Caludon Castle School is an academy in Wyken, Coventry, England. The school was founded in 1954 as a boys' comprehensive school, but is now a co-educational 11-18 comprehensive school with a sixth form.[1] In September 2004, the school was designated as a Business and Enterprise College, by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.[1] The previous buildings dating from the 1950s were demolished to make way for a new £24 million PFI project resulting in the school being totally rebuilt.[1][2] The school is situated on a 67-acre (270,000 m2) site.[1]
Notable staff
Former
- Tom O'Carroll (born 1945), paedophilia advocate[3]
Notable alumni
- Adam Balding (born 7 December 1979), Rugby Union player with Newcastle Falcons
- Stan Cowley, FRS (born 1947), Professor of Solar Planetary Physics at the University of Leicester.[4]
- Ron Cook (born 1948), actor[5]
- Marlon Devonish (born 1 June 1976), Olympic gold medalist - 4 × 100 m - Athens 2004, World Indoor Champion - 200m - 2003.[6]
- Ian Evatt (born 19 November 1981) footballer[6][5]
- Bobby Gould (born 12 June 1946), former footballer who is now a manager.[6]
- Paul King (born 20 November 1960), British singer, musician, VJ, and TV presenter. Member of the mid 80's band 'King'.
- Guy James (born 23 May 1970), West End Actor and Musician, member of band 'Jackdaw4', now Theatre Producer of The Osmonds Musical and The Addams Family and Creator of MoxieRadio.Online. [7]
- James Maddison (born 1996), Footballer for Leicester City[6]
- Ian Muir (born 5 May 1963), former footballer[5]
- Bobby Parker (born 11 November 1952), former footballer[5]
- Rachel Smith (born 1993), Captain of the GB Rhythmic Gymnastic Team, 2012 Olympics[6]
- Jamie Paterson (born 1991), Professional football player, currently playing for Swansea, formerly of Bristol City, Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield and Walsall[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "About our School". Caludon Castle School. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Reid, Les (26 September 2011). "PFI holds up Coventry's Caludon Castle School's academy bid". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Gibbons, Duncan (13 May 2011). "Former Coventry teacher jailed for child porn writes book on Michael Jackson's love of boys".
- ^ "Professor Stan Cowley". University of Leicester. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Clemons, Pete (3 March 2016). "Revealed: MORE of Caludon Castle School's arts and sports heritage". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Notable Alumni". Caludon Castle School. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Guy James Theatrical". Access Artiste Management Ltd. Retrieved 16 May 2022.