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Cotham School, Bristol

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Cotham School details

Address:

Cotham School
Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham, Bristol, Bristol BS6 6DT

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Exam data

Authority:

Bristol

Type:

Community

Admissions:

Comprehensive

Gender of entry:

Mixed

Age range:

11-18

Number of students:

1,290

Gender of sixth form:

Mixed

Last inspection:

October 2005. Read the full inspection report.

Official school profile:

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General information

Background: Cotham School is a secondary school and sixth form for boys and girls. The age range of the pupils is 11-19. It has occupied its site within a mile of Bristol city centre since 1920. The main school was built in 1931, with substantial additions in the 1960s and 1970s. Originally a boys' school, it became co-educational in 1973 and comprehensive in 1999. A new sport hall and drama facilities are opened in October 2006. The school has Performing Arts Status and is a vibrant and creative learning community. The school?s performing arts department offers key stage three, GCSE and A Level courses in music, dance and drama. The school organises an exceptional number of trips, excursion and educational visits. It has a wide range of sporting activities including rugby, football, cross-country, athletics, cricket, basketball, tennis, swimming, badminton, hockey, aerobics, volleyball and rounders. The school aims to provide a safe and calm environment in which young people of all abilities and backgrounds can learn, work, play and grow up together and taking responsibility for their own learning and treating everyone with courtesy and respects. It provides a broad, balanced education and the curriculum has been designed to ensure that all its students have the opportunity to achieve their maximum potential.

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