| Brockworth Enterprise School logo | |
| Headteacher | Paul Elliott |
| Founded | 1967 |
| School type | Comprehensive School |
| Gender | Mixed school with a mixed Sixth Form |
| Location | Brockworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom |
| Enrollment | Approx. 900 (100 in Sixth Form) |
Brockworth Enterprise School is a co-educational, fully comprehensive Community School and the first Business and Enterprise Specialist School in Gloucestershire. It is an 11-18 school for 900 students with a Sixth Form of 100 students. There are over 50 teaching staff. The school will eventually be over 1000.
The current Headteacher is Mr Paul Elliott. He took over the post in 2004 after previous Head Ed Wickins moved to become Principal of the prestigious King George V SchoolinHong Kong.
Wickins joined the school in 1999 when the school was in special measures. He soon turned this around and led to the school to become the first Business and Enterprise College in Gloucestershire.
Brockworth's mission: Know every child to enable them to make the most of their talents
The school aims are:
* To be absolutely committed to continue to develop the learning of all members of the school community
* To achieve this we will strive to really 'know' all learners. We will identify strengths, interests, preferred learning styles and areas for further developments
* To provide a varied, diverse and exciting environment for each and every learner with an experience that is both appropriate for all and which satisfies the requirements of the National Curriculum
* To make sure all students be the best that they can be, making the most of their talents
* To believe in the value of participation and ownership within an atmosphere all purpose, enjoyment and ambition.
* To believe that by knowing every child we can help them to make the most of their abilities and talents.
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* Creative * Good communicators * Able to solve problems * Able to work as a team * Positive when dealing with challenge and change * Reflective * Evaluative * Responsible for their actions * Confident, and have a 'can do' attitude
The school was founded in 1967 as the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Gloucestershire. It has recently undergone major refurbishment of the main school block and sports centre and has a brand new maths block. The situation of the school on Mill Lane is on the edge of open countryside overlooked by the Cotswold Hills. The modern buildings, which include a sports centre, dance studio and swimming pool, occupy an extremely attractive site with extensive playing fields. Planning and funding applications are currently on-going to site the Jet Age aircraft museum on the school site.
There is a wide catchment area including Brockworth, Hucclecote, Upton St Leonards, the eastern suburbs and City of Gloucester and the rural areas to the east extending up onto the Cotswold Hills. Such a large catchment area includes children of all abilities and a considerable variety of socio-economic backgrounds.
Brockworth is a comprehensive school which is proud to be inclusive - and aims to do well by students of all abilities.
The facilities of the school have been provided to cater for this full age and ability range and include:
- Central Learning Resource Centre with over 300 networked PCs across the school.
- Post 16 Centre with social and study areas for the students. This has been substantially improved as part of the Business and Enterprise plans.
- Drama/Music Hall with seating for 200.
- Sports Centre with indoor heated swimming pool, sports hall, gym, dance studio, floodlit redgra pitch, tennis courts and extensive playing fields.
- All department areas are housed in purpose built specialist accommodation. Nearly all teachers have "their own" teaching room.
The curriculum of the school is broad, balanced and relevant to the changing needs of the individual regardless of age, ability or sex. At Key Stage 3 students follow a competence curriculum to build on the Y6 experience as well as lessons in Mathematics, English, Science, French (and German in Y8), Design Technology, Music, Physical Education and ICT.
The school also has a highly skilled and sympathetic Special Needs Department assists in the programme of children who have learning difficulties. A Personal Social and Careers Education (PSCE) programme runs throughout the school and involves all tutors and tutor groups. Citizenship is co-ordinated through PSCE.
The school has a growing reputation in the area and has shown itself to be committed to school improvement as confirmed in the Ofsted Inspection of November 2006.
Plans are being developed to accommodate several hundred new students in the school as a result of a planned new housing estate in Brockworth.
This should be occurring during 2007/2008.
