St Katherine's School

Academy in Pill, Somerset, England

51°28′27″N 2°40′36″W / 51.4741°N 2.6767°W / 51.4741; -2.6767InformationTypeAcademyLocal authorityNorth SomersetTrustCathedral Schools TrustDepartment for Education URN142853 TablesOfstedReportsGenderCo-educationalAge11 to 18HousesStephenson (Red),

Pankhurst (Green),

Turing (Blue),

Yousafzai (Yellow).Colour(s)BurgundyWebsitewww.stkaths.org.uk/

St Katherine's School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in the English county of Somerset.^[1] Commonly known to be located in Pill, the school is actually located in the neighbouring civil parish of Abbots Leigh.

History

Previously a community school administered by North Somerset Council, in June 2016 St Katherine's School converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Cathedral Schools Trust.

Curriculum

St Katherine's School offers GCSEs, Cambridge Nationals and Level 2 BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels, Cambridge Technicals and Level 3 BTECs.^[2]

Notable former pupils

Beth Gibbons, lead singer of Portishead (band)

Amelie Morgan, Olympic Gymnast

Former teachers

Paul Kent, played rugby for Somerset, brother of Charles Kent (rugby union) ^[3]

References

^ "St. Katherine's School - Home". St-katherines.n-somerset.sch.uk. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ "St. Katherine's School - Level 3 Courses". St-katherines.n-somerset.sch.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ Bristol Evening Post Monday 18 July 1983, page 38