The Radcliffe School
| Motto | "Inspire and Achieve" |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Headteacher | Paula Lawson |
| Location |
Aylesbury Street West Wolverton Milton Keynes MK12 5BT England 52°03′30″N 0°49′22″W / 52.05845°N 0.82274°WCoordinates: 52°03′30″N 0°49′22″W / 52.05845°N 0.82274°W |
| Local authority | Borough of Milton Keynes |
| DfE URN | 110532 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | William Cowper, Edward Hayes, Jennie Lee, James McConnell |
| Colours |
Navy and Sky Blue Green (Cowper), Blue (Hayes), Yellow (Lee), Red (McConnell) |
| Website | 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
The four houses are named after notable local people, and each student (excluding 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.
School productions
In 2011 the Radcliffe school presented their first school theatre production in 10 years, an adapted school's performance of the jukebox musical We Will Rock You (musical). It ran from 7–10 December 2011.
In 2012 Radcliffe, following the success of We Will Rock You, performed their second production of recent years, a stage adaptation of the 1976 film Bugsy Malone, with a double casting of the two lead female roles, Blousey Brown and Tallulah. It was performed for the public on 10th, 12, 13 and 14 December 2012. Since 2012, The Radcliffe School have also had two other very successful productions, Hairspray: The School Musical in 2013, and Grease in 2014. In 2015 they had another production, Back To The 80's.
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
In its November 2015 report, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills rated the school as "requires improvement". Teaching, learning and pupils outcomes where all rated as "requires improvement". Progress of students with special educational needs without a statement was worse than their peers.
In 2015 53 per cent of pupils got 5 GCSEs including English and maths. 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.[1]
Notable former pupils
- Dele Alli, footballer
- Gregory Davis[2]
- Steve McNeil
- Simon Munn[3]
TV Appearance
Pupils from the school appeared in an ITV quiz show "Chatterbox" broadcast July 5th 1977. Their opponents were The Cedars School of Bedfordshire.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/110532
- ↑ Published on Thursday 3 December 2009 12:17 (2009-12-03). "Too dangerous to be let loose say school pals - Local - Milton Keynes Citizen". Miltonkeynes.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ↑ Published on 15 August 2012 12:05 (2012-08-15). "Paralympics Preview: Simon Munn - Local - MK News". www.mk-news.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ Published 02 July 1977 (1977-07-02). "TV Times 2nd July 1977". www.radiosoundsfamiliar.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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