Ponteland High School
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| Established | 1972 |
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| Type | Community school |
| Head Master | Kieran McGrane |
| Location |
Callerton Lane Ponteland Northumberland NE20 9EY England 55°02′36″N 1°44′34″W / 55.0432°N 1.7429°WCoordinates: 55°02′36″N 1°44′34″W / 55.0432°N 1.7429°W |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| DfE number | 929/4426 |
| DfE URN | 122358 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 350 |
| Students | 1,113 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 13–19 |
| Website | ponthigh |
Ponteland Community High School, previously Ponteland County High School, is a large secondary school in the village of Ponteland, Northumberland. Operating under the three-tier system in Northumberland, the school takes pupils from ages 13–19.
The school opened in purpose-built accommodation in September 1972. It was the first state school in the country to gain Language College status in 1995. In 2001, as a result of changes introduced in the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, the school changed from being a County High School to a Community High School offering courses and activities to the local community. Since 2000 there have been significant additions to and refurbishment of the school buildings including new science laboratories, a new sixth form centre and a four-classroom block added to the humanities area.
The school has high academic achievement. At GCSE Level its proportion of A*-C grades including English and Maths is 71%. At A Level, its pass rate is 98% with 57% of students receiving A or B grades. Eighty percent of the school's sixth form pupils go on to university.
The school won the Bar National Mock Trial in 2002 and 2009.
The school has a vast range of international activities in which pupils may participate, and for which the school was awarded International School Award for 1999–2001, 2002-2004, and 2013-14.
The School intended to free itself from Local Authority control and become a Foundation School with Trust status. The original plan was to effect this change by 1 January 2010 involving four local partners namely Northumberland County Council, the Co-operative Group, Newcastle Airport and the Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University.
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