Bispham High School Arts College
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| Bispham High School Arts College | |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Mr Robert E Harrison |
| Specialism | Performing Arts College |
| Location | Bispham, Blackpool Lancashire Image:Flag of England.svg England |
| Ofsted number | 119734 |
| Students | 1,000 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Website | www.bisphamhighschool.co.uk |
Bispham High School Performing Arts College is a secondary school situated in Bispham, Lancashire, with a mixed intake of both boys and girls aged 11-16.
The school is located on Bispham Road. It was formerly an all girls School called Greenlands High. The school is a specialist Performing Arts College. It is a Centre of Excellence for Performing Arts.[1]
In 2005 the school achieved a GCSE pass rate with 40% of pupils achieving five A to C grades.[2]
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[edit] Building & refurbishment project
A £6M project was completed in early 2007.[3] The project included -
- A new two floor unit housing a Learning Resource Centre and library on the first floor. And a Community City Learning Resource Centre (CLC) on the ground floor. The CLC houses a Recording Studio and Video/Film/Media editing suite.
- Purpose built 14 classroom block for Humanities and English Faculties.
- Purpose built Arts Block with two large Drama Studios
- Additional Dance studio
- Second restaurant
- New Entrance/Reception block with Administration offices plus Atrium
- General upgrade of classrooms, new car parks, more disabled facilities etc
The new Administration Centre and Atrium were officially opened on 7 November, 2006 by local football hero and former Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire, Jimmy Armfield OBE.[4]
[edit] Pupils and staff
Emmerdale actress, Kelsey-Beth Crossley is a pupil at the school.[5] Another pupil at the school, Ashley Loyd played the part of Michael in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London in 2005.
- Head Teacher - Mr Robert Harrison.
- Deputy Head Teacher - Mr John Topping.
[edit] Link up with Royal Ballet School
In February 2007 it was announced that the school was to sign a three year deal with the Royal Ballet School, London to become a centre of excellence for dance. The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) have yet to agree funding, but it is due to start in September 2007.[6]
[edit] Bispham High School Gospel Choir
The school also has a Gospel Choir, Bispham High School Gospel Choir, under the direction of Margaret Adereti (Conductor), Neill Oldham (Piano) and Sarah Bagot (Vocal Support).[7]
In March 2007, the choir recorded their own cover version of Crazy by Gnarls Barkley for the BBC 6 Music Hardchoral competition in which they reached the final top ten.[8] The choir made its national debut when the song was played on the BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show over the Easter Weekend in April 2007.[9] On 17 April 2007 the choir sang their version of Crazy live on BBC 6 Music during a live broadcast from the school hall, as part of the Hardchoral competition.[10]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Grand Theatre links", Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Bispham High School - an Arts College", BBC News, 2006-01-19. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
- ^ "Bispham High School (Page 4) building work". Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
- ^ "Football ace sings children's praises", Blackpool Gazette, 2006-11-08. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
- ^ "Teenager makes TV soap debut", Blackpool Gazette, 2007-02-27. Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
- ^ "That's dancing!", Blackpool Gazette, 2007-02-07. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Bispham High School Gospel Choir". Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Pupils give funk to choral - audio", Blackpool Gazette, 2007-03-28. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
- ^ "Local news", Blackpool Gazette, 2007-04-10. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
- ^ "Bispham school goes crazy for votes", Blackpool Gazette, 2007-04-18. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
