Thomas Keble School is a mixed

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located in Eastcombe in the

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. The school is named after

Thomas Keble Thomas Keble (25 October 1793, Fairford – 5 September 1875) was a Church of England clergyman, younger brother of John Keble. Keble was Vicar of Bisley, Gloucestershire from 1827 to 1873. He contributed four of the ''Tracts for the Times'', thre ...

, a

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clergyman who contributed four of the ''

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''. Outside of the main building, there is a memorial tree with a plaque dedicated to the life of Thomas Keble. The plaque reads: "In memory of those who came before us, we honour you." The tree was planted by Julia Abbott on 18 August 1991, the plaque being added later that year. Known as Manor School until September 1990, Thomas Keble School was previously administered by

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, and became a specialist

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in September 2002. The school was awarded high performing specialist school status in 2006, enabling a second specialism in sport. Thomas Keble gained

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status in 2007 and the school was converted to academy status in August 2011. However the school continues to coordinate with Gloucestershire County Council for admissions. Thomas Keble School offers

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, BTECs,

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and

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courses as programmes of study for pupils.

References

External links

Thomas Keble School official website
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