The Boswells School is an age 11–18,
secondary school
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and
college
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, The Boswells College, with
academy status situated in the city of
Chelmsford
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,
Essex
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,
England
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, offers secondary age education with qualifications up to
General Certificates of Secondary Education and
A-Levels
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. The current headteacher is Mr Stephen Mansell.
The Boswells School specialises in performing arts (Artsmark Gold). In March 2008, The Independent newspaper ranked the Boswells College 25th in the country for A Level performance by a comprehensive school.
School site
The school site is divided into 3 main blocks (A, B and C), mostly consisting of classrooms for sets of subjects that vary between them. Additionally, there are a variety of sports facilities on site.
A block is a 4-story building used for mostly languages, mathematics and science, with other subjects, such as law, also having classrooms there.
The largest building in B block contains the performing arts, except dance (with lessons held in either one of 2 dance studios) and art, as well as the general staffroom. It also contains the Boswells College common room, the school's main library and an additional 2 teaching rooms. A second, smaller building in the block contains the English department and classrooms for subjects such as media studies.
C block is the largest building of the school site: it contains offices for administrative personnel and senior staff members, a canteen for students of the main school with kitchen facilities, a front reception and student office, an indoor sporting area and the school's theater. It also contains large amounts of teaching space, with the technology, IT, Business and Humanities departments in this building.
Indoor sports facilities include 2 dance studios, a large multipurpose sports hall and a swimming pool. Outdoor facilities feature 4 tarmacked spaces, (which can be modified into tennis courts), as well as a large sports field with a grass running track, football and rugby pitches and a cricket circle.
Notable alumni
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Aaron Beard
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- English Cricketer
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Keith Flint
Keith Charles Flint (17 September 1969 – 4 March 2019) was an English singer and member as well as one of the vocalists of the electronic dance act The Prodigy. Starting out as a dancer, he became the vocalist of the group and performed on th ...
, lead singer of
The Prodigy
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*
Nathan French
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, professional volleyball player
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Greg Halford
Gregory Halford (born 8 December 1984) is an English semi-professional and former professional footballer who plays for Isthmian League North Division club Hashtag United. He is naturally a right-back or centre-back but can play in numerous pos ...
, professional footballer
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Scott Sherrin, actor, dancer, BBC presenter
Scott Sherrin The Story of a Black Man? (1997)
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References
External links
BBC Education - The Boswells School
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Secondary schools in Essex
Academies in Essex
Schools in Chelmsford
Educational institutions established in 1963
1963 establishments in England