Sir James Smith's School
| Motto | Aspiration. Ambition. Achievement |
|---|---|
| Established | 1679 |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Jon Lawrence |
| Founder | Sir James Smyth |
| Location |
Dark Lane Camelford Cornwall PL32 9UJ England 50°37′18″N 4°41′04″W / 50.62170°N 4.68434°WCoordinates: 50°37′18″N 4°41′04″W / 50.62170°N 4.68434°W |
| Local authority | Cornwall Council |
| DfE URN | 112039 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 60 |
| Students | 543 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–17 |
| Houses | Chydeme, Tredeme, Poldeme & Landeme |
| Colours | Black and Red |
| Website | www |
Sir James Smith's Community School (formerly Sir James Smith's School) is a small secondary school located in the town of Camelford, North Cornwall, England. The headteacher is Jon Lawrence, who succeeded Angela Perlmutter in January 2007.
Founded as a grammar school in 1679, at a property overlooking the town, the school has been state run since 1962 when it moved to Dark Lane. It was the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Cornwall. Until July 1962 it was Sir James Smith's Grammar School at College Road and no secondary modern school existed for the district. The new school at Dark Lane was designed by the county architect, F. K. Hicklin, and Kenneth Sprayson continued to be headmaster. (The school building at College Road was built about 1879 and extended twice before being vacated and used as offices for the rural district council.)
The catchment area for Sir James Smith's is largely rural and covers an extensive and sparsely populated district of north Cornwall, stretching along the coast from Crackington Haven to Boscastle, Tintagel, and Port Isaac. Inland Delabole, St Teath and St Breward and the isolated hamlets and farmsteads of Bodmin Moor are included. This area is one of the most economically deprived in the EU. Available employment is frequently part-time and/or seasonal and the average wage is the lowest in the UK; whereas property and living costs are among the highest.
The school has 543 pupils aged 11–16 (as of 2011). It is one of the smallest state secondary schools in the UK. For comparison, neighbouring secondary schools have between 1200 - 2100 pupils aged 11–16 and 200+ sixth formers.
The last decade has seen an extension to the adult education building; the Salon United for careers in hair and beauty therapy (2007); the West End music and drama suite (2004); a new reception and office suite (2003); a new Mathematics block (2001) and The Princess of Wales Design Centre (Arts and Technology) (1992). The school is undergoing further building work to facelift sections of the exterior (whose concrete facade has not aged well).
...
Wikipedia