It was founded in 1910 as Barnstaple Grammar School,[2] and was the first secondary school to be built by Devon County Council, educating the youth of much of North Devon. The school's name was changed to The Park School in 1973 when the school became a comprehensive. From 2002 to 2003 the school underwent extensive remodelling with a new maths and science building linking the old North and South Buildings, and a new food hall was also built whilst many of the old classrooms were redesigned and refurbished.
The school used to specialise in teaching technical subjects, including food, electronics, product design, graphics and textiles, and students were able to take small classes in these subjects.[citation needed]
^Hill, Trevor (2010). From grammar to park : 100 years of a Barnstaple school, 1910–2010. Wellington: Halsgrove. ISBN978-1-84114-997-4.
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park, community, school, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, ju. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Park Community School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Park Community School is a coeducational secondary school located in Barnstaple Devon England 1 The Park Community SchoolAddressPark LaneBarnstaple Devon EX32 9AXEnglandCoordinates51 04 10 N 4 03 01 W 51 06956 N 4 05031 W 51 06956 4 05031InformationTypeAcademyMottoSic Nos Non NobisLocal authorityDevon County CouncilTrustTarka Learning PartnershipDepartment for Education URN146094 TablesHead TeacherStephen WaldronGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16Enrolment1 440HousesKingsley Drake Raleigh Fortescue ChichesterWebsitewww wbr theparkschool wbr org wbr uk Contents 1 History and houses 2 Subjects 3 Notable former pupils 4 References 5 External linksHistory and houses editIt was founded in 1910 as Barnstaple Grammar School 2 and was the first secondary school to be built by Devon County Council educating the youth of much of North Devon The school s name was changed to The Park School in 1973 when the school became a comprehensive From 2002 to 2003 the school underwent extensive remodelling with a new maths and science building linking the old North and South Buildings and a new food hall was also built whilst many of the old classrooms were redesigned and refurbished Previously a foundation school administered by Devon County Council in February 2019 The Park Community School converted to academy status The school is now sponsored by the Tarka Learning Partnership The school used to consist of four houses each of which was named after a prominent person from Devon Sir Francis Drake Hugh Fortescue 4th Earl Fortescue Charles Kingsley and Sir Walter Raleigh In 1999 owing to the number of pupils attending the school a fifth house Chichester named after Barnstaple born Sir Francis Chichester was created citation needed Subjects editThe school used to specialise in teaching technical subjects including food electronics product design graphics and textiles and students were able to take small classes in these subjects citation needed Notable former pupils editBarnstaple Grammar School See also Category People educated at Barnstaple Grammar School Michael Bowering Ann Cleeves Jonathan Hanmer Nicholas Hooper 1654 1731 Charles Johnston priest John Johnston priest Thomas Lee 1794 1834 Gervase Frederick Mathew naval officer and entomologist Cuthbert Mayne martyr David Shepherd umpire David Spiegelhalter statistician David Vine commentatorReferences edit Home theparkschool org uk Hill Trevor 2010 From grammar to park 100 years of a Barnstaple school 1910 2010 Wellington Halsgrove ISBN 978 1 84114 997 4 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Park Community School amp oldid 1137296565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
