De Aston School
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| De Aston School | |
| Established | 1863 |
| Type | Voluntary controlled comprehensive |
| Religious affiliation | Christian |
| Headteacher | Ellenor Beighton |
| Specialism | Mathematics and Computing |
| Location | Willingham Road Market Rasen Lincolnshire  England |
| Ofsted number | 120663 |
| Students | 1,250 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | www.de-aston.lincs.sch.uk |
De Aston School is a voluntary controlled, mixed comprehensive school in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England with a sixth form, that has a broadly Christian character. It has approximately 1,250 pupils. The school provides boarding accommodation for around 80 students, many of whom come from abroad. De Aston is a specialist school in mathematics and computing. The De Aston Sports Centre is shared with the school.[1]
The school magazine is called the De Astonian Magazine.
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[edit] History
De Aston School was founded in 1863 as a small grammar school, as part of a legal settlement following a court case involving funds from the medieval charity of Thomas De Aston, a 13th-century monk. Until recently, the school's Foundation Governors also owned the Chapel at the site of the charity's Almshouses at Spital on the Street, a few miles away to the west.
The school's headmaster originally had his own house on the school site. The Victorian Gothic red brick house was built in 1863 and was designated as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1984. [2]
[edit] Events
In March 2001, at the Secondary Heads' Association's conference in Newport, Tony Neal, head teacher, spoke out against the current funding system for schools.[3] Then in July 2001 Neal disagreed with School Standards Minister Stephen Timms over the benefits of specialist schools saying that they created a create a two-tier system.[4] Homework was being publicly discussed in December 2001 in the wake of Cherie Blair's request to the Ministry of Defence for information to help with her son Euan Blair's homework. Neal commented that homework was essential and central to the fact that standards were rising.[5]
Two 18-year-old students were killed in a car accident, in May 2003, whilst travelling to the school.[6]
Police apologised to the school, in November 2006, after a computer error wrongly put it at the top of a national table for the number of police call-outs.[7]
[edit] Academic standards
After the January 2007 inspection Ofsted, rating the school Good, point two on a four point scale, reported that "This is a good school. ... It has some features which are outstanding. The headteacher and the strong senior leadership team which she has built up since her appointment in January 2006 show great drive and commitment to raise standards and achievement for all students. Under her excellent leadership, senior and middle managers have developed systems and skills which are raising standards. ... Achievement is now good."[8]
In 2006-07 nearly 60 per cent of students achieved five A to C grades at GCSE.[9]
[edit] Awards
[edit] Notable alumni
- Rod Temperton - songwriter of Thriller.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Wolds Leisure - De Aston Sports Centre", West Lindsey District Council
- ^ Images of England website, reference no 196480
- ^ "Heads attack funding 'cut'", BBC News, 25 March 2001
- ^ "Specialist schools 'boost confidence'", BBC News, 17 July 2001
- ^ "Are parents trying too hard?", The Daily Telegraph, December 2001
- ^ "Teen crash victims named", BBC News, 15 May 2003
- ^ "Police mistake brands school pupils violent", Lincolnshire Echo , 9 November 2006
- ^ "De Aston School", Ofsted, January 2007
- ^ "So Proud of 'Pilots'", This is Grimsby, 24 August 2007
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- Joan Harrop. A history of the development of De Aston School, Market Rasen. Middle Rasen: J Harrop, 1991.
