Chew Valley School
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| Established | 1958 |
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| Type | Secondary school |
| Headteacher | Gareth Beynon |
| Location |
Chew Lane Chew Stoke Somerset England Coordinates: 51°21′31″N 2°37′22″W / 51.3586°N 2.6228°W |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset Council |
| DfE URN | 109306 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,160 as of 2015 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Chew Valley School is situated within the Chew Valley in Somerset in South West England. It is 8 miles (13 km) south of Bristol in the village of Chew Stoke, on a 30-acre (12 ha) site in open countryside overlooking the Chew Valley Lake.
It is the only secondary school in the area, providing further education to local children, from various local primary schools, and some pupils who live outside the catchment area in South Bristol. As of 2015, the school had 1,160 pupils, including 186 in the Sixth Form.
The school was proposed in May 1955 in a public notice issued by Somerset County Council Education Committee, to eventually comply with the 1944 Education Act which had required secondary education for all, which had previously been provided by "all age primaries" in the area. The new school, which was originally called Chew Magna Secondary School, opened on 13 January 1958, although the official opening by Sir James Turner then president of the National Farmers Union was on 23 May.
In 2008, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. In the same year a wind turbine was installed at the school, and unveiled by the local MP Dan Norris. The turbine was supported by the Go Zero campaign based in Chew Magna who have also supported a similar initiative in Tamil Nadu, India. In April 2009, current Head Teacher, Mark Mallet, did a parachute jump from 10,000 feet above ground level in aid of a new Art and Sixth Form block which was completed in August that year.
On 1 August 2010, Chew Valley School became a foundation school. A letter to parents described the aims as "to use Foundation Status to help to raise standards and make a direct contribution to raising achievement and improve the well being and aspirations of students." As part of the status change there was a legal transfer of land from the Local Authority to the School. The school's letterhead now reads "A Foundation School serving the whole community"
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