Chepstow School
Chepstow School and Sixth Form Centre is a comprehensive school located in the town of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. The catchment area is within Chepstow and its surrounding villages.History of the school and its siteThe school was founded by Monmouthshire County Council in 1964, as St Kingsmark School and Community College. Its name was later changed to Chepstow School. The name "St Kingsmark" derived from that of a mediaeval priory which existed close to the school, on what is now Kingsmark Lane. No traces of the priory now remain above ground.CurriculumAs a state school, Chepstow School follows the National Curriculum. English, English Literature, Mathematics and Science are required GCSE subjects while Welsh and religious studies are required non-exam courses. All students are required to learn Welsh regardless of mother tongue.The school was linked to the OCR innovative science model since the introduction of the pilot scheme over 5 years ago. Since the introduction of the broadened curriculum, results have improved from 55% to 65% for the science core and 72% for Additional Science.In the 2012 GCSEs, 78% of the students achieved 5 or more A*-C grades, and 96% of the students achieved 5 or more A*-G grades.In the 2012 A Levels, 78% of the students achieved passes at Grades A-C, 98% achieved passes at Grades A-E and the average points score per student was 21.0.
