Le Rocquier School

The present school building, which replaced an older building, was opened to students on 29 February 2006.[4]

The school is notable for its recent record as one of the worst in Great Britain with this being particularly evident over the last decade. In 2011 it emerged that the school had a 77% record of pupils failing to achieve the required A* - C GCSE in five subjects with only 23% achieving these grades.[5] This compared with a UK average of 53% which meant that Le Rocquier was considered to be in the bottom 20 schools in Great Britain.[6] This continued a trend of public schools in Jersey being considered "failing" schools" with Grainville (another state run school) having an even worse record of only 13% of students achieving these required grades which meant it ranked in the bottom three of secondary schools in Great Britain.[7] This contrasts greatly with private run schools in Jersey such as Victoria College and Jersey College for Girls, both of which have pass rates of students achieving the five A*- C between 95-98%.[8] As these are both fee paying schools with costs exceeding £6,000 per year and therefore over £30,000 from year 7-11, [9]this stark contrast between grades highlights the divide between the education made available to the wealthy in comparison to the working and middle class on the island of Jersey. This demonstrates the difficulty in obtaining a good standard of education from a states run school in Jersey which is a trend that has continued to this day with it being revealed in October 2019 that 57% of students in Jersey Public schools had failed to achieve a Grade 5 in English and Maths GCSE.[10]

In January 2016 Marco Orlandini, a former support worker from the school, was left homeless, jobless and penniless after he was forced out of Le Rocquier school due to the bullying he is alleged to have received from other teachers. Mr Orlandini stated "“I am not begging but I want to raise awareness,” he said. “I had a great job but this is what happens when a situation is allowed to escalate. People need to stand up to bullying and tackle it at its source. My mental health has suffered and I’ve been without a home since last March. Just because you don’t see it every day doesn’t mean that it isn't happening."[11]

• Kurtis Guthrie
• Serena Guthrie

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