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Oldfield School, Bath

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Oldfield School details

Address:
Oldfield School
Kelston Road, Bath, Somerset BA1 9AB
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Exam data
Authority:
Bath and North-east Somerset
Type:
Foundation
Admissions:
Comprehensive
Gender of entry:
Girls
Age range:
11-18
Number of students:
867
Gender of sixth form:
Mixed
Last inspection:
March 2003. Read the full inspection report.
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Artsmark Gold 2004Investor in People Status Sportsmark 2004Specialism: Media Arts Specialism: Sports

General information

Background: Oldfield School founded in 1892 to serve the city of Bath. It moved from its city centre site in 1959 to a spacious site on the western edge of Bath on a ridge overlooking the Avon Valley, where it is surrounded by open country. A large Victorian house serves as a tutorial and teaching base for the sixth form. The main science block was completed in 1979 and a new science block opened in 1993. Accommodation for technology has been upgraded. A new Humanities block was opened in 2003. It gained sports college status in 1997 and is one of only seventy schools invited to take a second specialism in arts in 2004. a wide range of extra-curricular activities are offered in the school are football, netball, rugby, tennis and choir. The school aims to provide a tradition with high standards in terms of uniform, teaching quality and behaviour.


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