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Poltair School

Coordinates: 50°20′35″N 4°47′11″W / 50.34298°N 4.78629°W / 50.34298; -4.78629
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Poltair School
Address
Map
Trevarthian Road

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PL25 4BZ

England
Coordinates50°20′35″N 4°47′11″W / 50.34298°N 4.78629°W / 50.34298; -4.78629
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1907
Local authorityCornwall Council
TrustCornwall Education Learning Trust
Department for Education URN147442 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMark Everett
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment803
Colour(s)Traditionally bottle-green, currently navy blue
Websitehttp://www.poltairschool.co.uk

Poltair School is a coeducational secondary school located on the site of the former St Austell Grammar School in St Austell, Cornwall, England.

Admissions

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It has educational links with schools in Dithmarchen, Germany, notably the Gymnasium Heide-Ost. It has also had links with Collège des Quatre Vents in Lanmeur, Brittany, France.

History

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Grammar school

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It was founded in 1907.

Comprehensive

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It became comprehensive in 1971, at the same time that it lost its sixth form. St Austell Sixth Form College was built at the same time next to the Mid-Cornwall College of Further Education on Palace Road. These merged in 1993[1] to form St Austell College, opposite the school.

In 2007, Poltair School held its centenary, which included guided tours of the school, a service at St John's Methodist Church, and celebrations at St Austell's Eden Project.

Academy

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In September 2019 Poltair School converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Cornwall Education & Learning Trust.

Buildings

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The school has recently undergone a £5 million redevelopment programme, which included a new main hall, dining hall, radio studio, and dance/drama facilities, amongst other additions.

The school launched a full student radio station, Inferno Radio, in 2004. This is no longer running.

Academic performance

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The school's GCSE pass rate increased 16% in the 2 years up until July 2007. However its GCSE pass rate is well below the England average, and the second lowest in Cornwall (above Redruth School).

Notable former pupils

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St Austell County Grammar School

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References

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  1. ^ "The Education (St Austell Sixth Form College and Mid-Cornwall College) (Dissolution) Order 1993". Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2010. Sixth form merger
  2. ^ "Ms. Felicity Goodey". Debretts. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.
  3. ^ Stevenson, Jane. "Features". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
  4. ^ "John Nettles". TV.com.
  5. ^ "EUL MS 286 - A L Rowse: papers compiled by Eric Glasgow". Archives hub. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  6. ^ Stanton, R.G. (1987). "The Work of L. H. C. Tippett" (PDF). Ars Textrina. 7: 179–185. [dead link]
  7. ^ "David Tremlett on beatniks, the Royal College and early British Conceptual art". artCornwall.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

Sources

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  • The Times Monday 30 October 1972, page 12
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