Belper School
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| Established | 1973 |
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| Type | Foundation school |
| Headteacher | Mr. Martyn Cooper |
| Location |
John O'Gaunt's Way Belper Derbyshire DE56 ODA England 53°01′35″N 1°27′25″W / 53.0265°N 1.4569°WCoordinates: 53°01′35″N 1°27′25″W / 53.0265°N 1.4569°W |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| DfE number | 830/5404 |
| DfE URN | 112989 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | Approximately 1,300 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | Belper School |
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre is a foundation secondary school located in the north-east of Belper, Derbyshire, England. In October 2014, Ofsted reported that its overall effectiveness is 'Good'.
It has received Healthy Schools status and the Artsmark Gold award. The current headteacher is Mr. Martyn Cooper.
Belper School is larger than average, catering for 1,311 students as of academic year 2015-2016, a 10.5% reduction since 2012-2013 when the school taught 1464 students between 11 and 18 years old – a decrease attributed by the headteacher to variations in birth rate. The majority of the school is white British with below average numbers of cared-for children and children identified as having special educational needs or disability.
The 2009 Ofsted report had this to say about the school: "Belper School has a distinctive ethos which stresses positive relationships between students, staff and parents as the key basis for learning and personal development. Students wear no formal uniform and use the first names of teachers, resulting in an informal atmosphere around the school, but one where the students feel well supported by adults. 'It is what gives our school a unique flavour and enables us to view our teachers as equals', one student said."
The school, previously known as Belper High School was created in 1973 from an amalgamation of the existing 'Herbert Strutt Grammar School founded in 1909 and two secondary modern schools. Belper High School was built as a 13-18 high school (upper school) and took shape in a barely complete, largely open-plan new building, built adjacent to the local sports centre. Roland Mathias, the poet, was headmaster of the Herbert Strutt School from 1958-64. Herbert Strutt School had around 650 boys and girls.
The new school, opening on a new site in September 1973, was built with the adjacent new leisure centre, which it still jointly owns and runs with Amber Valley Borough Council. Michael Tucker was the new headmaster.
From 1973 until 1986, the school was part of an experimental three-tier educational system, with a number of local primary schools feeding into two larger middle schools; the former Herbert Strutt Grammar School (renamed the Herbert Strutt Middle School) and Parks Middle School, located on Belper's Park's Estate. These two middle schools then fed pupils into Belper High School.
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