Boldon School
Boldon School is a coeducational secondary school located in Boldon Colliery, South Tyneside, England.
History
A community school administered by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, it has a specialism in sports. The school relocated to a new £17.5 million building in 2006.
1997 arson attack
A £100,000 humanities building was destroyed on the afternoon of Saturday 25 January 1997, requiring eight fire crews.
Curriculum
Boldon School offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. The school also operates a vocational sixth form which offers NVQs and further BTECs.
Notable former pupils
- Simon Brown, professional cricketer
- Shaun Reay, footballer
- Steve Robson, music producer
- Wes Saunders, footballer
References
- ^ "Boldon School - Innovate - Focus - Achieve". boldonschool.com.
- ^ "Boldon School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Sunderland Daily Echo Monday 27 January 1997, page 3
- ^ "Post 16 – Subjects". boldonschool.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
External links
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