Coombe Dean School
Coombe Dean School, opened in 1976, is a comprehensive school in the United Kingdom. It is situated in the south-east of Plymouth, Devon, and has a pupil circulation of around 1000. It had gained specialist school status in September 2003 as an ICT and Mathematics school. In Summer 2004, work started on building a larger hall (for assemblies and exhibitions) an all-weather astro-turf pitch complete with floodlights, and an extended maths facility with 8 new classrooms. The Local Education Authority is Plymouth City Council. The 1999 OFSTED report for this school found it to be a very strong school overall, but weak in "standards in religious education" and in "provision for spiritual development"
Outstanding staff members
- A Guardian award for teacher of the year in a secondary school (south west region) went to Cheryl Pearson. [1]
- An award for Teaching Assistant of the Year (south west) went to Ruth Beer. [2]
Outstanding students
- In 2001 Andrew Honywill, a founder member of local football teams Yealm GR and Goosewell Celtic, became one of the youngest men, at 18, ever to achieve the FA Coaching Qualification. He also ran his own coaching clubs for youngsters and planned to visit Nepal after his A levels to coach there [3]. He did, training the the Nepal Football Academy under 16s team for the National Association of Football Fans of Nepal's Mayos Cup. and now he is head coach of Woodford Wanderers under 18s. [4].