Rossett School
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| Motto | A school for all talents |
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| Established | 1973 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Pat Hunter |
| Specialism | Maths and computing (operational) |
| Location | Green Lane Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 9JP England |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| DfE URN | 1136896 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1412 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Publication | The Right Angle |
| Website | www.rossettschool.co.uk |
Coordinates: 53°58′34″N 1°33′09″W / 53.97608°N 1.55248°W
Rossett School, a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, that is a specialist programme school known as a Mathematics and Computing College. Its students come from Harrogate, neighbouring towns and villages, and nearby Leeds with the latter taking a sizeable part in the school enrollment. Current enrollment is around 1400, including 214 in the sixth form. The school was founded in 1973 as Rossett High School and is Harrogate's most recently built secondary school with additions to its original building since its construction.
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[edit] Academic performance
BTEC and DIDA (Diploma in Digital Applications) courses have been successful since their introduction at Rossett two years ago[when?] A 100 per cent pass rate has ensured that all students have gained the four GCSEs on offer at grades C and above, to add to all their other GCSE passes.
In 2011, 76.7% of Year 11 students gained grades A*-C in GCSE and with the majority gaining grades in the C category. 23.2% of students (the same as the national average) gained either A* or A grades, a gradual improvement over the years.
[edit] Ofsted performance
In 2007, a report by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) said, "Rossett School provides a sound education for its students. It is an improving school that has good capacity to improve further.[1]
The previous report in 2001 said, "This is a very good school with a number of outstanding characteristics. Teaching is good overall, much of it being very good and sometimes excellent. Teaching and learning are significantly enhanced through the support of very effective administrative staff, technicians and support assistants. The leadership of the headteacher is excellent; the overall management of the school is very effective. Standards are above average and improving steadily. The school gives very good value for money."[2]
In the school year 2010-2011; Rossett was rated as 'Outstanding'.
[edit] Facilities
The original school building was designed with a capacity of 1000. Over the years this has been extended and now includes:
- A learning resource centre with a wide range of books and networked computers
- Purpose built buildings including a Sixth Form Centre and a Junior Block for Year 7 students
- Art and design area including provision for pottery and ceramics
- Separate music facilities with electronic and computerised equipment as well as practice rooms for individual and group work with peripatetic teachers
- A Purpose-built Drama workshop
- Maths, English, Modern Language and Humanities suites
- 11 science laboratories located around preparation rooms and ICT facilities
- 5 multi-purpose technology workshops with a CAD/CAM resource centre
[edit] Sports faculty
The sports faculty has:
- A full-sized all-weather pitch with flood lights, this pitch also has 2 full-sized goals, 6 five-a-side goals and 4 hockey goals.
- 2 large concrete grounds in which netball and tennis are played
- A gymnasium
- A sports centre which is hired out to the general public on a regular basis
- 2 squash courts
- 4 sets of changing rooms, two for boys and two for girls
- 4 regulation sized football fields
- A climbing wall in the sports hall
They also use the large field for rugby, football, cricket and track and field sports
[edit] Awards
In 2004, a Friends Reunited survey found Rossett to be the most friendly school in the North (seventh Nationally).[3]
There have been no recent awards.
[edit] School Uniform
- Black V-necked sweatshirt with the school logo
- Plain white unfitted shirt
- School tie - Burgundy with white stripes
- Skirt (near knee length)/black trousers
- Black socks/tights
- Black shoes (no trainers, boots or stilleto heels)
- No short skirts for girls(must be pleated and to your knee)
[edit] Student Council
The Student Council consists of both elected students and members of the senior staff. Years 7 to 11 each elect two students to represent them at meetings. Years 12-13 are represented by the Head Boy & Girl, who are elected by the Sixth Form. The student council meet regularly and discuss a variety of issues both academic and otherwise. The ideas generated by the council are then considered by the senior management in order to improve areas of the school.
[edit] Sixth form
Rossett Sixth Form is housed in a separate building adjacent to the main school. Most Sixth Form lessons take place there with Year 7-11 students also attending lessons in the building.
[edit] Sixth Form Centre Facilities
The sixth form centre contains 11 teaching rooms, including a fully equipped computer suite and advanced laboratories for chemistry and physics. There is also a common room, coffee bar area and two quiet study areas, one equipped with PCs. The Offices of the Head of Sixth Form, Assistant Head of Sixth Form and Vocational Education Department are also located there.
[edit] Sixth Form Committee
The sixth form elects its own committee. Committee Members serve from April of Lower Sixth to March of Upper Sixth. The committee is composed of an elected Head Boy & Girl, One elected representative from each tutor group and four lower sixth representatives (elected in September). In addition to their roles representing their tutor group those members also have more specific roles such as Treasurer, Secretary, Charities Secretary, Social Secretary etc. The Assistant Head of Sixth Form is also a (non-elected) member of the committee.
[edit] Peer Mentoring Scheme
The Sixth Form ‘Listeners’ scheme is a peer support initiative that was established at Rossett School in 1999. During the autumn term, Lower Sixth Form volunteers are taught basic listening skills, which help them in actively assisting younger pupils with a variety of issues that are troubling them. Listeners are assigned in pairs to each Year 7 Form offering support to Year 7 pupils. Listeners wear a red metal badge with a gold 'L' so that they can be easily recognised.
[edit] Sixth Form Dress Code
Rossett Sixth Form operates an "Office Dress" policy. Boys wear smart trousers, shirt, tie and shoes and girls wear smart trousers/skirt, blouse and shoes.
[edit] References
- ^ Jan Bennett HMI (January 2007). "Rossett School inspection report 2007" (PDF). Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted). Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926234112/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=292208&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=%5c%5cschool%5c%5c121%5c%5cs5_121696_20070206.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ Mr D. F. H. Morton (October 2001). "Rossett School inspection report 2001" (PDF). Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted). http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=189479&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\121\\s10_121696_20020109.pdf. Retrieved 2006-06-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Website gives schools a friendly rating". The Northern Echo. 2004-11-16. http://archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/2004/11/16/32750.html. Retrieved 2006-06-25.
- "Rossett School Prospectus 2006" (PDF). http://www.rossett.n-yorks.sch.uk/Prospectus/main%20school%20prospectus.pdf. Retrieved 2006-06-25.[dead link]
- "Rossett School Sixth Form Prospectus 2006" (PDF). http://www.rossett.n-yorks.sch.uk/Prospectus/6th%20form%202006.pdf. Retrieved 2006-06-25.[dead link]
