The Park Community School

The Park Community School is a coeducational secondary school located in Barnstaple, Devon, England.^[1]

The Park Community School
Address
Park Lane Barnstaple , Devon , EX32 9AX England
Coordinates	51.06956°N 4.05031°W / 51.06956; -4.05031
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Sic Nos Non Nobis
Local authority	Devon County Council
Trust	Tarka Learning Partnership
Department for Education URN	146094 Tables
Head Teacher	Vicky Owen
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1,440
Houses	Kingsley, Drake, Raleigh, Fortescue, Chichester
Website	www.theparkschool.org.uk

History

The school was founded in 1910 as Barnstaple Grammar School,^[2] and was the first secondary school to be built by Devon County Council, educating the youth of much of North Devon. The school's name was changed to The Park School in 1973 when the school became a comprehensive.

From 2002 to 2003 the school underwent extensive remodelling with a new maths and science building linking the old North and South Buildings, and a new food hall was also built whilst many of the old classrooms were redesigned and refurbished.

Previously a foundation school administered by Devon County Council, in February 2019 The Park Community School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Tarka Learning Partnership.

Notable former pupils

Barnstaple Grammar School

See also: Category:People educated at Barnstaple Grammar School

• Michael Bowering, archdeacon
• Ann Cleeves, novelist
• Jonathan Hanmer (1606–1687), minister
• Nicholas Hooper (1654–1731), lawyer and member of parliament
• Charles Johnston (priest)
• John Johnston (priest)
• Thomas Lee (1794–1834), architect
• Gervase Frederick Mathew, naval officer and entomologist
• Cuthbert Mayne, martyr
• David Shepherd (umpire)
• David Spiegelhalter, statistician
• David Vine, commentator