Chilwell Sixth Form

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Chilwell School is a secondary school located in Chilwell, near Nottingham, England. The school is located adjacent to the Chilwell Olympia sports complex and has an attached sixth-form college, known as the Chilwell Sixth-Form. In January 2005, the school was designated a specialist school in "Arts, Maths and Computing".The school's typical enrolment is around 1,000 students aged 11 to 18, of which roughly 100 are enrolled at the sixth-form.The sixth-form was formerly known as Lakeview College and was run in collaboration with nearby school Alderman White. In September 2006, Chilwell governors made the decision that the college would be entirely managed and staffed by Chilwell School from September 2008.[[Office for Standards in Education|Ofsted]] inspectionsThe ratings below refer to the "overall effectiveness" of the school. 2006 - "Good" (Grade 2). The school was featured in the Nottingham Post following this inspection. 2009 - "Inadequate" (Grade 4). 2010 - "Satisfactory" (Grade 3). 2012 - "Requires Improvement" (Grade 3). Note the change in nomenclature between 2010 and 2012; the school remained at Grade 3. 2014 - "Good" (Grade 2). Following the latest inspection (carried out on 7–8 October 2014) the report observed, "Effective leadership has led to consistently good teaching and achievement across the school."SpecialismsArtsAs a result of the school's specialist status, the curriculum was re-designed to integrate ICT into art and textile design: textile art was designed by students while they learnt CAD/CAM skills. One of the aims of the programme was to combat gender stereotyping. According to teacher Sue Bedford, "many of the boys who completed the project said their perception of textiles had changed and that they were... surprised that it wasn't all about sewing - even the girls were enlightened".