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'''Sir William Ramsay School''' is a co-educational [[Secondary education#England, Wales and Northern Ireland|secondary school]] in [[Hazlemere]], [[Buckinghamshire]]. It takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18 with a total of approximately 1,180 pupils attending.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schools Directory|publisher=Buckinghamshire County Council|url=http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/schools/schoolDetails.aspx?DFEE=4084|accessdate=3 August 2006}}</ref> The school shares a |
'''Sir William Ramsay School''' is a co-educational [[Secondary education#England, Wales and Northern Ireland|secondary school]] in [[Hazlemere]], [[Buckinghamshire]]. It takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18 with a total of approximately 1,180 pupils attending.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schools Directory|publisher=Buckinghamshire County Council|url=http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/schools/schoolDetails.aspx?DFEE=4084|accessdate=3 August 2006}}</ref> The school shares a catchment area with the nearby [[Holmer Green Senior School]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The school was founded in 1976, and named after [[Nobel Prize]] winning scientist [[Sir William Ramsay]], who lived in Hazlemere until his death in 1916 |
The school was founded in 1976, and named after [[Nobel Prize]] winning scientist [[Sir William Ramsay]], who lived in Hazlemere until his death in 1916. Sir William Ramsay has three [[House system|houses]]: Blake, Nash and Hepworth. Each form is an individual house. |
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It was awarded [[specialist school]] status as a [[Arts College|Visual Arts College]] by the [[Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom)|Department for Education and Skills]] in September 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Specialist Schools Home|publisher=DfES|date=July 2006|url=http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/|accessdate=28 July 2006|url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060803055309/http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/|archivedate=3 August 2006}}</ref> |
It was awarded [[specialist school]] status as a [[Arts College|Visual Arts College]] by the [[Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom)|Department for Education and Skills]] in September 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Specialist Schools Home|publisher=DfES|date=July 2006|url=http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/|accessdate=28 July 2006|url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060803055309/http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/|archivedate=3 August 2006}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 9 January 2004, a fifteen-year-old pupil stabbed a fellow pupil after she intervened when he threatened his ex-girlfriend with a seven-inch steak knife.<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4008371.stm Teenager detained after stabbing]", ''BBC News''. URL Retrieved 10 March 2007</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2007, the school opened a new performing arts centre. The first performance |
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| ⚫ | On the morning of 27 January 2007, two men entered the school and were regarded as suspicious. Pupils were held in classrooms and the school was placed on lockdown while a police helicopter and canine team searched the surrounding area. Two men were later arrested.<ref>"[http://www.pennandtylersgreen.co.uk/global/news.asp Village news] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721175717/http://www.pennandtylersgreen.co.uk/global/news.asp |date=21 July 2011 }}", ''pennandtylersgreen.co.uk''. URL Retrieved 10 March 2007</ref> |
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In August 2011 the school became an [[Academy (English school)|Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Open academies map and schools submitting applications|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/academies/a0069811/open-academies-map-and-schools-submitting-applications|publisher=Department for Education|accessdate=15 August 2011}}</ref> |
In August 2011 the school became an [[Academy (English school)|Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Open academies map and schools submitting applications|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/academies/a0069811/open-academies-map-and-schools-submitting-applications|publisher=Department for Education|accessdate=15 August 2011}}</ref> |
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In 2016, the school received £4m from the Government to build an extension, which has 3 new science labs, a lift, 8 maths rooms and a new Sixth Form centre. This was officially opened by Leigh-Anne-Pinnock, ex-pupil and [[Little Mix]] star when the school reopened in 2017. |
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| ⚫ | In 2007, the school opened a new performing arts centre. The first performance was the musical ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/search/1544156.Lights__camera__action_at_Ramsay/|title=Lights, camera, action at Ramsay|date=17 July 2007|publisher=Bucks Free Press|accessdate=27 October 2008}}</ref> |
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In 2017 a new complex housing science labs, maths rooms, and a [[sixth form]] centre was opened by alumna and British singer [[Leigh-Anne Pinnock]]. |
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In 2022, the school's headteacher, Christine McLintock, announced her resignation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekly Briefing 18.2.2022 |url=https://sway.office.com/90LHpMVgLKbj8EKL |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=sway.office.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and was succeeded by Paul Ramsey. McLintock remained as the school's Executive Headteacher until July 2022. |
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== Head teachers == |
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Until the beginning of the 2012–13 academic year, the head teacher was Gaynor Comber. She was succeeded by Mark Mayne, who was in the role until the 2016–17 academic year. Deputy headteacher Chris Carter became acting head until the appointment of Christine McLintock for the 2017–18 academic year. McClintock resigned her role of Executive Headteacher after five years, and was succeeded by Paul Ramsey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekly Briefing 18.2.2022 |url=https://sway.office.com/90LHpMVgLKbj8EKL |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=sway.office.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 9 January 2004, a fifteen-year-old pupil stabbed a fellow pupil after she intervened when he threatened his ex-girlfriend with a seven-inch steak knife.<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4008371.stm Teenager detained after stabbing]", ''BBC News''. URL Retrieved 10 March 2007</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On the morning of 27 January 2007, two men entered the school and were regarded as suspicious. Pupils were held in classrooms and the school was placed on lockdown while a police helicopter and canine team searched the surrounding area. Two men were later arrested.<ref>"[http://www.pennandtylersgreen.co.uk/global/news.asp Village news] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721175717/http://www.pennandtylersgreen.co.uk/global/news.asp |date=21 July 2011 }}", ''pennandtylersgreen.co.uk''. URL Retrieved 10 March 2007</ref> |
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== Ofsted == |
== Ofsted == |
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In June 2022, Sir William Ramsay School underwent a full [[Ofsted]] inspection, where it was rated 'Inadequate', following a monitoring visit in 2021. The report<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inspection of Sir William Ramsay School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50189490 |access-date=6 April 2023 |website=Ofsted}}</ref> described the arrangements for safeguarding as "not effective" and indicated that the school has "high incidence of serious behaviour incidents". In addition, the curriculum was described as "not always delivered well" in some subjects. According to the inspection report, the school has a good Sixth Form provision with high quality facilities for students to use. |
In June 2022, Sir William Ramsay School underwent a full [[Ofsted]] inspection, where it was rated 'Inadequate', following a monitoring visit in 2021. The report<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inspection of Sir William Ramsay School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50189490 |access-date=6 April 2023 |website=Ofsted}}</ref> described the arrangements for safeguarding as "not effective" and indicated that the school has "high incidence of serious behaviour incidents". In addition, the curriculum was described as "not always delivered well" in some subjects. According to the inspection report, the school has a good Sixth Form provision with high quality facilities for students to use. |
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Ofsted completed a further monitoring inspection of Sir William Ramsay School in March 2023. The |
Ofsted completed a further monitoring inspection of Sir William Ramsay School in March 2023. The report found that the school "remains inadequate and has serious weaknesses" despite a "strengthened" safeguarding team and improvements to behaviour.<ref name="Ofsted 2023">{{cite web |title=Serious weaknesses monitoring inspection of Sir William Ramsay School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50216530 |publisher=Ofsted}}</ref> |
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==Uniform== |
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All pupils wear a navy blue tie with the new mixed circle crest, alongside a white shirt, navy jumper or cardigan (optional) and a navy blazer with the school crest on the left pocket. Girls can either wear a box pleat dark grey skirt or dark grey tailored trousers. Boys wear dark grey tailored trousers. Boys must wear grey or black socks and girls must wear black or white socks. For P.E., boys can either wear the aqua and navy [[airflow]] P.E. shirt or the school rugby navy shirt. They can wear this with crested shorts or a crested/navy tracksuit. Girls also wear the Aqua and navy airflow P.E. top with either crested shorts, a crested skirt, navy sport leggings or a crested/navy tracksuit. In football, they must wear the navy and Aqua SWR football socks and for hockey and rugby, they must wear a mouth guard. |
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Ramsay has a recently built drama building containing media and music classrooms and private practising rooms. It also has a lift for anyone with a disability, the school assembly hall and classrooms for languages. The science and math block has 18 classrooms in total, 10 for science and 8 for Maths, there is a lift included. The rest of the school is one level. There is also a building each for ICT, art technologies and humanities, 2 buildings for English, a sports hall, fitness studio and tennis courts for P.E. There is also a canteen, a drama theatre, a hearing impaired unit, a disabled unit and a playing field. |
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==Curriculum== |
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On starting at the school, year sevens get to do Spanish which is usually different from primary schools. All lessons are one hour long and follow a two-week timetable, with essential lessons, e.g. Maths, English and Science featuring the most. GCSEs are chosen in year 9 with Maths, Science, English, P.E. and PSHE as compulsory subjects. The school offers four techs; Textiles, Resistant Materials, Engineering and Food Tech. The school also offers many extra curriculum clubs. |
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==Disabled, special needs and hearing impaired pupils== |
==Disabled, special needs and hearing impaired pupils== |
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The school has a unit for deaf pupils, known as the HARP and a unit for disabled and special needs pupils known as the SEN. |
The school has a unit for deaf pupils, known as the HARP, and a unit for disabled and special needs pupils known as the SEN. |
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SEN pupils may also sometimes do private lessons in subjects with only a few other pupils who are also struggling with that lesson. Those pupils are not necessarily always SEN. |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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* [[Adam Paul Harvey]], actor who played Tom Brake in ''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]'', Ralph Henshaw in ''[[Bedtime (TV series)|Bedtime]]'' and Nathan Boothe in ''[[Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]''. More recently he has acted in two films: ''My Brother Tom'' (2001) and ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' (2007). |
* [[Adam Paul Harvey]] (born 1984), actor who played Tom Brake in ''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]'', Ralph Henshaw in ''[[Bedtime (TV series)|Bedtime]]'' and Nathan Boothe in ''[[Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]''. More recently he has acted in two films: ''My Brother Tom'' (2001) and ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' (2007). |
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* [[Leigh-Anne Pinnock]], former Head Girl and |
* [[Leigh-Anne Pinnock]] (born 1991), former Head Girl and British singer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swr.bucks.sch.uk/downloads/letters/2011/04%20December/02%20Little%20Mix.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-12-05 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426022205/http://swr.bucks.sch.uk/downloads/letters/2011/04%20December/02%20Little%20Mix.pdf |archivedate=26 April 2012 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Sir William Ramsay School | |
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Rose Avenue , , HP15 7UB England | |
| Coordinates | 51°38′50″N 0°42′43″W / 51.64709°N 0.71187°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Multicultural |
| Established | 1976 |
| Specialist | Arts College |
| Department for Education URN | 137256 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Paul Ramsey[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1180[1] |
| Website | www |
Sir William Ramsay School is a co-educational secondary school in Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire. It takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18 with a total of approximately 1,180 pupils attending.[2] The school shares a catchment area with the nearby Holmer Green Senior School.
History
[edit]The school was founded in 1976, and named after Nobel Prize winning scientist Sir William Ramsay, who lived in Hazlemere until his death in 1916. Sir William Ramsay has three houses: Blake, Nash and Hepworth. Each form is an individual house.
It was awarded specialist school status as a Visual Arts College by the Department for Education and Skills in September 2000.[3]
On 9 January 2004, a fifteen-year-old pupil stabbed a fellow pupil after she intervened when he threatened his ex-girlfriend with a seven-inch steak knife.[4]
On the morning of 27 January 2007, two men entered the school and were regarded as suspicious. Pupils were held in classrooms and the school was placed on lockdown while a police helicopter and canine team searched the surrounding area. Two men were later arrested.[5]
In August 2011 the school became an Academy.[6]
Facilities
[edit]In 2007, the school opened a new performing arts centre. The first performance was the musical Grease.[7]
In 2017 a new complex housing science labs, maths rooms, and a sixth form centre was opened by alumna and British singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
Head teachers
[edit]Until the beginning of the 2012–13 academic year, the head teacher was Gaynor Comber. She was succeeded by Mark Mayne, who was in the role until the 2016–17 academic year. Deputy headteacher Chris Carter became acting head until the appointment of Christine McLintock for the 2017–18 academic year. McClintock resigned her role of Executive Headteacher after five years, and was succeeded by Paul Ramsey.[8]
Ofsted
[edit]In June 2022, Sir William Ramsay School underwent a full Ofsted inspection, where it was rated 'Inadequate', following a monitoring visit in 2021. The report[9] described the arrangements for safeguarding as "not effective" and indicated that the school has "high incidence of serious behaviour incidents". In addition, the curriculum was described as "not always delivered well" in some subjects. According to the inspection report, the school has a good Sixth Form provision with high quality facilities for students to use.
Ofsted completed a further monitoring inspection of Sir William Ramsay School in March 2023. The report found that the school "remains inadequate and has serious weaknesses" despite a "strengthened" safeguarding team and improvements to behaviour.[10]
Disabled, special needs and hearing impaired pupils
[edit]The school has a unit for deaf pupils, known as the HARP, and a unit for disabled and special needs pupils known as the SEN.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Adam Paul Harvey (born 1984), actor who played Tom Brake in Night and Day, Ralph Henshaw in Bedtime and Nathan Boothe in Where the Heart Is. More recently he has acted in two films: My Brother Tom (2001) and Son of Rambow (2007).
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock (born 1991), former Head Girl and British singer.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "URN 137256 Sir William Ramsay School". Edubase/DfE. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Schools Directory". Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 3 August 2006.
- ^ "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
- ^ "Teenager detained after stabbing", BBC News. URL Retrieved 10 March 2007
- ^ "Village news Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", pennandtylersgreen.co.uk. URL Retrieved 10 March 2007
- ^ "Open academies map and schools submitting applications". Department for Education. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Lights, camera, action at Ramsay". Bucks Free Press. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ "Weekly Briefing 18.2.2022". sway.office.com. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Inspection of Sir William Ramsay School". Ofsted. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Serious weaknesses monitoring inspection of Sir William Ramsay School". Ofsted.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
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