Robert Clack School
Robert Clack School is a comprehensive school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham[2]
| Robert Clack School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Gosfield Road (upper site); Green Lane (lower site) , , RM8 1JU/RM8 1AL | |
| Coordinates | 51.5618°N 0.14565°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Motto | Difficile Nihil (nothing is difficult) Latin |
| Established | 1955 |
| Local authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| Department for Education URN | 101245 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Russell Taylor |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1935 Capacity 2080 [1] |
| Website | http://www.robert-clack.bardaglea.org.uk |
Russell Taylor is the Headteacher of Robert Clack School. He is a former pupil of the school and joined the teaching staff in 2002. As the Senior Deputy Head from 2008 until August 2017, Mr Taylor worked closely with the previous Head before being appointed as Headteacher in September 2017.
History
The Robert Clack Technical School opened in 1955 and was named after the former Mayor of the borough of Dagenham who died in 1953. In 1970 it amalgamated with the Triptons Secondary Modern School and became the Robert Clack Comprehensive School. The school is split into two sites: the Lower School (formerly Triptons Secondary Modern) and the Upper School (formerly Robert Clack Technical School). The school is heavily oversubscribed accommodating over 2050 students. In September 2015 it was revealed that Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were considering asking Robert Clack School to significantly expand to accommodate 2,500 pupils, which would make the Robert Clack the biggest secondary school in England.[3]
The school is home to the United Kingdom's largest school council, with over 120 members who actively participate in policy making, welcoming visitors, conducting events and other aspect of school life as well as assisting senior management in making decisions. The school and its council have been rated by Ofsted as "Outstanding" for four consecutive years. In 2009 Ofsted highlighted it as one of 12 outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.[4]
Buildings
As of September 2018 the school has three separate buildings located on the Green Lane Site. Those are the following: Main building, Sports Hall/Gym and T Block (Maths Block). Teaching in the Y7 block began in September 2018 and is a building made specially for Year 7 pupils. This Y7 block became a maths block for the maths department as of September 2019. They also have a D Block consisting of a few offices and the LSC (Learning Support Center)
Alumni
A number of other notable people have attended the school. These include boxing champion Nicky Cook, Bradford City striker Aaron McLean, West Ham United and England midfielder Declan Rice and British Eurovision singer Sandie Shaw.
Debate Championship
In 2016 three pupils from Robert Clack represented the United Kingdom in a world debating championship held in Japan. They made it to the Semi-Final of the competition and placed Third.
An article in The Barking and Dagenham Post highlights this in more detail.
References
- Ofsted 2016
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081121124231/http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/1-schools/right-secondary-school/robert-clack.html. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - "Dagenham school with 2,500 pupils could be country's biggest". BBC News. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Twelve outstanding secondary schools - Excelling against the odds Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted, 24 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.