The Becket School
| Motto | Labore est orare - To work is to pray |
|---|---|
| Established | Original Foundation 1929 |
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headmaster | Mr J McGeachie[1] |
| Location |
The Becket Way West Bridgford Nottinghamshire NG2 7QY England Coordinates: 52°55′07″N 1°09′37″W / 52.91855°N 1.16031°W |
| DfE number | 891/4617 |
| DfE URN | 137409 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1,049 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Bernadette, Edmund, Nicholas, Patrick, Robert, Teresa |
| Colours | Purple, Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Yellow |
| Website | The Becket School |
The Becket School is an 11-18 coeducational Roman Catholic academy school in Nottinghamshire, England. It was formed in 1976 by the amalgamation of two schools, Corpus Christi Grammar School and Becket Grammar School for Boys.
The school moved to its new site, on Wilford Lane, at the beginning of the 2009-10 school year and lies within the Diocese of Nottingham and the Parish of the Holy Spirit, West Bridgford.
The school's catchment area is vast, widely covering the City of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, including such places as St Anns, Carlton, Clifton, West Bridgford. For Years 7 to 11 there are six forms, designated by the initial letters, BENPRT of six saints: Bernadette Soubirous, Saint Edmund Campion, Nicholas Garlick, St Patrick, Robert Ludlam and Saint Teresa.
History - Becket Grammar School
Becket Grammar School was founded in 1929 by two priests (Fr Aidan Kenny and Fr Bede Horwood) from the Order of the Augustinians of the Assumption. The school was for boys only and was based on Wilford Lane, next to the suspension bridge over the River Trent. The buildings of the original grammar school were demolished in the summer of 2012.
During the period 1929-1968, the school enjoyed a close association with the Order's other school, St Michael's College, Hitchin, with which there was frequent interchange of staff.
During the 1960s the school was particularly renowned for its sporting achievements at a national level, producing several national schoolboy champions in both athletics and rowing.
September 2009 saw the opening of a new school campus in Wilford for both the lower and sixth form school.
History - Corpus Christi Grammar School
Corpus Christi had opened in September 1958 as a Bilateral Secondary School. It offered to boys and girls Grammar, Technical and Secondary Modern courses. The school was planned by Reginald W Cooper, FRIBA, of Nottingham, and was built by A Mason Ltd of Mansfield. It cost approximately £100,000.
2007-2009
A new school site was constructed from 2007 to 2009 on Gresham Fields, Wilford Lane, situated between the three previous sites.
The project cost was £24.5 million. There was also fund raising by the school and local parishes to raise £100,000 for the new school building to have a Chapel.
On 15 September 2009, The "New" Becket was opened. The school has a vast and modern new building and is well facilitated.
References
- ↑ "Parent Information". The Becket School. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
External links
- http://www.becketonline.co.uk/ The Becket School Website
- The Becket School
- EduBase
- The Becket Sixth Student Site