Archway School is a comprehensive co-educational school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in

Stroud Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021. Below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at the meeting point of the Five ...

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, England. The

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is Kieron Smith. Set in at the western edge of the

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town of Stroud, the school takes its name from a sandstone arch set close to the School's northern entrance. It is believed to be the only contemporary monument to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. The residence of Henry William Wilberforce in Stroud is understood to be the main reason behind its construction. The school has playing fields, including cricket nets, rugby and football pitches, a full size running track, tennis courts and a hockey redgra. The school has a heated indoor swimming-pool, and in 1997 opened a fully fitted sports centre including a dance room, gym and large sprung-floor hall. Cross-country running also commonly takes place across the nearby Randwick hills. Archway has its own

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which was part of the Stroud Post-16 Consortium along with Downfield Sixth Form (a collaboration between Marling School and Stroud High School) and

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. The sports centre includes the "Jack Russell Lounge," named after famous former student the

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Robert "Jack" Russell. David Drew, former MP for Stroud, visited the school.

Use in film

The BBC's '

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' was filmed at the school in 2014.

Notable alumni

* Mike Cook *

Stuart Nelson Stuart James Nelson (born 17 September 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dover Athletic. Career Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Nelson started his career at Cheltenham youth club FC Battledown. He als ...

, goalkeeper *

Jack Russell (cricketer, born 1963) Robert Charles "Jack" Russell (born 15 August 1963) is an English retired international cricketer, now known for his abilities as an artist, as a cricket wicketkeeping coach, and a football goalkeeping coach. In the 1996 Birthday Honours, he ...

Tom Smith (musician) Thomas Michael Henry Smith (born 29 April 1981) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Editors. Early life Thomas Michael Henry Smith was born in Northampton ...

Luke Jerram (Artist) John Simpson (Artist) Tamsin Malleson (Actor)

References

External links

Archway School
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