Prospect School

Prospect School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in West Reading, Berkshire, England. It was formed by combining Stoneham Boys School and Westwood Girls School

Prospect School
Address
Cockney Hill

Reading
,
Berkshire
,
RG30 4EX

England
Coordinates51°26′49″N 1°01′08″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAspire, Believe, Achieve
Local authorityReading
TrustKing's Group Academies
Department for Education URN136876 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherDavid Littlemore
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1047
Websitewww.prospect.reading.sch.uk

Prospect School has two entrances possibly because the combined Stoneham and Westwood buildings were originally built close to each other and each has its own entrance. The Stoneham School has a grammar school, and a secondary modern school in one building. Prospect School was formed in 1985.

History

Stoneham Secondary School for Boys opened in April 1956 and Westwood Girls School opened in April 1958.

Prospect School became an academy on 1 July 2011.

Admissions

The school caters for those in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 and Sixth Form Key Stage 5, between the ages of 11 and 18. The school follows the National Curriculum. Prospect currently has 1,297 students.

Buildings

Prospect School is situated on a 34-acre green site on the western outskirts of Reading. A capital investment of £5.6 million resulted in refurbished Science and Art facilities, a modern Learning Center as a base for the Sixth Form and a new Technology block that houses media studios and the Motor Vehicle and Construction department. Prospect has a total of 7 Blocks consisting of:

  • A block = Geography, History, R.E., Music, Art and Drama
  • B block = Science and Technology
  • C block = Science, ICT and Technology
  • D block = English, Mathematics, Sociology and Psychology
  • Sports Hall = (E Block) P.E.
  • Sixth Form Centre = (F block) Business, Health & Social Care and Modern Foreign Languages
  • Loddon Building = (G block) Hair and Beauty, Technology and Media Studies

Curriculum

The school teaches: English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science, French, German, History, Geography, Religious Studies, Art, Business Studies, Health and Social Care, Computing, ICT, Music, Drama, Dance, Physical Education, Technology (including Food, Graphics, Resistant Material and Textile Technology), Sociology, PSHE, Accountancy and Law.

The school offers a range of subjects for GCSE – most of the above and many more including Motor Vehicle Maintenance, Construction, Hairdressing and Media Studies.

References
    • Official website
    • EduBase
    • Fort, Hugh (17 July 2015). "Pick of the Past: Soap box racing at Stoneham Boys' School". getreading. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
    • "Reading Museum". collections.readingmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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