Rednock School is a

comprehensive school A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is res ...

located in

Dursley Dursley is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in southern Gloucestershire, England, almost equidistant from the cities of Bristol and Gloucester. It is under the northeast flank of Stinchcombe#Stinchcombe Hill, Stinchco ...

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

, England. It is a specialist

Science College Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics. Schools that suc ...

which also contains a sixth form.

General Information

The school opened in 1971 as a

, having formerly served as the grammar school in the town of Dursley. In 2009, the school underwent a complete re-build which saw a £38 million investment into developing an entirely new school site. It has many eco-friendly features such as a sedum roof and solar panels and was also shortlisted for the South West Built Environment Awards. To celebrate the development of the newly built school, a book compiling details of the history of Rednock School was produced for the pupils.

Prime Minister's Global Fellowship

The school has its first student attain a place on the

Prime Minister's Global Fellowship The Global Fellowship programme (previously The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship) works with 18- and 19-year-old students from England to give them a strong foundation in interacting with one of the three major emerging economies. It began in 2008 ...

programme in 2009.British Council websit
"Fellows"
accessed 10 November 2009.

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Website

{{authority control Secondary schools in Gloucestershire Educational institutions established in 1971 1971 establishments in England Foundation schools in Gloucestershire Dursley