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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.
| Sir William Ramsay School | |
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| Address | |
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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 |
History
editThe 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]
Facilities
editIn 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
editUntil 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
editIn 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
editThe 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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