The Radcliffe School
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| The Radcliffe School | |
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Aylesbury Street West , , MK12 5BT | |
| Coordinates | 52°03′30″N 0°49′22″W / 52.05845°N 0.82274°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Motto | "Inspire and Achieve" |
| Local authority | Borough of Milton Keynes |
| Department for Education URN | 110532 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Paula Lawson |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | William Cowper, Edward Hayes, Jennie Lee, James McConnell |
| Colour(s) | Navy and Sky Blue Green (Cowper), Blue (Hayes), Yellow (Lee), Red (McConnell) |
| Website | http://radcliffeschool.org.uk |
The Radcliffe School is a comprehensive school located in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, England.
The school offers General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSEs), Business and Technology Education Council vocational qualifications (BTEC), Youth Awards and Entry Level Certificates as programmes of study for pupils. The Radcliffe School also operates a sixth form, with courses offered including A-Levels, BTECs and diplomas.
Students also have the option to take part in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme.
House system[edit]
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The four houses are named after notable local people, and each student (including 6th form) is put into one of those four houses upon enrolment into the school in Year 7. Each house is represented by a different colour and students wear a navy blue tie with coloured stripes indicating the house they belong to. The houses earn house points for pupils efforts in sports matches, merit collection, attendance, punctuality and other extra-curricular competitions.
Inspections[edit]
In its September 2017 report, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills rated the school as "requires improvement". Teaching, learning and pupils outcomes were all rated as "requires improvement".[1] This assessment was unchanged from its November 2015 report.[1]
In January 2020 Ofsted rated the school as "Good".
In 2015 53 per cent of pupils got 5 GCSEs including English and maths.[citation needed] The figure for "disadvantaged students" figure was 39 per cent. The Progress 8 figure for 2016 was -0.34 which is below the national average, and the provisional progress 8 figure for 2017 is -0.3 which is again below average.[2]
The Radcliffe School - War Memorial[edit]
The Radcliffe School was built in 1956 as a Grammar School, before becoming a Comprehensive school in 1969. During its build, the west wing of the school was planned around a central courtyard, which contained laboratories, history and geography rooms and sixth form division rooms. In the centre of the courtyard, a biology pool was installed and at one end of the pool a memorial was built. This honours former pupils who were killed in the two world wars. The bronze plaques that list the former students were transferred from the hall of the old school and added to the memorial.[3][4]
Notable former pupils[edit]
- Dele Alli, footballer
- Gregory Davis, murderer[5]
- Simon Munn, wheelchair basketball player[6]
- Fallon Sherrock, darts player
- Matthew Douglas, GB 400m hurdler
TV appearance[edit]
Pupils from the school appeared in an ITV quiz show "Chatterbox" broadcast 5 July 1977. Their opponents were The Cedars School of Bedfordshire.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Radcliffe School, URN: 110532". OFSTED. October 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "The Radcliffe School - GOV.UK".
- ^ "World War 1 Roll of Honour". Radcliffe School. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "World War 2 Roll of Honour". Radcliffe School. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Published on Thursday 3 December 2009 12:17. "Too dangerous to be let loose say school pals - Local - Milton Keynes Citizen". Miltonkeynes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Published on 15 August 2012 12:05 (15 August 2012). "Paralympics Preview: Simon Munn - Local - MK News". www.mk-news.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Published 2 July 1977 (2 July 1977). "TV Times 2nd July 1977". www.radiosoundsfamiliar.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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