Temple School

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| name = Temple School

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| motto = NIHIL NISI OPTIMUM NOSTRUM - "Nothing but our best"

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| type = Community secondary modern

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| head = Neil J. McAree{{cite web |title=Worst school marks 'unacceptable' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6252611.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=20 May 2022 |date=11 January 2007}}{{cite web |title=Homepage |url=http://www.temple.medway.sch.uk/ |website=Temple School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407182036/http://www.temple.medway.sch.uk/ |archive-date=7 April 2005}}

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| chair = G. Fox{{cite web |title=Addresses |url=http://www.temple.medway.sch.uk/addresses.htm |website=Temple School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050409004425/http://www.temple.medway.sch.uk/addresses.htm |archive-date=9 April 2005}}

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| address = Cliffe Road

| city = Strood

| county = Kent

| country = England

| postcode = ME2 3DL

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| enrolment = 625[http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_06.pl?Mode=Z&No=8874077&Type=LA&Num=887&Phase=k&Year=06&Base=c dcsf.gov.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025173001/http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_06.pl?Mode=Z&No=8874077&Type=LA&Num=887&Phase=k&Year=06&Base=c |date=2009-10-25 }}

| gender = Boys

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 16

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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20060111141900/http://www.temple.medway.sch.uk/ temple.medway.sch.uk/]

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Temple School was a boys secondary modern in Strood, in England. It closed in 2009 along with Chapter Girls School when Strood Academy was opened.

History

In 2006, 2% of the pupils gained 5 passes with Maths and English at GCSE, leading the press to dub it the worst school in the country.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6252611.stm|title=Worst school marks 'unacceptable'|work=BBC.co.uk|date=11 January 2007}} In 2007, it was 16% and the press were not interested. In 2007, Temple school beat 4 Medway schools in the key KS2- KS4 value added indicator.[http://education.guardian.co.uk/secondaries/tables/0,,2237738,00.html League Tables]

Curriculum

The school followed the National Curriculum at Key Stage 3, but were more flexible at Stage 4{{cite web |title=Curriculum |url=http://www.temple.medway.sch.uk/curriculum.html |website=Temple School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131024158/http://www.temple.medway.sch.uk/curriculum.html |archive-date=31 January 2008}} The subjects students were allowed take depended much on ability, the following subjects were optional at GCSE:

History,

Geography,

Graphics,

Resistant Materials,

Food Technology,

Leisure and Tourism,

Btech Sports,

Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA),

French,

German,

Religious Education,

Music,

Drama,

Art,

Btech Art.

Temple School also offered to the more advanced students:

Triple Science,

Additional Mathematics,

English Literature.

Notable former pupils

Cheavon Clarke, boxer, European Championships and Commonwealth Games medalist

Notes

Category:Defunct schools in Medway

Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2009