Broadwater School

Broadwater School

Broadwater School pictured from the west, in May 2008 Broadwater School pictured from the west, in May 2008
Motto	Achieve Your Goals
Established	c. 1970
Type	Secondary comprehensive
Headmaster	Christopher Lee
Location	Summers Road Farncombe Surrey GU7 3BW United Kingdom
Local authority	Waverley Borough Council
DfE number	936/4058
DfE URN	125249 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	c. 500
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–16
Houses	Aquilla Pegasus Phoenix
Colours
Website	Website

Broadwater School is a coeducational secondary school in the village of Farncombe, situated in the county of Surrey in England. It has been a mixed comprehensive school since 1970 and has approximately 600 students aged 11–16 years. Its main building has a multi-wing layout and between one and four floors. The current Headmaster is Christopher Lee.

House system

There are three houses named after winged creatures featuring in literature, only one of which exists, as the eagle genus:

• Aquila
• Phoenix
• Pegasus

Each house has tutor groups with students from the five school years and competes in sport and other events.

Specialist staff

The school has Speech, Language and Communications Needs ('SCLN') and SEN departments to improve education for children who struggle in communication and in an educational setting respectively. SEN children are totally integrated into all aspects of the school community.

Community resources

Academic, community group and charity group uses

The classrooms and specialist facilities such as the technology and food rooms are used for adult education. The assembly hall and classrooms may be hired at the school's discretion for fundraising or community group talks.

Music and performance

The school has internal and external concerts as the main centre for the South West Surrey Music Centre. Year groups arrange local and West End theatre trips and it has staged productions.

Sports

File:Broadwater School, 2015.jpg

Broadwater School pictured from the east, in March 2015.

• Floodlit all-weather hockey pitch
• Netball pitch
• Tennis court
• Mainstream national sports pitches (rugby/football/cricket)
• Gymnasium and sports hall.

The school is the base of Guildford Hockey Club, the Premier Division hockey team, whose clubhouse is on the school site. Godalming rugby club adjoins the playing fields.

Other

A wildlife area is next to the lower school playground, used in school research.

Assessment

The school was judged Good in 2012, under a reformed and more critical OFSTED inspection regime, the second highest category.

Depending on which of the main three subjects is analysed, results overall in 2012 were from the top to the 4th quintile (five equal groups) nationally.

Percentage of students achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths	2010	2011	2012
School	56%	57%	51%
Local Authority	62%	63.5%	64.2%
England	53.5%	59%	59.4%

External links

• Official website