Sir William Ramsay School
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| Established | 1976 |
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| Type | Secondary modern Academy |
| Headteacher | Gaynor Comber |
| Specialism | Arts College |
| Location | Rose Avenue High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP15 7UB England |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| DfE URN | 110506 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 980 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.swr.bucks.sch.uk |
Coordinates: 51°38′50″N 0°42′43″W / 51.64709°N 0.71187°W
Sir William Ramsay School is a co-educational secondary school in Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire. It is takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18 with a total of approximately 1,000 pupils attending.[1] The school shares a common catchment area with the nearby Holmer Green Senior School. The head teacher is Gaynor Comber.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1976, and named after Nobel Prize winning scientist Sir William Ramsay, who lived in Hazlemere until his death in 1916.
It was awarded specialist school status as a Visual Arts College by the Department for Education and Skills in September 2000.[2]
In 2007, the school opened a multi-million pound performing arts centre. The first performance given by students was of the musical Grease.[3]
In August 2011 the school became an Academy.[4]
[edit] Controversies
On 9 January 2004, a fifteen year old student stabbed a fellow pupil after she intervened when he threatened his ex-girlfriend with a seven inch steak knife.[5]
On the morning of 27 January 2007, two men entered the school, and were regarded as suspicious. Students were held in classrooms and the school was placed on lockdown while a police helicopter and canine team searched the surrounding area. Two men were later arrested.[6]
[edit] Famous students
- Tony Coburn, actor who plays a young Lucius Malfoy in scenes cut from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[7] [8].
- Adam Paul Harvey, actor who played Tom Brake in Night and Day, Ralph Henshaw in Bedtime and Nathan Boothe in Where the Heart Is. More recently he has acted in two films: My Brother Tom (2001) and Son of Rambow (2007).
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock, former Head Girl and member of X Factor winners (2011) Little Mix[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Schools Directory". Buckinghamshire County Council. http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/schools/schoolDetails.aspx?DFEE=4084. Retrieved 3 August 2006.
- ^ "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. July 2006. http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
- ^ "Lights, camera, action at Ramsay". Bucks Free Press. 17 July 2007. http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/search/1544156.Lights__camera__action_at_Ramsay/. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ "Open academies map and schools submitting applications". Department for Education. http://www.education.gov.uk/academies/a0069811/open-academies-map-and-schools-submitting-applications. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Teenager detained after stabbing", BBC News. URL last accessed 10 March 2007
- ^ "Village news", pennandtylersgreen.co.uk. URL last accessed 10 March 2007
- ^ http://gallifreyrebel.webs.com/theteam.htm
- ^ http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/1604
- ^ http://swr.bucks.sch.uk/downloads/letters/2011/04%20December/02%20Little%20Mix.pdf
[edit] External links
- Department for Education Performance Tables 2009 (GCSE and equivalent)
- Department for Education Performance Tables 2009 (Post-16)
