North Bromsgrove High School


and Sixth Form Centre is located in the centre of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.

History

Grammar school

The school dates back to the co-educational grammar school Bromsgrove County High School.

Comprehensive

It became comprehensive in 1970, when the grammar school took those at the secondary modern schools of Catshill, Parkside, Watclose and Wasely Hills. The school was rebuilt in 2007 at the same time as it was designated as a specialist Media Arts College.

Curriculum

It offers education for GCSE and A level courses. It accepts students aged 13 to 18 from middle schools in the local area and beyond. Nick Gibson was appointed Headteacher in 2019.

Facilities and key information

Close to the town centre, the recently built campus includes five acres of playing fields, a sports hall with dance studio, an Apple Mac suite, two drama studios, a radio station, and well-equipped science laboratories. The school also has a specialist autism base and separate sixth-form accommodation. Furthermore, the school has forged a unique partnership with adi, a local engineering firm, to provide GCSE students with an opportunity to participate in a pre-apprenticeship engineering course. Reflecting the school's motto Abeunt in Studius Mores, North Bromsgrove has an established range of extra-curricular activities including the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and Combined Cadet Force, are a National Citizen Service 'Champion School', has had many successes across Worcestershire in Young Enterprise and Debating competitions, and also has a strong record of performing arts and sporting excellence.
The new school was opened officially by an ex-pupil, the actor Mark Williams. He established an award in the name of former teacher Alan Holden and this is presented annually to the student who has shown the most dedication and commitment to the performing arts.

Catchment

The school's main feeder schools are Parkside Middle School and Catshill Middle School. Students also come from Alvechurch Middle School, Aston Fields Middle School and St John's Middle School as well as other middle schools in the surrounding areas of Redditch and Droitwich.
A significant number of students stay on into the school's successful Sixth Form, which was judged 'Good' by Ofsted in 2019 and applications are accepted from students attending other schools as well.

Notable alumni