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| name = Monk's Walk School |
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| latitude = 51.81985 |
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| longitude = -0.21136 |
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| type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]] |
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| head = Kate Smith |
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| street = Knightsfield |
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| city = [[Welwyn Garden City]] |
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| county = [[Hertfordshire]] |
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| country = [[England]] |
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| postcode = AL8 7NL |
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| ofsted = yes |
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| urn = 117536 |
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| staff = 100 |
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| enrollment = 1324 |
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| gender = [[Coeducational|Mixed]] |
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| lower_age = 11 |
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| upper_age = 18 |
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| houses = 4 (Bell, Durrell, Carson, Kroto) |
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| colours = Blue and White |
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| website = http://www.monkswalk.herts.sch.uk/ |
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| website_name = www.monkswalk.herts.sch.uk |
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'''''MR CRISP''''' |
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'''Monk's Walk School''' is a [[secondary school]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] located on the outskirts of [[Welwyn Garden City]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]]. The school's motto is: ''Vel Optima Cuique Praebere'', "Excellence for All". The school is also home to a performing arts school: '''Top Hat Stage School''', which has been running classes at Monk's Walk since 1994. |
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Relatively new, it was built in the 1960s and, contrary to popular belief, is not on the site of an old [[abbey]]. |
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Other secondary schools in the area include [[Sir Frederic Osborn School|Sir Frederic Osborn]] and [[Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City|Stanborough]] as well as a [[private school]] named [http://www.sherrardswood.co.uk/ Sherrardswood School] |
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The school's annual student intake is approximately 220 eleven- and twelve-year-olds of both sexes, with 1,324 students throughout the school. It also has approximately 102 teachers and staff. |
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==Blocks== |
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Monk's Walk consists of five blocks: A, B, C, D and E. When the school became a Science College the names were altered to Archimedes, Babbage, Curie, Darwin and Einstein. |
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[[Archimedes]] houses the departments of [[ICT (education)|ICT]], [[Mathematics]], [[Music]], [[History]], and [[Physical Education]]. |
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[[Charles Babbage|Babbage]], the largest block, consists of Science, Languages (French, German and Spanish), English, [[Drama]], ICT and the [[Library]] which of late has acquired [[fingerprint recognition]] systems. |
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[[Marie Curie|Curie]] has Art, Religious Education, Business Studies, Geography, ICT and a large [[Sixth form]] Common Room for [[Advanced Level (UK)|A Level]] students' relaxation and study time. |
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[[Charles Darwin|Darwin]], the smallest, has but two: ICT and Design and Technology. |
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[[Albert Einstein|Einstein]], the newest (now 10 years old) has science and other forms of [[Design Technology]] in a two-storey modernised complex, with newly installed solar panels lining much of the roof. |
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==Notable alumni== |
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* [[Paul Buckle]], [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] Manager. |
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* [[David Button]], [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] Goalkeeper. |
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* [[Alesha Dixon]], musician, of [[Mis-Teeq]] and [[Strictly Come Dancing]]. |
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* [[Phil Driver]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] Winger. |
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* [[Jaguar Skills]], Mix up mash up DJ. |
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* [[Tom Lewis (golfer)|Tom Lewis]], golfer. |
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* [[GLaDOS]], notable AI of the video games [[Portal (video game)|Portal]] and [[Portal 2]] |
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{{Schools in Hertfordshire}} |
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[[Category:Secondary schools in Hertfordshire]] |
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[[Category:Schools in Welwyn Garden City]] |
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[[Category:Academies in Hertfordshire]] |
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Revision as of 16:25, 23 October 2013
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