Chilwell School
| Established | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Principal | Ian Brierly |
| Chair of Governors | Judith Munro |
| Location |
Queens Road West Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG9 5AL United Kingdom 52°54′43″N 1°13′54″W / 52.912011°N 1.231625°WCoordinates: 52°54′43″N 1°13′54″W / 52.912011°N 1.231625°W |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| DfE number | 891/4121 |
| DfE URN | 122854 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | roughly 1,000 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | Chilwell School |
Chilwell School (formerly known as Chilwell Comprehensive School) is a secondary school located in Chilwell, near Nottingham, England. The school is located adjacent to the Chilwell Olympia sports complex and has an attached sixth-form college, known as the Chilwell Sixth-Form. In January 2005, the school was designated a specialist school in "Arts, Maths and Computing".
The school's typical enrolment is around 1,000 students aged 11 to 18, of which roughly 100 are enrolled at the sixth-form.
The sixth-form was formerly known as Lakeview College and was run in collaboration with nearby school Alderman White. In September 2006, Chilwell governors made the decision that the college would be entirely managed and staffed by Chilwell School from September 2008.
The ratings below refer to the "overall effectiveness" of the school.
Following the latest inspection (carried out on 7–8 October 2014) the report observed, "Effective leadership has led to consistently good teaching and achievement across the school."
As a result of the school's specialist status, the curriculum was re-designed to integrate ICT into art and textile design: textile art was designed by students while they learnt CAD/CAM skills. One of the aims of the programme was to combat gender stereotyping. According to teacher Sue Bedford, "many of the boys who completed the project said their perception of textiles had changed and that they were ... surprised that it wasn't all about sewing - even the girls were enlightened".
Thanks to the programme's success, the school was named a "Textile Centre for Excellence" and was featured in an Adobe case study. The students' work was also exhibited at a local gallery.
The school was a regional host for the Adobe/MTV Boom Music Video Academy in 2006, and had a computer suite donated by the company Educational Ideas in 2004.
BAC³ was a project for gifted and talented pupils run by Chilwell in collaboration with nearby schools Alderman White and The Bramcote School. It involved pupils from each school taking part in "activities days" reflecting the schools' respective specialisms.
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