“Since becoming a Specialist College for Performing Arts in 2001 here at Claremont we have been able to build on our success as a community comprehensive school: employing additional specialist staff; investing in high quality information, communication and technology equipment, available to all subject areas; expanding the curriculum offer at KS3, KS4 and post 16; creating and sustaining greater opportunities for staff, pupils and community groups to engage in a vast range of enrichment and learning activities; commissioning an architect designed multi-purpose arts hall costing nearly half a million pounds (2002) and architect designed Sports Complex and refurbishing specialist teaching areas. Being a school with multi specialisms means being able to offer breadth, variety and choice not only in the specialist subjects but also in the core curriculum as well: Maths, Science, English and Humanities teaching has remained and will remain a high priority for the school.”

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