Castle Vale School and Specialist Performing Arts College is a secondary school located in Castle Vale, Birmingham, England. Castle Vale is an area of the City of Birmingham, in England, originally created as an Overspill estate in the 1960s Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The school has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College. Arts Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom.
The school opened in new premises in 1967. The buildings were completed and officially opened in 1969. [1] It was built to serve the large new housing estate which was in the final stages of construction at this time, and now has Performing Arts specialist status.
At the time of it's last OFSTED inspection in early-2007, there were a total of 876 students. [2]
References
- ^ Birmingham City Archives: Records of Castle Vale School, 1967-1981, (Reference Code: S262)
- ^ OFSTED: Castle Vale School and Specialist Performing Arts College
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