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School name: Arnold School School address: Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1JG Telephone number: 01253 346391 Fax number: 01253 336250 – Senior Department 01253 336250 – Junior Department 01253 336252 – Bursary Principal’s full name: Barry Hughes Degrees/qualifications: BSc, MRSC, NPQH Year of appointment: 2003 Age range: Junior Department 2 -11 Senior Department 11 – 18 Type: Independent Number of i) boys: 352 ii) girls: 402 Entry requirements/criteria: At 11: own entrance exam At 16: interview and GCSE results Proportions of year 7 pupils from maintained/independent schools: 60%/40% Association membership: Headmasters’ Conference (HMC) Date of foundation: 1896 Religious affiliation: Inter-denominational with Christian Foundation Number of full-time teachers: 62 Number of part-time teachers: 11 Teacher/pupil ratio: 1:12 Current termly fees: Senior £2,847, Junior £2,179 Bursaries: No specific number or amount: awarded according to ability and need. Scholarships: Academic: at ages 11 and 16 Also awards for Music, Sport, Art & Design at 11+ and Music, Art, Design, Sport and Drama at 16+ Information on backgrounds: Wide variety of family backgrounds and feeder schools. At 11: about 50 children join from state primary schools; 40 from independent schools. A family school – almost 300 pupils have a brother or sister at the school with them. Curriculum up to GCSE: Art and Design, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Drama, English, French, Geography, German, History, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Studies (Personal & Social Education), Science, Spanish. GCSE subjects usually offered: Art and Design, Biology, Chemistry, Drama, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, History, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Studies, Science, Spanish. Subjects usually offered in the Sixth Form at AS & A2 level: Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Design & Technology, Drama & Theatre Studies, Economics, English Language, English Literature, French, Further Mathematics, Geography, Geology, German, Greek, History, Human Biology, ICT, Latin, Law, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Spanish. Percentage of Sixth Former leavers to degree courses: 99% Extra-curricular details: Animal Club, Art, Badminton, Basketball, Brass Ensemble, Cine Club, Climbing Club, Cricket, Dance, Debating, Drama, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (all levels), English Club, Fencing, Flute Ensemble, Girls’ Choir, Hockey, International Mailing Club, Italian Club, Keep Fit, Male Voice Choir, Modern Foreign Languages Club, Netball, Photography, Public Speaking, Quiz Team, Reading Club, Rugby, Scrabble Club, Swimming, Trampolining, Village Aid, Warhammer, Weight Training, Young Enterprise. Major Sports: Boys - Rugby, Cricket, Athletics, Tennis Girls - Hockey, Netball, Athletics, Tennis, Rounders. Special features of the school: Art, Music and Drama Departments are all very active and successful. Special educational needs: Pupils with ability will be helped with special needs, eg. Physical, mild dyslexia, wheelchair facilities. Facilities: During the last few years considerable developments, including a sports hall, fitness suite, Design Centre, Drama Centre, all weather pitch, IT rooms and continual refurbishment of teaching rooms have taken place. Common rooms and private study facilities for the Sixth Form and a separate common room for Year 11 pupils. Parents’ & Friends’ Association: Parents’ & Friends’ Association for both Junior & Senior School. Ladies Luncheon Club: Luncheon Club for both Junior & Senior School. Old Pupils’ Society: Old Arnoldians Association. Governors: Chairman: Mr J Wooding, OBE. Co-opted members and other representatives of business, industry and education.
