We recognise and reward individual students for achievement, both within and beyond the classroom, allowing them to enjoy the stimulation and excitement of contributing to competition between the five Houses.
Merits
Merits are awarded by members of staff to students in Years 7 to 11 for good work, effort and any other positive activity deemed worthy of such an award. They are recorded weekly by the Tutor. The House with the most merits in each half-term is awarded ‘The Work Trophy’.
Individual students are awarded a rosette by their Tutor for 10 Merits and certificates for 25 and 50 Merits. Badges and certificates are awarded in House Assembly by the Head of House for 100 Merits and for 250 Merits, whilst 500, 750 and 1,000 Merit. Awards are presented at a ‘Governors’ Tea’, to which parents/carers are invited: a badge and certificate are presented by a member of our governing board.
A minimum of 80 Merits (which equates to 16 per half-term) must be earned by each student if he/she is to be considered for the ‘passport’ activity days. The Overall Activities Shield is competed for annually by the five Houses.
Achievements & Successes
Date: 16th November 2023
Date: 9th June 2022
This week we were delighted to receive a certificate that marks and celebrates the hours of volunteering that our DoE students have undertaken in pursuit...
Date: 1st November 2016
A Governors’ tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
Date: 1st March 2017
A Governors’ tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
A Governors’ Tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
A Governors’ Tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
Date: 1st June 2019
At Park Community School, we are committed to providing students in Years 9, 10 and 11 with access to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme....
Date: 8th May 2018
This year Park School entered two teams into the Exmoor Challenge. It is a tough 17 mile walk around some of the most undulating parts...
Date: 15th May 2018
Ten tors 2018, was another successful one for Park School. Our 35 mile team of Joshua Pullen (leader) Keira Worral and Truesanna Cooper (navigators), Harry...
Date: 9th May 2017
The Park Community School 45 mile Ten Tors team had a successful event with the whole team completing route U at 12:16 on Sunday. There...
Date: 20th July 2017
We held our 8th Annual Sports Presentation Evening in July. All students in Years 7-10 who have represented the school at a sport attended the...
Date: 25th November 2015
A Governors’ Tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
Date: 1st November 2016
A Governors’ tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
Date: 1st March 2017
A Governors’ tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
A Governors’ Tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
A Governors’ Tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
Date: 25th November 2015
A Governors’ Tea is held once a term for those students who have received 500, 750, 1000 and 1500 Merits. The certificates and badges are...
Date: 30th June 2015
Date: 22nd November 2017
Hosted by Mrs Sanders, we enjoyed meeting this term’s award winners. Mrs Baker, our Chair of Governors, presented the awards. Mrs Sanders and Mr Roscoe...
Date: 21st June 2018
Hosted by Mrs Sanders, we enjoyed meeting this term’s award winners. Mrs Baker, our Chair of Governors, presented the awards. Mrs Sanders and Mr Roscoe...
Date: 19th November 2020
At this time of year we would normally invite our parents/carers to join our Heads of House and Governors in School to celebrate our students...
Date: 9th June 2022
This week we were delighted to receive a certificate that marks and celebrates the hours of volunteering that our DoE students have undertaken in pursuit...
Date: 1st June 2019
At Park Community School, we are committed to providing students in Years 9, 10 and 11 with access to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme....
Date: 1st June 2019
At Park Community School, we are committed to providing students in Years 9, 10 and 11 with access to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme....
Date: 8th May 2018
This year Park School entered two teams into the Exmoor Challenge. It is a tough 17 mile walk around some of the most undulating parts...
Date: 4th May 2019
Date: 22nd June 2018
Each year we celebrate and share the success of some of our finest students who are making the most progress; who are the Highest Attaining...
Date: 20th July 2017
We held our 8th Annual Sports Presentation Evening in July. All students in Years 7-10 who have represented the school at a sport attended the...
Date: 30th July 2016
We held our 7th Annual Sports Presentation Evening on Thursday 7th July. All students in Years 7-10 who have represented the school at a sport...
Date: 5th July 2018
Thursday 5th July 2018, we held the 7th Sports Presentation Evening which celebrated the success of our extra-curricular clubs. Although a warm evening, the outcome...
Date: 15th May 2018
Ten tors 2018, was another successful one for Park School. Our 35 mile team of Joshua Pullen (leader) Keira Worral and Truesanna Cooper (navigators), Harry...
Date: 9th May 2017
The Park Community School 45 mile Ten Tors team had a successful event with the whole team completing route U at 12:16 on Sunday. There...
Date: 10th June 2015
Congratulations goes to the Park School 35 mile Ten Tors team who finished at 12:39 on 10th May, after a fantastic effort to finish as...
Date: 9th May 2019
Both teams of year 10 students were successful in completing the challenge as complete teams. The students are to be congratulated for the way they...
The Park Community School was formed in 1972, although our history and part of the campus dates back to 1910 with the former Barnstaple Boys and Barnstaple Girls Grammar schools.
The school is popular and frequently oversubscribed, a trend which looks set to continue. Our catchment is wide, serving 31 feeder primary schools and a geographical radius in excess of 12 miles; however, many of our students travel a short distance and join us from one of our Trust partner schools or other local feeder schools.
Email: admin@theparkschool.org.uk
Tel: 01271 373131
The Park Community School
Park Lane
Barnstaple
North Devon
EX32 9AX
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