English

The English department is housed within one tower of the school.

This area has had brand new ICT facilities installed in four of the classrooms. All along the tower are a set of stained glass windows, produced as a Creative Partnerships project by students working with a storyteller, a poet and an artist.

At Key Stage 4, results have rapidly improved. Early entries of Year 11 and Year 10 students have proved to be very successful. Currently 47% of our Year 11 students have gained an A* - C English Language GCSE grade. We are optimistic that this figure will improve significantly by August 2009. In addition to this we have seen SAT attainment rise sharply. In August 2008 our SAT results were the highest ever achieved. (78% 5+).

Opportunities are provided for students to broaden their experience, with projects having included, over recent years, a book group, out-of-school Shakespeare days, a poet-in-residence, and visits from theatre groups and book talks.