Specialisms
Cotham School has been awarded High Performing Specialist Status with effect from September 2009. The school has a rich and varied provision of drama, dance and music and an established tradition of very successful outcomes in these areas.
There are superb facilities available to students at the centre and these include:
- drama studios
- dance spaces
- recording studios
- a recital room
- Bristol's only Gamelan orchestra
- a studio theatre with state-of-the-art technical equipment and rehearsal space
- close links with the Watershed, the Arnolfini and other leading arts organisations in Bristol
- work with national arts companies - in the past this has included the Royal Opera House
- the Year 12 musical, run entirely by students in July
Our High Performing Specialist Status has enabled the school to take an additional specialism in mathematics and computing to complement the specialism in performing arts. Mathematics is a very successful and innovative area that was a natural choice for the additional specialism due to its consistently high levels of achievement.
In addition, the North Bristol Post 16 Centre is very strong in sciences and this enables us to offer you:
- dedicated science laboratories for post 16 students
- links with organisations in the local, regional and national scientific community, such as conservation groups working on the sustainable development of our school sites and the Association of Science Education
- a close relationship with Bristol University, enabling students to attend science workshops in university laboratories
