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| Bishop Gore School | |
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De La Beche Road , SA2 9AP United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′55″N3°59′18″W / 51.61525°N 3.98838°W /51.61525; -3.98838 |
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| Type | Comprehensive |
| Motto | Virtue and good literature |
| Established | 1682; 344 years ago (1682) |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Headteacher | Steven Wilson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Rotherslade, Langland, Caswell, Limeslade, Bracelet |
| Colours | Years 7–11 Maroon and Gold Years 12–13 Black |
| Last Inspection | May 2015 |
| Pupils on roll: | 1,002 pupils (at 2015 inspection) |
| 6th form: | 112 pupils (at 2015 inspection) |
| Alumni | Old Goreans |
| Website | http://www.bishopgore.net/ |
TheBishop Gore School (Welsh:Ysgol Esgob Gore) is a secondary school inSwansea inWales, founded on 14 September 1682 byHugh Gore (1613–1691),Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. It is situated inSketty, close toSingleton Park andSwansea University. In December 2013 the school was ranked in the second highest of five bands by the Welsh Government, based on performance in exams, value added performance, disadvantaged pupils' performance, and attendance.
The school was endowed and established in 1682, as a Free Grammar School by Hugh Gore, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, for "the gratuitous instruction of twenty boys, sons of the most indigent burgesses, and in the event of a dissolution of the corporation, to sons of the poorest inhabitants of the town." Initially located in historic Goat Street (on a site now part of Princess Way in the city centre), it has since known several names and locations. In September 1853 the school, by then named the Swansea Grammar School for Boys, moved toMount Pleasant into a new building designed by the architect Thomas Taylor. The building was extended in 1869 to a design byBenjamin Bucknall.
From 1895 the site was shared with the newly created Swansea Intermediate and Technical School for Boys (later the co-educationalSwansea Technical College). Under the provisions of the 1902 Education Act the running of both institutions was taken over by Swansea Council.
During World War II the buildings were largely destroyed by incendiary bombs. Discussions about the rebuilding of the site led to the decision to move the Grammar School to a new site elsewhere in Swansea and in 1952 it relocated to newly built premises located in De La Beche Road,Sketty, at which point it was renamed Bishop Gore Grammar School and subsequently, from 1970, Bishop Gore Comprehensive School.[1]
An extension was built in the 1970s and further Design and Technology extensions in the 1990s.[citation needed]
Until 1970, Bishop Gore was an all-boys grammar school, then it merged with the girls' grammar schoolGlanmôr and Townhill Secondary School to become Bishop Gore Co-educational Comprehensive school in 1971.
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As of 2015[update], Bishop Gore has 1,002 male and female students aged 11–18, including 112 in thesixth form.[2] The sixth form has a separate lounge, facilities and uniform. The headteacher is Steven Wilson. Set at the head ofSingleton Park, close to the village ofSketty and the seafront, Bishop Gore is built around two quadrangles. Each pupil is assigned to ahouse: Caswell, Langland, Bracelet, Rotherslade or Limeslade (named after beaches on the nearbyGower peninsula), which they retain throughout their time at the school. The school year includes anEisteddfod, inter-house sports tournaments, productions by Bishop Gore Theatre Company, and end-of-year balls for senior students.
In January 2010, an inspection report was published which awarded Bishop Gore the highest possible grades in all categories. As a result of this the school was featured as a 'best practice' case study byEstyn and was named in the chief inspector's annual report – being the only secondary school in Wales to achieve this recognition.
The most famous alumnus of Bishop Gore is almost certainly the poet, playwright and authorDylan Thomas (1914–1953). His father, David John (D. J.) Thomas was senior English master at the school, then known as Swansea Grammar School.[3] Not a distinguished pupil, he nonetheless gained attention through publishing his first poem in 1926, "The Song Of The Mischievous Dog" and in 1928 winning the school's annual one-mile race.[4][5] He left in 1931 to begin work atThe South Wales Daily Post as a junior reporter.
In 1988 the main surviving structure of the 1869 former school building was renamed the Dylan Thomas Building in honour of its former pupil.
Notable Old Goreans have included:
Several Old Goreans have played international rugby, for theWales national rugby union team or theWales women's national rugby union team
There are 1,002 pupils on roll, including 112 in the sixth form.
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