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'''Shipston High School''' is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] in [[Shipston-on-Stour]] in [[Warwickshire]], [[England]]. It is situated in the North West of the town and has strong links with the community. In recent years it has been greatly oversubscribed for its new year 7 intake and was the 4th most improved school in the country a few years ago. Shipston High School is a small school, only having around 600 students, but proves strong competition for other schools. Shipston High achieves greatly in many areas, such as basketball and public speaking.
'''Shipston High School''' is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] in [[Shipston-on-Stour]] in [[Warwickshire]], [[England]]. It is situated in the North West of the town and has strong links with the community. In recent years it has been greatly oversubscribed for its new year 7 intake and was the 4th most improved school in the country a few years ago. Shipston High School is a small school, only having around 500 students, but proves strong competition for other schools. Shipston High achieves greatly in many areas, for example:- Sport, where the school excels in basketball and other sports and extra curricular activities such as public speaking. The school was previously well known for its technology-related activities, such as rocketry and RC car racing, but this has been halted for several years. It also had Specialist Technology Status, which is no longer the case.

== Controversies ==

* In 2016 Jonathan Hunt, a former science teacher at Shipston High School, was jailed for having a sexual relationship with a 15 year old student. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-16|title=Former Shipston teacher jailed for sex offences|url=https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/former-shipston-teacher-jailed-for-sex-offences-9141170/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Stratford Herald|language=en}}</ref>
* In 2020 a former rugby coach at the school was jailed after his wife discovered inappropriate images of female students on his computer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hockaday|first=James|date=2020-01-08|title=Sports coach jailed after wife finds photoshopped sexual images of girls on PC|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/08/sports-coach-jailed-wife-finds-photoshopped-sexual-images-girls-family-laptop-12024627/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Metro|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 20:25, 5 October 2021

Shipston High School
Address
Map
Darlingscote Road

, ,
CV36 4DY

England
Coordinates52°03′55″N 1°38′00″W / 52.065278°N 1.633333°W / 52.065278; -1.633333
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityWarwickshire County Council
Department for Education URN138767 Tables
OfstedReports
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
HousesBadger, Mayo, Sheldon, Hart
Colour(s)Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
Websitehttp://www.shipstonhigh.co.uk

Shipston High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, England. It is situated in the North West of the town and has strong links with the community. In recent years it has been greatly oversubscribed for its new year 7 intake and was the 4th most improved school in the country a few years ago. Shipston High School is a small school, only having around 500 students, but proves strong competition for other schools. Shipston High achieves greatly in many areas, for example:- Sport, where the school excels in basketball and other sports and extra curricular activities such as public speaking. The school was previously well known for its technology-related activities, such as rocketry and RC car racing, but this has been halted for several years. It also had Specialist Technology Status, which is no longer the case.

Controversies

  • In 2016 Jonathan Hunt, a former science teacher at Shipston High School, was jailed for having a sexual relationship with a 15 year old student. [1]
  • In 2020 a former rugby coach at the school was jailed after his wife discovered inappropriate images of female students on his computer.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Former Shipston teacher jailed for sex offences". Stratford Herald. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ Hockaday, James (8 January 2020). "Sports coach jailed after wife finds photoshopped sexual images of girls on PC". Metro. Retrieved 1 June 2021.