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'''Shipston High School''' is a mixed [[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 350 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; Extra curricular activities such as public speaking and Formula schools car racing, where the school became national champions in July 2011; Technology, where the school constantly achieves, and holds Specialist Technology College status.
'''Shipston High School''' is a mixed [[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; Extra curricular activities such as public speaking and Formula schools car racing, where the school became national champions in July 2011; Technology, where the school constantly achieves, and holds Specialist Technology College status.


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== Notable Events ==

* In 2016, a [[Pedophilia|paedophile]] named Jonathan Hunt was jailed for being involved sexually with a 15 year old girl. He was previously a teacher at the school and had been fired previously after complaints from students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/disgraced-teacher-jailed-sexual-relationship-pupil/|title=Pervert teacher jailed after sexual relationship with pupil|website=Stratford Observer|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref>
* In 2019, the image for the school on Google Maps had been changed to a picture of the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 terrorist attacks]] by an individual identifying as "Moe Lester", presumably a disgruntled student.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Shipston+High+School/@52.0654295,-1.6355553,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4870d438f9fa209f:0x6a926abbb4db141e!8m2!3d52.0654295!4d-1.6333666|title=Shipston High School|website=Shipston High School|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref>


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Revision as of 18:58, 14 October 2019

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
SpecialistTechnology
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
HousesBadger, Mayo, Sheldon, Hart
Colour(s)Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
Websitehttp://www.shipstonhigh.co.uk

Shipston High School is a mixed 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; Extra curricular activities such as public speaking and Formula schools car racing, where the school became national champions in July 2011; Technology, where the school constantly achieves, and holds Specialist Technology College status.

References


Notable Events

  • In 2016, a paedophile named Jonathan Hunt was jailed for being involved sexually with a 15 year old girl. He was previously a teacher at the school and had been fired previously after complaints from students.[1]
  • In 2019, the image for the school on Google Maps had been changed to a picture of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by an individual identifying as "Moe Lester", presumably a disgruntled student.[2]
  1. ^ "Pervert teacher jailed after sexual relationship with pupil". Stratford Observer. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Shipston High School". Shipston High School. Retrieved 14 October 2019.