Open the Secondary Schools in Lambeth 2013/14 - Lambeth Council

Stockwell Park High School
Stockwell Park High School
Clapham Road
London SW9 0AL
Headteacher
Ms Judette Tapper CBE, FRSA,
MA, NPQH
competences through an artsbased,
skills-based programme.
E-learning, six-weekly assessments
and careful target-setting are used to
support personalised learning and
many opportunities are provided for
pupils to develop their Business and
Enterprise skills in real projects and
to share their findings with others.
Able, gifted and talented pupils are
identified across the curriculum and
are kept on target through regular
monitoring of progress. The needs of
our academically able pupils are also
supported through our new
academic programme, the Grammar
School Pathway.
At Key Stage 4 the curriculum is
rich and diverse with many different
pathways designed to meet
individual pupils' needs. Pupils
can take the English Baccalaureate
subjects: English, Mathematics,
Science, a language and either
History or Geography. A wide range
of other courses are also available,
including Art, Drama, ICT, Media,
PE, Technology, and a variety of
vocational courses. Work-related
learning and the spirit of enterprise
also permeates the curriculum at
Key Stage 4 and there are extensive
opportunities for work experience.
Pupils' progress is closely tracked
through our programme of sixweekly
assessments. We expect
pupils to develop as independent
learners under the guidance and
support of their teachers.
Developing the whole pupil
There are many opportunities for
extra-curricular activities within our
Centres of Excellence. School teams
challenge other schools in football,
cricket, rugby, basketball, netball,
volleyball, swimming, badminton
and chess. The Centre of Excellence
for Sports offers specialist coaching
for a range of sports, not normally
available, through scholarships
for those showing talent and
commitment. The Centre of
Excellence for Drama provides
additional training, scholarships,
theatre visits, workshops and master
classes, as well as opportunities for
public performances. The Centre of
Excellence for Creative Writing helps
pupils to focus on poetry, learn
about the media and develop their
journalistic skills.
Admissions criteria
The main principle of admission to
Stockwell Park High School is to
secure and maintain the character
of the school as a comprehensive
school, providing for the needs of
young people within the 11–19 age
range. In order to achieve this, the
admissions criteria have been
designed to produce an intake that
is representative of the national
ability range. Pupils will, therefore,
be admitted according to a banding
system. Three ability bands will
be determined by the results
of Cognitive Ability Tests (CAT
scores) and the school will admit
approximately 20% of pupils from
the top band, 60% of pupils from
the middle band and 20% of pupils
from the lower band. The number
intended to be admitted in
September 2013 will be 210. The
school participates in the council’s
co-ordinated procedure and all
deadlines within that should be
adhered to by applicants. As
required by government regulations,
the school will give top priority to
applications on behalf of children in
the care, or previously in the care,
of the council (`looked after' children)
residing with the primary carer as
evidenced by the child benefit
allowance in the admission area.
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