- The actress Samantha Morton and the historian Lucy Worsley are among the alumni of the West Bridgford School, a co-ed comprehensive school with academy status in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.
- To help support pupils with the leap from GCSEs to A-levels, all sixth-form students have access to their own personal development tutor twice a week.
- Drama productions are staged in the purpose-built theatre and one of the highlights of the school year is “Bridgstock”, at which pupils produce, manage and perform a two-hour pop music extravaganza.
- The school offers a range of trips and visits each year, including cultural exchanges to Germany, a ski trip, and museum and theatre visits.
- Teams represent the school in netball, football, athletics, hockey, cricket, basketball and tennis, while extracurricular clubs include dance, badminton, table tennis and fitness clubs, in addition to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme.
- The school runs a successful sports leaders programme, through which students volunteer to run sporting activities in the school and wider community.
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