CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL in Somerset, Bristol

Education Centre Information: Chew Valley School:

Establishment Type:Foundation School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Bath and North East Somerset
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Village - less sparse
Religious Character: None
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 1197
Number of boys: 551
Number of girls: 646
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Opened in 1958 as a small rural secondary school, Chew Valley has since developed a sixth form and become fully comprehensive. It stands on a 30-acre site eight miles south of Bristol in open countryside overlooking Chew Valley Lake. The school has a deserved reputation for sport and outdoor education, opening a performance centre for elite athletics in September 2006. Excellent examination results and all round achievement led to the school being named in HMI Chief Inspector of school, list of very good and excellent schools in December 2005. The school achieved specialist school status in Performing Arts. It holds an activities week for years seven to nine and organises work experience for years 10 and 12. There are exchange visits with France, Germany and Spain in addition to a residential course for all pupils in year seven. Chew Valley School has a strong ethos of care and personal growth through a broad and balanced curriculum tempered by an excellent programme of extra-curricular activity and opportunity. The school is distinctive because of its inclusive native.