Archway School

Archway School is a comprehensive co-educational school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The headteacher is Kieron Smith.

Archway School
Address
Paganhill

Stroud
,
Gloucestershire
,
GL5 4AX

England
Coordinates51°45′03″N 2°14′16″W
Information
TypeCommunity school
Established1961
Local authorityGloucestershire
Department for Education URN115723 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherKieron Smith
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,170
Capacity1,215
Websitehttp://www.archwayschool.net

Archway Secondary Modern School, Paganhill, Stroud was built on land compulsorily purchased from EJ Wheeler of Park Farm and from part of the Farmhill Park Estate.[1] The latter was the home in the 1830s of magistrate Henry Wyatt (1793-1847) who built the gate archway (which gives the School its name) as a commemoration of the abolition of slavery.[2]

The School received its first pupils in September 1961 and was one of the first comprehensive schools in the Stroud area.[3] The first Headteacher was Mr SGH Loosely who was pictured on the school's opening day with Head Boy Gerald Butler and Head Girl Gillian Wood.[4] It was officially opened on Friday 30 March 1962 by Walter James, Editor of the Times Educational Supplement, together with Major PD Birchall, Chairman of the County Education Committee and Mrs Margaret Hills, Chairman of the School Governors.[5]

The school has playing fields, including cricket nets, rugby and football pitches, a full size running track, tennis courts and a hockey redgra. The school has a 20-metre (66 ft) heated indoor swimming-pool, and in 1997 opened a fully fitted sports centre including a dance room, gym and large sprung-floor hall.[6] Cross-country running also commonly takes place across the nearby Randwick hills.

Archway has its own sixth form which was part of the Stroud Post-16 Consortium along with Downfield Sixth Form (a collaboration between Marling School and Stroud High School) and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.[7]

The sports centre includes the "Jack Russell Lounge," named after famous former student the England wicket keeper Robert "Jack" Russell.[8]

David Drew, former MP for Stroud, visited the school.[9]

Use in film

The BBC's 'The Casual Vacancy' was filmed at the school in 2014.[10]

Notable alumni

Luke Jerram (Artist) John Simpson (Artist) Tamsin Malleson (Actor)

References
  1. "The Paganhill Maypole". 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Stroud Preservation Trust". 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Stroud Times". 24 September 2022.
  4. "The Headmaster of the new Archway School". Bristol Evening Post. 4 July 1961. p. 3.
  5. "School opened at Stroud". Gloucester Citizen. 31 March 1962. p. 5.
  6. "Archway School sports complex". Sports Facilities. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. "Archway School". Ofsted. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. "Jack Russell Lounge" (PDF). Archway School. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. https://www.archwayschool.net/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=171
  10. "Archway School sets the stage for JK Rowling TV drama". Stroud News and Journal. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  11. "Gloucester City manager Mike Cook is excited by new season". The Local Answer. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  12. "Stroud-born keeper Nelson is on the up". Stroud News. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  13. "Editors — The Weight Of Your Love (2013)". TAIS Awards. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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