Newport Free Grammar School 5012521 218487177 2008-06-10T21:31:31Z TerriersFan 1611404 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/86.31.179.143|86.31.179.143]] ([[User talk:86.31.179.143|talk]]) to last version by TerriersFan {{Primarysources|date=March 2008}} {{Infobox UK school | name = Newport Free Grammar School | image = nfgslogo.png | size = | latitude = 51.990558 | longitude = 0.213817 | dms = dms | motto = | motto_pl = | established = [[1588]] | approx = | closed = | c_approx = | type = [[Comprehensive school|Comprehensive]] | religion = | president = | head_label = Headteacher | head = Mr Sean O'Hagan | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = | founder_pl = | specialist = [[Language College]] | street = | city = [[Newport, Essex|Newport]] | county = [[Essex]] | country = [[England]] | postcode = CB11 3TR | LEA = Essex | ofsted = 115352 | staff = | enrollment = | gender = [[Coeducational]] | lower_age = 11 | upper_age = 18 | houses = | colours = | publication = | free_label_1 = | free_1 = | free_label_2 = | free_2 = | free_label_3 = | free_3 = | website = http://www.nfgs.essex.sch.uk/ | website_name = }} '''Newport Free Grammar School''', in [[Newport, Essex|Newport]], [[Essex]], [[England]] was founded in [[1588]], by Joyce Frankland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfgs.essex.sch.uk/tradition.html |title= Tradition to Technology|accessdate=2007-01-11 |publisher= Newport Free Grammar School |format= HTML}}</ref> The school is a mixed [[comprehensive school]] with a sixth form. It previously existed in different forms, such as a [[boarding school]] and a [[grammar school]]. The [[Head teacher|headteacher]] is Sean O'Hagan, appointed in September 2006. There are about 1000 students, including 250 in the sixth form.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfgs.essex.sch.uk/apps/nfgssite/ |title= Newport ... the positive choice|publisher= Newport Free Grammar School |accessdate=2007-01-11 |format= HTML}}</ref> ==Specialist status== The school achieved Specialist [[Language College]] status in July 2003 from [[Department for Education and Skills|DfES]] and has been a Language College since September 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/excel/GO.xls?version=1 |title= All designated specialist schools listed by government regions and specialism excel spreadsheet |accessdate=2007-01-11 |format=XLS |publisher= [[Department for Education and Skills|DFES]]}}</ref> The school has achieved a second specialism in Science, commencing [[1 September]] [[2008]]. ==Academic standards== Following their inspection on [[15 March]] [[2006]], [[Office for Standards in Education|Ofsted]] rated the school as ''Good'', Grade 2 on a four point scale. They said: <blockquote> "Newport Free Grammar is a good school which provides good value for money. The acquisition of language college status has had a big impact on standards and quality. Much of the teaching is good though it needs improving in mathematics and information and communication technology (ICT). In subjects such as languages and humanities, teaching is sometimes outstanding, even inspirational. The school demonstrates that it has good capacity to maintain high standards where they exist and to use these as exemplars of good practice and thus further improve overall."<ref>[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=279583&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\115\\s5_115352_20060424.pdf "Newport Free Grammar School - Inspection Report"], [[Office for Standards in Education|Ofsted]], [[24 April]] [[2006]]</ref> </blockquote> == Notable alumni == * [[Hugh Allison]], founder of [[The yellowchair performance experience]] * [[Martin Caton]], [[Gower (UK Parliament constituency)|MP for Gower]] * [[Matt Holland]], [[Republic of Ireland]] [[Association football|footballer]] * [[Jamie Oliver]], [[chef]] == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.nfgs.essex.sch.uk Official site] {{Schools in Essex}} [[Category:Comprehensive schools in Essex]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in the 1580s]] [[Category:1588 establishments]] [[Category:Language Colleges in England]] [[Category:Science Colleges in England]]