Archway School
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Archway School |
| coordinates | |
| established | 1961 |
| type | Community school |
| head_label | Headteacher |
| head | James Woollin |
| address | Paganhill |
| city | Stroud |
| county | Gloucestershire |
| country | England |
| postcode | GL5 4AX |
| local_authority | Gloucestershire |
| ofsted | yes |
| urn | 115723 |
| capacity | 1,215 |
| enrolment | 1,170 |
| gender | Mixed |
| lower_age | 11 |
| upper_age | 18 |
| website | |
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Archway School is a comprehensive co-educational school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The headteacher is James Woollin
Archway Secondary Modern School, Paganhill, Stroud was built on land compulsorily purchased from EJ Wheeler of Park Farm and from part of the Farmhill Park Estate. The latter was the home in the 1830s of magistrate Henry Wyatt (1793-1847) who built the gate archway (which gives the School its name) as a commemoration of the abolition of slavery.
The School received its first pupils in September 1961 and was one of the first comprehensive schools in the Stroud area. The first Headteacher was Mr SGH Loosely who was pictured on the school's opening day with Head Boy Gerald Butler and Head Girl Gillian Wood. It was officially opened on Friday 30 March 1962 by Walter James, Editor of the Times Educational Supplement, together with Major PD Birchall, Chairman of the County Education Committee and Mrs Margaret Hills, Chairman of the School Governors.
The school has playing fields, including cricket nets, rugby and football pitches, a full size running track, tennis courts and a hockey redgra. The school has a 20 m heated indoor swimming-pool, and in 1997 opened a fully fitted sports centre including a dance room, gym and large sprung-floor hall. Cross-country running also commonly takes place across the nearby Randwick hills.
Archway has its own sixth form which was part of the Stroud Post-16 Consortium along with Downfield Sixth Form (a collaboration between Marling School and Stroud High School) and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.
The sports centre includes the "Jack Russell Lounge," named after former student the England wicket keeper Robert "Jack" Russell.
In 2019 to 2022 Archway School students had a leading role in the Fridays For Future school strikes in Stroud. Two Archway students were awarded Young People of the Year by Stroud Town Council in 2019.
Use in film
The BBC's 'The Casual Vacancy' was filmed at the school in 2014.
Notable alumni
- Mike Cook, former professional footballer for York City and Cambridge United, and manager of Gloucester City A.F.C.
- Luke Jerram, installation artist - Tide,Glass Microbiology,Maya.
- Dawn King, playwright and screenwriter
- Tamzin Malleson, actress - Dangerfield, Midsomer Murders, Marcella.
- Stuart Nelson, goalkeeper for Brentford, Leyton Orient, Notts County, Gillingham, and Dover Athletic.
- Jack Russell, cricketer - England Wicket-keeper 1987-1998.
- Tom Smith (musician)
References
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- (4 July 1961). "The Headmaster of the new Archway School". Bristol Evening Post.
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- "Jack Russell Lounge". Archway School.
- "Gloucestershire school pupils to walk out of class for climate change protest".
- "Annual Town Awards 2019".
- (9 July 2014). "Archway School sets the stage for JK Rowling TV drama".
- "Gloucester City manager Mike Cook is excited by new season". The Local Answer.
- (21 Apr 2002). "Exhibition Tide Jerram, L. and Ride, P. 2002. Tide. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada 13 - 21 Apr 2002". westminster.ac.uk.
- (May 1, 2016). "Glass Microbiology". interaliamag.org.
- (25 July 2013). "Luke Jerram pixelated sculpture at Bristol Temple Meads". BBC News Bristol.
- (16 October 2013). "Ciphers, a tense thriller by Stroud raised playwright Dawn King, show at Cheltenham's Everyman". Stroud News.
- Katie Jarvis. (20 October 2011). "My Cotswold Life: Tamzin Malleson". greatbritishlife.co.uk.
- (23 May 2013). "Stroud-born keeper Nelson is on the up". Stroud News.
- (20 May 1997). "Russell, Jack & Hayter, Peter – ''Jack Russell – Unleashed''". HarperCollinsWillow.
- "Editors — The Weight Of Your Love (2013)". TAIS Awards.
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