Raynes Park High School

Last updated

Raynes Park High School
Raynes Park High School.jpg
The main entrance
Address
Raynes Park High School
Bushey Road

Raynes Park
,
Greater London
,
SW20 0JL

England
Coordinates 51°24′12″N0°14′21″W / 51.4033°N 0.2391°W / 51.4033; -0.2391
Information
Type Comprehensive community school
MottoesTo each his need, from each his power (Traditional) Inspiring learning; achieving excellence (Modern)
Established1935;89 years ago (1935)
Local authority Merton
Department for Education URN 102674 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsMichael Ross
HeadteacherKirsten Taylor
Age11to 19
Enrolment1130
Capacity1440
HousesMiltons, Gibbs, Halliwells and Newsoms
Colour(s)     White, red, yellow and purple
Website www.rphs.org.uk

Raynes Park High School is a co-educational comprehensive school which educates students aged 11 to 19. It is in Raynes Park, England, coming under the London Borough of Merton. [1] The school was established as a boys' grammar school in 1935.[ citation needed ] It has a sixth form, and has additional provision for children who have an autism spectrum condition and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Contents

Location

Raynes Park High School is situated at the junction of the Kingston bypass (A3) and Bushey Road (A298). To the east, it is bounded by West Barnes Lane (B282), and just east of the boundary between the boroughs of Kingston upon Thames (New Malden) and Merton, and just north of the Shannon Corner junction of the A3/B282.

TfL contracted bus routes that serve the school include 131, 152, 265, 655, K5, N87 with nearby National Rail stations include New Malden, Motspur Park and Raynes Park all operated by South Western Railway and all within the oyster fare zone.

History

The school first came into being as a boys only grammar school in 1935. It remained as such for the next 34 years until 1969 when it became a 13–18 boys' comprehensive. In September 1990, when as along with the rest of the borough's schools, it became a 12–16 mixed comprehensive. Finally in September 2010 like all other high schools in the borough, the school's sixth form was re-instated. The school is now an official mixed 11–19. [2]

Sixth form

Following the conversion of Merton's education system to a two tier structure in the 1990s, the school's sixth form was closed. Students wishing to take A-levels enrolled at various colleges or sixth forms in the area. Subsequently, sixth form centres were re-introduced for all Merton High Schools and in September 2010 the purpose built sixth form block opened its doors to Year 12 students. The sixth form now offers a variety of A-level courses, level 3 vocational courses and also offers GCSE retakes for English and Maths. [3]

Access Centre

The Access Centre is a provision at Raynes Park High School for students with an ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition) diagnosis and an EHCP. [4] This centre is designed to support autistic students in a mainstream school environment like the one in Raynes Park High School. It runs numerous interventions such as emotional support therapy and Lego therapy. [4] Access Centre students can eat lunch in the Access Centre if they wish to do so instead eating it in the mainstream school environment which can be quite loud for some autistic students. [5]

Some Access Centre students are supported in lesson by a Key Support Worker (KSW). [4]

The Access Centre also provides after school clubs for their students such as Rebound Therapy (trampoline therapy) and homework club. [4]

In 2019 (renewed in 2022), the Access Centre was 'accredited' by the National Autism Society. [5]

Admission for the Access Centre is decided by the local authority, Merton Council. [4]

The current capacity of the Access Centre is 25 students. [6]

School organisation

The Head Teacher is Kirsten Heard and the Chair of Governors is Michael Ross. The school last had an Ofsted inspection in January 2019, when it was graded Good. [7]

There have been eight Headteachers:

Traditions

W.H. Auden, who had collaborated with the founding headmaster, John Garett, on an anthology, The Poet’s Tongue, in 1935, [8] composed the words for the school song, though the original has been since shortened and modernised. [9]

Awards

Guinness world record

The Guinness world record for the largest egg and spoon race was broken by 859 pupils, from Raynes Park High School, in October 2003. [12] [13]

Notable former pupils

Raynes Park County Grammar School

Raynes Park High School

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Malden</span> Suburb of London

New Malden is an area in South West London, England. It is located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Merton, and is 9.4 miles (15.1 km) from Charing Cross. Neighbouring localities include Kingston, Norbiton, Raynes Park, Surbiton, Tolworth, Wimbledon, Old Malden, and Worcester Park. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, New Malden was in the administrative county of Surrey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raynes Park</span> Area of south London, in the borough of Merton

Raynes Park is a residential suburb, railway station and local centre near Wimbledon, London, and is within the London Borough of Merton. It is situated southwest of Wimbledon Common, to the northwest of Wimbledon Chase and to the east of New Malden, in South West London. It is 7.8 miles (12.5 km) southwest of Charing Cross. Towards the north and west, either side of the borough boundary with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames are the areas of Copse Hill and Coombe with their large detached houses, golf courses and gated lands. Raynes Park had a population of 19,619 in 2011, which refers to the populations of the wards of Raynes Park and West Barnes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wimbledon College</span> Voluntary aided school in London, England

Wimbledon College is a government-maintained, voluntary-aided, Jesuit Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form for boys aged 11 to 19 in Wimbledon, London.

King Charles I School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Bishop's Stortford High School</span> Foundation school in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

The Bishop's Stortford High School is a comprehensive secondary school, with a coeducational sixth form, in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. The school admits boys aged 11 to 16 in the first five years, with a mixed sixth form of boys and girls aged 16 to 18. The school had specialisms in Mathematics and Computing, focusing on these areas as well as music, drama and sport, possessing state-of-the-art in-house computing facilities and providing assistance to local schools in this area. The current Headmaster, Mr D Reeve, was appointed in January 2014.

Glyn School is a boys' comprehensive secondary school – with a co-educational sixth form – in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in the English county of Surrey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Riddlesdown Collegiate</span> Academy in Purley, London, England

Riddlesdown Collegiate is a secondary school with academy status located in the Riddlesdown area of the London Borough of Croydon, UK. It is a coeducational school, of between 1800 and 2000 students. The school takes its pupils mainly from the Sanderstead, Selsdon, Purley, Kenley, New Addington and South Croydon areas, and specialises in science. Riddlesdown is the largest school in Croydon in terms of pupil numbers, and one of the most over-subscribed schools in the area.

Trinity School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The school opened in September 1999 when two existing schools and one new school combined - hence the name Trinity. Trinity School caters for pupils between the ages of 11 and 19 and currently has approximately 1025 students on roll, including 108 in the Sixth Form.

Whitmore High School is a state secondary school in the London Borough of Harrow. The school's students are mostly drawn from the wider Harrow area. In March 2015, the school was judged "Outstanding" by Ofsted for the second time. The current headteacher of the school is Mr James Rebbitt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laurel Park School</span> Foundation school in Southgate, London, England

Laurel Park School, formerly Broomfield School, is a comprehensive secondary school located in Arnos Grove, Enfield, Greater London, which resulted from a merger of Arnos School and Minchenden School. The school is entirely located on the old Arnos School site.

de Stafford School is a mixed secondary school located in Caterham, Surrey, England. The school educates students from ages 11 to 16.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southborough High School</span> Academy in Surbiton, Greater London, England

Southborough High School, commonly known as Southborough, is a boys secondary School with a mixed sixth form. Founded in 1962, it has academy status and is in Surbiton, Greater London. It was rated a grade 2 school (Good) in 2017 by Ofsted.

Harris Academy Merton is a secondary school and sixth form located in the London Borough of Merton district of Mitcham. When inspected by Ofsted in both 2012 and 2022, it was judged to be outstanding.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oaks Park High School, Ilford</span> School in London, England

Oaks Park High School is a comprehensive community school situated in Newbury Park, Ilford, a suburb of London, England, in the United Kingdom. Opened in September 2001, Oaks Park has over 1,850 students, with over 350 in the Sixth Form.

Ricards Lodge High School is a single-sex comprehensive secondary school for girls aged 11 to 16, located on Lake Road in Wimbledon, London. The school's headteacher has been Kate Page since 2022. It was judged as an Outstanding school by Ofsted in November 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hendon School</span> Academy in Hendon, London, England

Hendon School is a mixed secondary school in Golders Rise, Hendon, with academy status since November 2011 in the London Borough of Barnet. It specialises in languages.

Greenshaw High School is a coeducational academy of some 1600 pupils situated in Sutton, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coombe Boys' School</span> Academy in New Malden, Greater London , England

Coombe Boys' School and Sixth Form is a non-selective state secondary school with a mixed sixth form in New Malden, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, England. The cohort comprises boys from Years 7 to 11 and a joint sixth form facility is offered for Year 12 and 13 students. The school was founded in 1931 and celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2021. In 2006, the school federated with Coombe Girls' School and Sixth Form forming part of the Coombe Academy Trust and has a long-standing educational partnership with the independent King's College School, Wimbledon. Coombe Boys' School is part of the Kingston Teaching School Alliance, a partnership of over twenty schools, Achieving for Children (AfC) and two higher education institutions; the UCL Institute of Education and the University of Roehampton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holy Cross School, New Malden</span> Academy in New Malden, London, England

The Holy Cross School is a top performing Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status for girls located in New Malden, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, England. The school specialises in science, and converted to academy status on 1 August 2012. Its most recent Progress 8 score of +1.1 places it in the top 1% of schools in England for progress from KS2 - 4.

Denton Community College is a comprehensive school for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 16 in Denton, Greater Manchester, England. It was rated as Inadequate by Ofsted in December 2022.

References

  1. ↑ CSF – Early Years, Childcare and Children's Centres. "Raynes Park High School".
  2. ↑ "Eteach – Raynes Park High School Careers Site".
  3. ↑ "Course information". Raynes Park High School.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Additional support". RPHS.
  5. 1 2 3 "Raynes Park High School". www.autism.org.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Raynes Park High School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Raynes Park High School Ofsted inspection". 15 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "W. H. Auden: Poet, friend, panacea".
  9. ↑ "Raynes Park High School - School History".
  10. ↑ "Raynes Park High School – Inspection report", Ofsted, 4 June 2008.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". www.nottinghamsport.org. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Pupils scramble to crack world record", Europe Intelligence Wire, 1 November 2003
  13. ↑ "Egg and spoon race smashes record ", BBC News, 24 October 2003
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.