Nicholas Chamberlaine School is a
coeducational
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secondary school
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and
sixth form
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with an
academy status, located in the town of
Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. It has approximately 1,200 pupils between the ages of 11 and 18.
The Executive Headmistress of the school is Alison Ramsay.
Nicholas Chamberlaine VI Form is located in the
Ada Lovelace
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (''née'' Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the A ...
building on the school campus with the current head being Rhona Bayliss. It offers
BTEC and
A-Level
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subjects.
The School is named after
Nicholas Chamberlaine
Nicholas Chamberlaine (1632 – 14 July 1715) was a priest in the Church of England who was known for his charitable donations.
Biography
Nicholas Chamberlaine was born in 1632 in Whitnash, south of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. His fa ...
(1632–1715) who was a local benefactor of the small town and a prominent figure in the history of Bedworth.
History
The school officially opened in 1953 when the Headmaster was Gilbert Skinner; at this time NCS was a comprehensive school.
The school became a specialist
technology college
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before transferring to an academy in
September 2013, when it became affiliated with the Griffin Schools Trust. The school had been classified as "failing" and placed under special measures in late 1999. but thereafter began a turnaround.
In 2015 the school received a "good school" rating from
Ofsted
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, its first such rating in 60 years.
"Bedworth's 'Nico' is rated officially good by the government"
, ''Nuneaton News
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Founding
T ...
'', 16 July 2015.
The school was inspected again by Ofsted in 2019 and judged to Require Improvement.
Previous headteachers
*Gilbert Skinner - former headmaster
Academic performance
In 2022, 28% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.COVID-19 pandemic
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, the government recommends "Not making direct comparisons with data from previous years or between schools or colleges".
Qualifications at NCS
GCSE:
*Art, Biology, Business Studies, Citizenship, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drama, iMedia, English Language, English Literature, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Photography, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Combined Science, Sociology, Health and Social Care.
A-Level:
*Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, English Literature, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy and Ethics, Photography, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Health and Social Care (single, double, triple), PE (single and double), Applied Science, Forensics and Criminal Investigation, Digital Media.
Notable former students
* Andy Blair (footballer)
Andrew Blair (born 18 December 1959) is a former footballer who was born in Scotland but grew up in England and spent his career in English football. He played in the Aston Villa team that beat Barcelona 3–0 at Villa Park to win the 1982 Euro ...
[Mike Malyon]
"Former Bedworth sports teacher dies, aged 81"
''Coventry Telegraph
The ''Coventry Telegraph'' is a local English tabloid newspaper. It was founded as ''The Midland Daily Telegraph'' in 1891 by William Isaac Iliffe, and was Coventry's first daily newspaper. Sold for half a penny, it was a four-page broadsheet ne ...
'', 10 December 2014.
* Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty (born 12 March 1979) is an English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer, and artist. He is best known for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he formed with Carl Barât in 1997. His other musical projects are indie b ...
, musician
References
External links
School websiteThe school's page on Warwickshire County Council website
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Secondary schools in Warwickshire
Academies in Warwickshire
1953 establishments in England
Bedworth