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Arnold School details

Address:

Arnold School
Lytham Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 1JG

Telephone:

01253 346391

Fax:

01253 336 250

Email:

registrar@arnoldschool.com

Website:

www.arnoldschool.com

Authority:

Blackpool

Gender of entry:

Mixed

Age range:

2-19

Number of students:

974

Affiliation:

IAPS, HMC

Gender of sixth form:

Mixed

Last inspection:

November 2004. Read the full inspection report.

General information

Headteacher: Barry Hughes, appointed in 2003.

Background: Arnold School strives to provide a happy, busy and disciplined environment in which pupils aim for academic excellence and develop character, talent and independence. It has given Lancashire many of its most distinguished citizens and a number of national heroes from cricketers to television's new Robin Hood, Jonas Armstrong. The academic, pastoral and social development of pupils is closely monitored and pupils do well in public exams. Almost allgo on to university with a significant number gaining places at Oxford and Cambridge. Dedicated time is set aside each day so that pupils can participate in a wide range of clubs, societies and other pursuits. There are 34 extracurricular activities from sport, drama and music to Scrabble, the Combined Cadet Force, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and fundraising activities. The school supports a village in Uganda though its own fundraising charity, Village Aid. Sixth-formers get free driving lessons from a local driving school. Sport plays an important role in school life. A number of pupils have earned national and international honours in hockey and fencing and teams go on tours abroad to Barbados, Canada and South Africa. As well as an all-weather playing surface and a fitness suite, Arnold also has its own outdoor education centre at the foot of Helvellyn in the Lake District. The school has recently invested in a new art design centre, a sports complex, an extension to the junior school and a new music department opened by Chris Lowe, a former pupil and member of the Pet Shop Boys.

Alumni: Professor Peter Beighton, geneticist; Peter Purves, television presenter; Tom Graveney, cricketer; Jonas Armstrong, actor.

Higher education: 96% (5 Oxford 2 Cambridge).

Special needs: A learning support department of three teachers provides individual support for a range of educational difficulties. The basic service of screening and support is offered free of charge to all parents and pupils. The school can cope with pupils with mild speech and language disorders as well as a range of other conditions including Asperger's syndrome, ADHD and autism.

Inspection: November 2004: The senior department of Arnold School provides an appropriate education for its pupils. It prepares them well for the next stage of their education and for their future lives. It is served by a committed and hard-working staff who together engender a highly supportive learning environment in which the pupils can be successful in their studies and other activities. The loyalty of the pupils to the school and their very good and often excellent behaviour, as well as the constructive relationships they have with each other and with the staff, ensure that the school works well as a community.

Feeder schools: Arnold Junior; St Pius X Prep; Highfield Priory; Hall Park Primary; Roseacre Primary.

Boys' age range: 11 to 18.

Girls' age range: 11 to 18.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100.

Average class size (seniors; 11-16): 16.

Average class size (sixth form): 8.

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