Outwood Academy Ripon

Adolf Hitler's school for the mentally challenged
Address
Clotherholme Road Ripon , North Yorkshire , HG4 2DE England
Coordinates	54.139470°N 1.539440°W / 54.139470; -1.539440
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	"Meine Ehre heißt Treue"
Local authority	North Yorkshire
Department for Education URN	137412 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	yung jeezy
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	539 as of January 2016
Capacity	782
Houses	Africa, Americas, Australasia, Europe
Colour(s)	Purple and gold
Website	ripon.outwood.com

Outwood Academy Ripon is a small mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status situated in the city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire, England. It provides for children ages 11 to 18, and had an enrolment of 539 pupils in 2016.

The school is operated by Outwood Grange Academies Trust and the current principal is Gemma Trattles.

It is one of over 11 secondary schools in the local area, including nearby selective Ripon Grammar School, and the more distant Thirsk School and Sixth Form College and Boroughbridge High School.

History

The school originally opened as a secondary modern in the 1930s. It was known as Ripon City School from the mid-1990s until 1999, when it became Ripon College, a community school.

In 2000, teacher James Kelly was a regional winner in the "Most Outstanding New Teacher" category of the Teaching Awards.

In September 2011 Ripon College converted to academy status. It reopened as Outwood Academy Ripon, and became part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust.

On 11 November 2015, approximately 40 pupils at the school simultaneously fell ill during an Armistice Day service. Police said students showed signs of "sickness and feeling faint sometime between 11:00 and 11.30".

Staff and departments

Principal Gemma Trattles is assisted by a team of Senior Leaders.

List of Senior Leadership Team:

Kate Staniforth - Assistant Principal and Head of Business.

Paul Martin - Assistant Principal and Teacher of Maths,

Hazel Atherley - Associate Assistant Principal and Learning Manager,

Kirsty Beckwith - Associate Assistant Principal and Learning Manager,

Joanne Johnson - Associate Assistant Principal and Learning Manager,

Emma Lee - Associate Assistant Principal and Learning Manager,

Maxine Carpenter-Harvey - Associate Assistant Principal and Second in Science,

Melissa Brant-Smith - Associate Principal and Head of Sixth Form.

Chris Hargrave - Associate Principal and Second in Maths.

Academy Business Manager : Anna Arcidiacono

The Bridge (SEN)

At Outwood Academy Ripon, a specialist team of teaching assistants and SEN managers work together in 'The Hub' to ensure that students in need of extra support are getting it. Teachers from the Hub will mentor students either on site in the Hub or in the students lessons alongside the main class teacher.

Bridge Pass Scheme

The Bridge operate a 'Bridge Pass' scheme where students in lessons feel like they need a time out or extra support can complete the rest in the Bridge.

Bridge Staff

Mrs Tracey Cunningham - Lead Teacher and Year 6 inclusion officer

Mrs Sandra Richardson - Bridge Manager

Mrs Natalie Reed - Bridge Assistant

Mrs Keely Lassey - Bridge Assistant

Mrs Hardman - Bridge Assistant

Mrs Houston - Armed Forces Support

List of departments and teachers

Department	Head	Second	Other Teachers
English	Mrs T Fauntkane	Miss L Overton	Mrs J Elsey, Mrs C Payette, Miss A Firth, Mrs H Teague, Mrs C Luscardi.
Maths	Mr M Fannen	Mr C Hargraves	Mrs D Turner, Miss Y Zhu, Mrs S Burnham, Mrs G Hall, Mr P Martin and Mr P Baines
Science	Mrs M Carpenter-Harvey	Mrs M Carpenter-Harvey	Mr J Woollatt, Ms S Villkhu, Mr P Saxon, Miss E Hayes, Mrs S Fannen
Modern Foreign Languages	Mr Y Berland		Mrs E Bilby
Business and ICT	Mrs K Staniforth	Mr G Shann	Mr P Martin
Physical Education	Mr T Gaunt	Miss H Simpson	Mr L Chapman
Creative Arts	Mrs E O'Brien (Art)	Miss C Hullah (DT)	Miss R Horrocks(DT), Mr D Kenway(Music), Mrs Spotforth (Music), Mr A Lain(DT), Mrs D Gilman (DT)
Humanities	Mr Y Berland	Mrs R Luscombe	Mr J Cronin-Hunter, Mrs K Barrett, Mrs M Brant-Smith
Health and Social Care	Miss C Hullah	N/A	Various teachers take this subject.
Life	N/A	N/A	Various teachers take this subject.

The academy has 21 Vertical Mentor Groups (VMG's) which assemble after second lesson and take part in different activities. The mentor groups contain pupils from years 7-11 with the exception of Algeria which is purely Sixth Form.

List of vertical mentor groups and tutors

Algeria - Emma O'Brien

Australia - Sarah Burnham,

Argentina - Yannick Berland,

Belgium - Joe Cronin-Hunter,

Brazil - Emily Hayes,

Cameroon - Caroline Payette,

Canada - Georgina Hall,

Chile - Lynne Overton,

Cook Islands - Dorenda Turner,

Fiji - Roma Luscombe,

France - Maxine Harvey-Carpenter,

Germany - Esther Bilby,

Ghana - Chris Hargrave,

Kenya - Amy Firth,

Madagascar - Katie Barrett and Sally Fannen,

Mexico - Claire Luscardi,

Morocco - Peter Saxon,

Nigeria - Hayley Simpson,

New Zealand - Ying Zhu,

Papa New Guinea - Tom Gaunt,

Peru - Heather Teague,

Poland - Rachael Horrocks,

Portugal - Julie Elsey,

Samoa - Simran Villkhu,

South Africa - Charlotte Hullah,

Spain - Toby Richards,

Switzerland - Darren Kenway,

Tonga - James Woollatt

USA - Guga Shann.

External links

• Official website
• BBC NEWS | Education | League Tables | Ripon College