cork and three layers of felt. The windows had varnished Columbian pine frames with metal projector opening lights. Brickwork was used inside and outside of the building and left unfaced. The outer walls were also, in places, faced with precast concrete slabs with white marble aggregate. West Building The West Side (Bridgnorth Girl’s Secondary Modern School) was built in 1960. The assistants working on the project were P. Yarker and A. Colquhoun; the structural consultants were Ove Arup and the main contractor was A.H. Guest. The building was designed for later extension by the addition of the gymnasium and further classrooms. The plan of the building was a long rectangle containing all but the craft rooms (a separate single storey block) and the kitchen. The southern part of the building consisted of the assembly and group instruction areas, with classrooms to the north. The entrance hall contains the main staircase – the glass wall here was set back to form a deep double height porch. The associated boiler flue and tank room were positioned to give the shortest possible service runs and to give emphasis to the entrance. The structural concrete was left exposed both inside and outside the building. Internal partitions were plastered and painted white but small areas of primary colour were placed at significant points throughout the building. The outer walls and window frames were designed with a complexity to act as a foil to the overall grid structure and to allow the spaces behind to flow across the building. Awards and accolades The school's buildings were listed during the 1990s. They were deemed to be of historical interest because of the way the concrete displays the grain of the wood shuttering into which it was poured. It was one of the first modern buildings to be built solely out of concrete. It became a Science College in 2003, which sees it gain extra funding in return for developing science facilities and teaching for the benefit of its pupils and the wider community. The school won redesignation as a Science College again in 2007. The school was ranked 12th in 2008 in the most improved schools league tables. 6th Form Oldbury is part of the Bridgnorth Sixth Form Partnership which allows students from Bridgnorth Endowed to take subjects based at Oldbury and Vice versa, although students are only technically attending one of the individual schools. Notable alumni