Beechwood School

Beechwood School

Motto	Inspiring Success
Established	1961
Type	Comprehensive community school
Location	Long Readings Lane Slough Berkshire SL2 1QE England
Local authority	Slough
DfE URN	110076 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	800+
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	11–18
Website	www.beechwood.slough.sch.uk

Beechwood School is a co-educational comprehensive community school^[1] in Britwell, Slough, Berkshire, England, for students aged 11–18.

The school was established in 1982 when the former Haymill and Warren Field Secondary schools merged on the Warren Field site.^[2]

Ofsted in their most recent (2008) report described the school as a "Good school with outstanding features"

From September 2007, Beechwood will be co-located with Arbour Vale Special School in new buildings on the current site, funded through the Private Finance Initiative.^[3]

Beechwood School officially opens

Beechwood School celebrated its official opening in carnival style on Thursday, June 12.

Slough Borough Council’s director of education and children’s services, Clair Pyper officially opened the school with fireworks on stage, followed by pupils and a carnival dragon dancing in the aisles with their carnival parade.

During the ceremony head teacher, Julia Shepard, and the chair of governors, Paul Rowley, gave thanks and credit to the team responsible for building the new school - which opened in September 2007 - as well as to students and staff for their patience during the building works.

In September 2008 Beechwood Launched the new sixth form with approximately 50 students offering a variety of subjects including BTEC National Awards, Certificates and ‘A’ levels. Also Opened their new conference and research centre along with sixth form,

Year 8 - Mrs M Bowles
Year 9 - Mr K Harvey
Year 10 - Mr P Davis and Mrs Irvine
Year 11 - Mr P Davis and Mrs Irvine
Year 12/13 (Sixth Form) - Mrs B Harris

Beechwood's Governing Body

Chairman of Governors - Keith Pitchford, Paul Rowley

Staff Governors - Julia Shepard, Catriona Downie, Paul Davis

Student Services Officers

Key Stage 3 -4 Tasneem Iqbal

Key Stage 5 - Roy Prosser

Notes and references

Schools in Berkshire, England¹

Primary	Caversham Primary School Downsway Primary School Langley Hall Primary Academy Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Redlands Primary School Wescott School Westende Junior School

Middle	Dedworth Middle School Trevelyan Middle School

Secondary (non-selective)	Altwood CE School Baylis Court School Beechwood School Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Brakenhale Academy The Bulmershe School Charters School Churchmead School Cox Green School Denefield School Desborough School The Downs School Easthampstead Park School Edgbarrow School The Emmbrook School The Forest School Furze Platt Senior School Garth Hill College Highdown School Holyport College The Holt School John Madejski Academy John O'Gaunt School Kennet School The Langley Academy Little Heath School Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Maiden Erlegh School Newlands Girls' School Park House School The Piggott School Prospect School Ranelagh School Reading Girls' School St Bartholomew's School St Crispin's School St Joseph's Catholic High School Sandhurst School Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Theale Green Community School Trinity School UTC Reading Waingels College Westgate School Wexham School The Willink School Windsor Girls' School The Windsor Boys' School

Grammar	Herschel Grammar School Kendrick School Langley Grammar School Reading School St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Upton Court Grammar School

Independent (preparatory)	Crosfields School Dolphin School Eagle House School Elstree School Harriet House School Hemdean House School Lambrook Licensed Victuallers' School Ludgrove School Marist Preparatory School Newbold School Papplewick School St Andrew's School St George's School, Windsor Castle St Piran's Sunningdale School

Independent (senior)	The Abbey School Bearwood College Bradfield College Brigidine School Claires Court School Downe House School Eton College Heathfield School Hurst Lodge School Leighton Park School Licensed Victuallers' School Long Close School Luckley House School Marist Senior School Padworth College Pangbourne College Queen Anne's School Reading Blue Coat School Redroofs Theatre School St Gabriel's School St. George's School St Joseph's College St Mary's School Wellington College

Special	Manor Green School Mary Hare School Phoenix College

Defunct	Amersham Hall Beaumont College Douai School Elvian School Heatherdown School The Highlands School Imperial Service College Ryeish Green School Stubbington House School Wixenford School

¹includes schools in Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham.

Coordinates: 51°32′05″N 0°37′13″W / 51.5346°N 0.6204°W / 51.5346; -0.6204

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