Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
| Motto | "Students First" |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Stephen Merifield |
| Chair of Governors | Ralph Pickles |
| Location |
Harrowgate Lane Stockton-on-Tees County Durham TS19 8TF England 54°34′52″N 1°21′54″W / 54.5811°N 1.3649°WCoordinates: 54°34′52″N 1°21′54″W / 54.5811°N 1.3649°W |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| DfE URN | 143146 Tables |
| Ofsted | Pre-academy reports |
| Capacity | 602 |
| Students | 537 as of January 2017 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Africa, Asia, Americas, Australasia and Europe |
| Colours | Purple and gold |
| Website |
bishopsgarth |
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth (formerly Bishopsgarth School) is a comprehensive secondary school with academy status in the Bishopsgarth area of Stockton on Tees, England. It has a mixed intake of both boys and girls, ages 11–16, and had 537 pupils on roll in January 2017.[1]
The school is operated by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and the current principal is Stephen Merifield.[1] Ralph Pickles is the current chair of governors.[2]
History
Bishopsgarth School was a community school operated by the local education authority.[3]
Following an inspection in January 2016, Ofsted rated Bishopsgarth School as "requires improvement" in all areas.[4] In June, the school began working with support from Outwood Grange Academies Trust to tackle low-level disruptive behaviour. On the first day of new "no-nonsense" rules coming into force, 15 pupils received fixed-term exclusions for various misdemeanours.[5]
In November 2016 the school converted to academy status, joining Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and changed its name to Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth.[1]
School life
Pastoral support
Students are members of mixed-age tutor groups known as a Vertical Mentor Groups (VMG) that meet on a daily basis. Each mentoring group has students from every year group, 7 through 11, which leads to the groups evolving over time, as older students leave and are replaced by younger students entering the school.[6]
VMGs are each named after a country, and split into houses named after the continents Africa, Asia, Americas, Australasia and Europe.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Academy Council". bishopsgarth.outwood.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Bishopsgarth School". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Bishopsgarth School" (PDF). Ofsted. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ Blackburn, Mike (2016-06-17). "Tough discipline academy to take over struggling Stockton school". gazettelive. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- 1 2 "Vertical Mentoring Groups". Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth. Retrieved 9 February 2017.