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{{Short description|Grammar school in Welwyn Garden City, England}}
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| motto = High Expectations -Mutual Respect - Quality Learning - Success For All
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| type = [[Grammar school|Grammar]] (1939–1968)<br/>[[Comprehensive school|Comprehensive]] (1968–2012)<br/>[[Academy (English school)|Academy]] (2012–)
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| address = Lemsford Lane
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| city = [[Welwyn Garden City]]
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| houses = Ashridge, Brocket, Hatfield, Knebworth, Offley, Sopwell
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Like most secondary schools, it has a sixth form. It is situated off ''Stanborough Road'' (A6129), near the A1(M), and across the road from the headquarters of [[Hertfordshire Constabulary]], a golf driving range and the Gosling Sports Park (with an athletics track and ski slope). The [[East Coast Main Line]] is about 1&nbsp;km away.
Like most secondary schools, it has a sixth form. It is situated off ''Stanborough Road'' (A6129), near the A1(M), and across the road from the headquarters of [[Hertfordshire Constabulary]], a golf driving range and the Gosling Sports Park (with an athletics track and ski slope). The [[East Coast Main Line]] is about 1&nbsp;km away.

It was created by Richard Dickington during WW2 for evacuated children to still get an education. It was originally a Grammar school (1939-1968), then a Comprehensive school (1968-2012), and now it is a Academy (2012-present).


==History==
==History==
===Grammar school===
===Grammar school===
It was founded as a selective [[Grammar school]] in 1939, and so recently celebrated its 70th year. It had around 550 girls and boys in the 1960s.
It was founded as a selective [[Grammar school]] in 1939, and so recently celebrated its 80th year. It had around 550 girls and boys in the 1960s.


===Comprehensive===
===Comprehensive===
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===Merger with Sir John Newsom School===
===Merger with Sir John Newsom School===
In September 1998, nearby Sir John Newsom School was merged with Stanborough School and its pupils transferred across to Stanborough site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://schooletc.co.uk/school-sir-john-newsom-school-117546|title=Sir John Newsom School, Welwyn Garden City: Schools in Welwyn Garden City|website=Schooletc.co.uk|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref>
In September 1998, nearby Sir John Newsom School was merged with Stanborough School and its pupils transferred across to Stanborough site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://schooletc.co.uk/school-sir-john-newsom-school-117546|title=Sir John Newsom School, Welwyn Garden City: Schools in Welwyn Garden City|website=Schooletc.co.uk|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>


===Academy status===
===Academy status===
The school gained academy status in February 2012 with a specialism in Maths and Computing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Academy Status|url=http://www.stanborough.herts.sch.uk/html/Our_school/Academy%20Status.htm|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825053723/http://www.stanborough.herts.sch.uk/html/Our_school/Academy%20Status.htm|archive-date=25 August 2012|access-date=17 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The school is now independent of local authority control and legally is a [[private company limited by guarantee]] registered at [[Companies House]] with registration number 07900439.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/4574f4ae584c9576e26d014e319300df/compdetails|title=Failure Page|website=Wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref>
The school gained academy status in February 2012 with a specialism in Maths and Computing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Academy Status|url=http://www.stanborough.herts.sch.uk/html/Our_school/Academy%20Status.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825053723/http://www.stanborough.herts.sch.uk/html/Our_school/Academy%20Status.htm|archive-date=25 August 2012|access-date=17 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The school is now independent of local authority control and legally is a [[private company limited by guarantee]] registered at [[Companies House]] with registration number 07900439.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/4574f4ae584c9576e26d014e319300df/compdetails|title=Failure Page|website=Wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>

== Notable school events ==
===Run===
'''Run for Stanborough:''' Usually taken place during October, members of Stanborough School – students, teachers and support staff will walk or run their way around Stanborough Lakes to raise money for the school charity. In 2011, £6000 was raised for Teenage Cancer Trust from this one single event,{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}} and the 2012/13 charity will be 'Rays of Sunshine', for who the school aims to raise as much money for. Some will be in fancy dress, and the runners will be in PE kit, but everyone will have the same purpose – to get as much sponsorship as possible to help worthy causes. The Run also contributes as one of the events during the School year which contributes to the House Cup.

The event usually ends with the eagerly awaited{{Citation needed|date=May 2015}} gunging, where students get to see their teachers at the end of the run be gunged with as variety of sloppy concoctions tipped over their heads.

===Drama===
'''House Drama:''' Performed shortly before Christmas, House Captains arrange a house production at the beginning of school term which is rehearsed over the months ready for the big event. The cast consists only of house members and is directed and produced solely by the House captains. Each House performance can only be 30 minutes long. This event contributes to the Stanborough House Trophy, but winners of this competition also win a House Drama Trophy.
2008 saw Ashridge win with their performance of ''Beauty and the Beast'', 2nd place was given to Hatfield with their performance of "A Streetcar Named Desire"

'''School Productions:''' Every other year, the Drama department (and sometimes the music department) and school members host a school production, performed in the Spring term, rehearsals starting in September. Past performances have been the likes of ''[[Oliver Twist|Oliver]]'', ''[[West Side Story]]'', ''[[We Will Rock You]]'' and most recently ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''.

===Music===
'''House Music:''' Performed in the spring term. Musicians of each house demonstrate a wide range of musical genius{{Dubious|date=May 2009}} by hosting a 30-minute performance full of a variety of musical acts, which since 2012 are now put on after school giving parents a chance to buy tickets and watch the event. Performances in the past have been known to include rock bands, singing, instrument solos, musical numbers and rapping.

===Dance===
'''School Dance Display:''' Every other Year after the school production, the Dance department and students perform a spectacular series of dance numbers, demonstrating unique and creative talents.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}


== Sixth Form Consortium ==
== Sixth Form Consortium ==
Stanborough Sixth form is part of a wider consortium of many secondary schools in the area. Stanborough offers a range of subjects at A level on site. English, History, Mathematics, Science, Computer Science, Psychology are just a few examples. Other schools aligned with the sixth form consortium include:
Stanborough Sixth form is part of a wider consortium of many secondary schools in the area. Stanborough offers a range of subjects at A level on site. English, History, Mathematics, Science, Computer Science, Psychology are just a few examples. Other schools aligned with the sixth form consortium include:
* [[Monk's Walk School]]
* [[Monk's Walk School]]
* [[Ridgeway Academy]]
* [[Sir Frederic Osborn School]]
* [[Bishops Hatfield Girls' School]]
* [[Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School]]
* [[Onslow St Audrey's School]]
* [[Onslow St Audrey's School]]


==Academic performance==
==Academic performance==
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Stanborough School often achieves GCSE results above the national average, with 51% of pupils achieving the equivalent of five or more GCSEs grade C or above including English and Maths in 2012. Their A Level results are consistently one of the highest of maintained schools in Hertfordshire.
Stanborough School often achieves GCSE results above the national average, with 51% of pupils achieving the equivalent of five or more GCSEs grade C or above including English and Maths in 2012. Their A Level results are consistently one of the highest of maintained schools in Hertfordshire.


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===Welwyn Garden City Stanborough Grammar School===
===Welwyn Garden City Stanborough Grammar School===
* Prof [[Roger Heath-Brown]], Professor of Pure Mathematics since 1999 at the [[University of Oxford]]
* Prof [[Roger Heath-Brown]], Professor of Pure Mathematics since 1999 at the [[University of Oxford]]
* [[Alex Larke]], musician and UK [[Eurovision Song Contest]] representative in 2015
* [[Michael Peacock (television executive)|Michael Peacock]] OBE, television executive, Controller of BBC1 from 1965–7, and chairman from 1989 to 1995 of [[UBC Media Group]]
* [[Michael Peacock (television executive)|Michael Peacock]] OBE, television executive, Controller of BBC1 from 1965–7, and chairman from 1989 to 1995 of [[UBC Media Group]]
* Prof [[Michael Talbot (musicologist)|Michael Talbot]], James and Constance Alsop Professor of Music from 1986 to 2003 at the [[University of Liverpool]]
* Prof [[Michael Talbot (musicologist)|Michael Talbot]], James and Constance Alsop Professor of Music from 1986 to 2003 at the [[University of Liverpool]]
* [[Glyn Maxwell]], poet
* [[Glyn Maxwell]], poet
* Prof. [[Jonathan_M._Gregory|Jonathan Gregory]], Professor of Climate Change and Modelling at the [[University_of_Reading|University of Reading]] and the [[Met_Office|Met Office]].
* Prof. [[Jonathan M. Gregory|Jonathan Gregory]], Professor of Climate Change and Modelling at the [[University of Reading]] and the [[Met Office]].
* [[Klaus Hasselmann]], 2021 [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Laureate in Physics]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 June 2021 |title=Former Student wins Nobel Prize for Physics |pages=4 |work=The Stanborough Times |url=https://stanborough.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ST-15-10-21-F.pdf |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Secondary schools in Hertfordshire]]
[[Category:Secondary schools in Hertfordshire]]

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Stanborough School
Address
Map
Lemsford Lane

Welwyn Garden City
,
Hertfordshire
,
AL8 6YR

England
Coordinates51°47′28″N 0°13′10″W / 51.79099°N 0.21947°W / 51.79099; -0.21947
Information
TypeGrammar (1939–1968)
Comprehensive (1968–2012)
Academy (2012–)
MottoHigh Expectations -Mutual Respect - Quality Learning - Success For All
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established1939
FounderRichard Dickington
SpecialistMaths and Computing
Department for Education URN137847 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMerry John
Staff141
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1412
HousesBrocket, Hatfield, Knebworth, Sopwell
Colour(s)Green, white   
Former nameWelwyn Grammar School
Websitehttp://www.stanborough.herts.sch.uk

Stanborough School is a secondary academy school located in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England.

Like most secondary schools, it has a sixth form. It is situated off Stanborough Road (A6129), near the A1(M), and across the road from the headquarters of Hertfordshire Constabulary, a golf driving range and the Gosling Sports Park (with an athletics track and ski slope). The East Coast Main Line is about 1 km away.

It was created by Richard Dickington during WW2 for evacuated children to still get an education. It was originally a Grammar school (1939-1968), then a Comprehensive school (1968-2012), and now it is a Academy (2012-present).

History

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Grammar school

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It was founded as a selective Grammar school in 1939, and so recently celebrated its 80th year. It had around 550 girls and boys in the 1960s.

Comprehensive

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It became an all-ability comprehensive school in 1968. In the early 1980s it had around 900 boys and girls.

Merger with Sir John Newsom School

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In September 1998, nearby Sir John Newsom School was merged with Stanborough School and its pupils transferred across to Stanborough site.[1]

Academy status

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The school gained academy status in February 2012 with a specialism in Maths and Computing.[2] The school is now independent of local authority control and legally is a private company limited by guarantee registered at Companies House with registration number 07900439.[3]

Sixth Form Consortium

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Stanborough Sixth form is part of a wider consortium of many secondary schools in the area. Stanborough offers a range of subjects at A level on site. English, History, Mathematics, Science, Computer Science, Psychology are just a few examples. Other schools aligned with the sixth form consortium include:

Academic performance

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Stanborough School often achieves GCSE results above the national average, with 51% of pupils achieving the equivalent of five or more GCSEs grade C or above including English and Maths in 2012. Their A Level results are consistently one of the highest of maintained schools in Hertfordshire.

Notable former pupils

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Welwyn Garden City Stanborough Grammar School

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References

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  1. ^ "Sir John Newsom School, Welwyn Garden City: Schools in Welwyn Garden City". Schooletc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Academy Status". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Failure Page". Wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Former Student wins Nobel Prize for Physics" (PDF). The Stanborough Times. 15 June 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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