Poltair School
| Established | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Stephen Tong |
| Location |
Trevarthian Road St Austell Cornwall PL25 4BZ England Coordinates: 50°20′35″N 4°47′11″W / 50.34298°N 4.78629°W |
| Local authority | Cornwall Council |
| DfE number | 908/4157 |
| DfE URN | 112052 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 803 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Colours | Traditionally bottle-green, currently navy blue |
| Website |
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Poltair School is a state comprehensive school located on the site of the former St Austell Grammar School in St Austell, Cornwall, England.
Admissions
It has educational links with schools in Dithmarchen, Germany, notably the Gymnasium Heide-Ost. It has also had links with College Des Quatre Vents in Lanmeur, Brittany, France.
History
Grammar school
It was founded in 1907.
Comprehensive
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 Johns Methodist Church, and celebrations at St Austell's Eden Project.
Buildings
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.
Academic performance
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
St Austell County Grammar School
- Felicity Goodey CBE DL, former presenter on Radio 4 and BBC North West Tonight[2]
- Sir Laurence Martin,[3] Vice-Chancellor from 1978-90 of Newcastle University, and gave the BBC's Reith Lecture in 1981.
- John Nettles, actor[4]
- A. L. Rowse, academic and author.[5]
- L. H. C. Tippett, statistician[6]
- Fred Trethewey, former Archdeacon of Dudley
References
- The Times Monday 30 October 1972, page 12
- ↑ http://195.99.1.70/si/si1993/Uksi_19930270_en_1.htm Sixth form merger
- ↑ http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/g/25521/Felicity%20Margaret%20Sue+GOODEY.aspx
- ↑ Laurence Martin - Academic Archives Hub
- ↑ "John Nettles". TV.com.
- ↑ "EUL MS 286 - A L Rowse: papers compiled by Eric Glasgow". Archives hub. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ Stanton, R.G. (1987). "The Work of L. H. C. Tippett" (PDF). Ars Textrina. 7: 179–185.