St Andrew's Church of England High School

St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided High School
Motto Per crucem ad coronam
("Through the cross to the crown")
Established 1857
Type Voluntary aided school
Religion Church of England
Headteacher Jonathan Harris
Location Warrington Road
Croydon
Greater London
CR0 4BH
United Kingdom
51°22′10″N 0°06′36″W / 51.36948°N 0.10987°W / 51.36948; -0.10987Coordinates: 51°22′10″N 0°06′36″W / 51.36948°N 0.10987°W / 51.36948; -0.10987
Local authority Croydon
DfE URN 101813 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff 75
Students 695[1]
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16[1]
Houses Durham, Lincoln, Salisbury, Wells, York
Colours Blue     
Website www.standhigh.net

St Andrew's C of E High School is an Anglican voluntary aided school in Central Croydon, Greater London. The school is part of the educational provision of the Diocese of Southwark[2] and the London Borough of Croydon.

History

The school that would become St Andrew's was founded by the parish priest and congregation of St Andrew's Church in 1857. Named "The Ragged School", its building was erected on the site of the current Church Hall during the 1860s. The school was moved to its current site on Duppas Hill in 1964 to facilitate the building of the Croydon Flyover. The Church and School continue in a healthy relationship on a number of levels.

In 1978 the school converted to be co-educational, and a joint sixth form was established with the only other Anglican secondary school in Croydon, Archbishop Tenison's.

The school achieved specialist status for Music in 2006,[3] and continues to have a strong Music and Drama provision despite the dismantling of the Specialist Schools Programme in 2010.

The school today

Headteacher Kerry Target joined the school in September 2015 and the school's most recent OFSTED report[4] cited the effective measures that the school has in place to support teaching and learning and continue to raise outcomes. In July 2018 mere weeks before the end of term, it was announced that all year 8 and 9 students at St Andrew’s would need to find new school places for September and that no new Year 7 students would be admitted. The headteacher will change with Jonathan Harris currently Headteacher at an underperforming secondary school in North Lincolnshire, Thomas Middlecott Academy taking the helm to close the school. Mr Harris’ current school is subject to special measures due to providing an inadequate education, although Mr Harris’ leadership was praised.

Enrichment

The school's enrichment activities have resulted in increased opportunities for its students, effective outreach with its feeder primary schools[5] and improved student leadership[6].

The school has established a theatre company to help students stage regular showcases, including cultural celebrations and concerts. Through its relationship with the British Theatre Academy, the school has seen its pupils perform in the West End[7] in the Colour Purple.

The programme of enrichment and outreach with feeder primary schools sees St Andrew's students leading workshops at feeder primary schools, becoming teachers for the day[8]. The school's STEM programme aims to provide students with a unique STEM focus across the curriculum. As part of this, St Andrew’s hosted a ‘Science in Action’ workshop for hundreds of primary school pupils, led by the school’s expert science team. The programme gives primary school pupils the opportunity to get hands on with science. Computing is also featured, with primary school pupils creating a one-player computer game. [9]

School Crest

The idea of the St Andrew's crest comes from the Scottish national flag. But has now been changed to another unique logo showing a shield with the white saltire cross of St Andrew on a blue (specifically heraldic azure) ground. The cross pierces a red five-leafed open coronet. On the under side of the shield is the Latin school motto: per crucem ad coronam.

Sister School

The annual admissions procedure is shared with St Andrew's sister school, Archbishop Tenison's.

School Uniform

Navy Blue black, new logo .Plain white shirt, with rever collar (for skirt) Ties new uniform ties are light blue a contrast to the navy blue blazer. The skirts are a plaid unique skirt which defines our school as well known and well respected.

Houses

Students joining the school are assigned to one of five Houses. The school operates a vertical pastoral system: students are placed into a tutor group on joining the school and remain in the same group until the end of Year 10, at which point they move to one of five groups specifically designated for Year 11 students in order that they can be given specific guidance in relation to their GCSE examinations. The House system is being discontinued in September 2016 by the new Headteacher.

Each house at St Andrew's takes its name from a British cathedral, and has a distinct house colour:

References

  1. 1 2 "St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided High School". EduBase2. Department for Education. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Education: Croydon". Anglican Diocese of Southwark. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Inspection Report (reduced tariff) 2007" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. ↑ enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team. (2010-11-05). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  5. ↑ "St Andrew's CE School brings the British Theatre to Croydon primary schools". Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  6. ↑ enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team. (2010-11-05). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  7. ↑ "St Andrew's CE School students to star in The Colour Purple". Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  8. ↑ "St Andrew's CE School brings the British Theatre to Croydon primary schools". Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  9. ↑ "St Andrew's CE School leads the way in STEM education". Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
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