the school was expanded, and by 1968 it became a comprehensive secondary school for 11- to 18-year-olds.[5] In 2003, the school became a Technology College where Design and Technology is made compulsory for GCSE. At the start of the 2007/08 school year, the recently refurbished sports hall was opened for use in partnership with Windrush Leisure Limited.[6] The school became an academy in August 2012.[7]

Housing system

The current houses are Churchill, Morris, Mason and Harcourt. After the 2017/18 academic year, Morris is the current champions of the house cup.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bartholomew School". Find and compare schools in England. GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Department for Education and Skills on Bartholomew School
  3. ↑ A P Baggs; W J Blair; Eleanor Chance; Christina Colvin; Janet Cooper; C J Day; Nesta Selwyn; S C Townley (1990). Alan Crossley; C R Elrington, eds. A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12: Wootton Hundred (South) including Woodstock. 12. Victoria County History of the Counties of England. pp. 155–156. ISBN 0-19-722774-0. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  4. ↑ Richards, Donald S (1991). "Thomas Symonds and the Charity School" (PDF). The Eynsham Record. Eynsham, Oxfordshire (8): 24. ISSN 0265-6779. Retrieved 2008-04-13. the Charity (or Free) School, founded by John Bartholomew
  5. ↑ Bartholomew School Site
  6. ↑ Wycombe Leisure Limited sports facilities in the West Oxfordshire District
  7. ↑ "Bartholomew School". Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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