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The school used to be much better than it is in it's current state. It was previously known as "Shene International School", and was a school that specialised in teaching various languages. In 2005, this was removed, and the school became ordinary "Shene School". |
The school used to be much better than it is in it's current state. It was previously known as "Shene International School", and was a school that specialised in teaching various languages. In 2005, this was removed, and the school became ordinary "Shene School". |
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==Performance== |
==Performance== |
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Shene School is one of the poorest performing schools in England.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/318_4020.stm BBC News Report: "Turning failure into success"</ref> In 2007 The School only saw 22% of students achieve 5 A* - C Grades.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/318_4020.stm BBC League Tables]</ref> This means 88% of pupils were left with not enough GCSEs to get into college or further their education. Due to this, coupled with the recent Ofsted report, the school is also under threat of closure.<ref>[http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.2339395.0.we_are_improving_says_shene_school_head.php Richmond & Twickenham Times News Report: "'We are improving', says Shene School head"]</ref> |
Shene School is one of the poorest performing schools in England.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/318_4020.stm BBC News Report: "Turning failure into success"</ref> In 2007 The School only saw 22% of students achieve 5 A* - C Grades.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/318_4020.stm BBC League Tables]</ref> This means 88% of pupils were left with not enough GCSEs to get into college or further their education. Due to this, coupled with the recent Ofsted report, the school is also under threat of closure.<ref>[http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.2339395.0.we_are_improving_says_shene_school_head.php Richmond & Twickenham Times News Report: "'We are improving', says Shene School head"]</ref> |
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===Ofsted Report=== |
===Ofsted Report=== |
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The school has also failed to pass the most recent Ofsted examination, and the school was told numerous areas in which it must improve or face action from from local authorities. The Ofsted report claims that on inspection, a majority of areas were only satisfactory or inadequate. It also outlines the schools failure to take "effective steps to promote improvement since the last inspection".<ref>[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=102927 27 - 28 September 2007 Ofsted Report, Ref no. 102927.]</ref> |
The school has also failed to pass the most recent Ofsted examination, and the school was told numerous areas in which it must improve or face action from from local authorities. The Ofsted report claims that on inspection, a majority of areas were only satisfactory or inadequate. It also outlines the schools failure to take "effective steps to promote improvement since the last inspection".<ref>[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=102927 27 - 28 September 2007 Ofsted Report, Ref no. 102927.]</ref> |
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| Shene School | |
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| Address | |
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Park Avenue , , SW14 8RG | |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Motto | Inspire Excellence OR Enrich the Time to Come |
| Established | 1896 |
| Local authority | Richmond Upon Thames |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Mike Lumley |
| Headteacher | Lesley Kirby |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrollment | 878 |
| Houses | Foxes, Bulldogs, Dragons & Lions |
| Colour(s) | Red, Blue, Green & Yellow |
| Website | http://www.shene.richmond.sch.uk/ |
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Shene School is notable for a number of reasons, first for the fact that its history involves its current name being the successor to a number of older establishments and for the central position it has occupied on a number of occasions as the centre for state education within the borough of Richmond-upon-Thames. The school crest/logo is an image of a Moose-Reindeer hybrid with a globe on its head.
Shene School has also failed in a number of ways, notably for the fact that they have failed to even spell Sheen correctly. The School has also had a ridiculous number of ever-changing headteachers over the past few years, with staff who have worked at the school for many years leaving because they have been forced to do so. Behaviour has continually deteriorated over the past several years.
The school used to be much better than it is in it's current state. It was previously known as "Shene International School", and was a school that specialised in teaching various languages. In 2005, this was removed, and the school became ordinary "Shene School".
Performance
Shene School is one of the poorest performing schools in England.[1] In 2007 The School only saw 22% of students achieve 5 A* - C Grades.[2] This means 88% of pupils were left with not enough GCSEs to get into college or further their education. Due to this, coupled with the recent Ofsted report, the school is also under threat of closure.[3]
Ofsted Report
The school has also failed to pass the most recent Ofsted examination, and the school was told numerous areas in which it must improve or face action from from local authorities. The Ofsted report claims that on inspection, a majority of areas were only satisfactory or inadequate. It also outlines the schools failure to take "effective steps to promote improvement since the last inspection".[4]
A full copy of the Ofsted report can be downloaded in PDF format here.
Student Behaviour
Although the school is in an affluent London borough, 80% of its pupils are from outside Richmond and come from some of the poorest backgrounds in the country.[5] The local residents go through much terror from students, and many claim that they have reported crimes that have been committed to them and/or their property, most of which are ignored by the school and local authorities.
Police Support
The police force try to help as much as possible while pupils are commuting from and to school. There are usually police outside the school gates, on route to bus stops, and at each bus stop students use in the area. The police are there to assure that no gang fights or stabbings occur outside after school, and none of the pubic are injured on the buses.[6] If needed, the police can call for on-hand motorbike support.
In the Media
Television
Shene School was featured on ITV's London Tonight on Tuesday 29th May 2007, for their disruptive, destructive, and disturbing bus behaviour. You can view the news article on YouTube, here.
Newspapers
Shene School has also been featured in numerous newspapers over the years for generally failing. Some examples of these can be seen below.
History
Richmond County School
In the latter part of the nineteenth century there was no reasonable secondary education in Barnes and Richmond-upon-Thames for miles around except for those who could afford private tuition or send their children many miles to school. In the most populous areas of Surrey, (eg Sutton, Wimbledon and Richmond) parents were for the most part obliged to be content to give their children an Elementary education. Richmond County was to be one of a series of new Technical Buildings erected or being erected by the County Council in the seven principal towns of the County.[7]
The school was completed in two stages: the first stage, the major part of the school in 1896, and the second stage, the new south wing in 1901. [7]
East Sheen County School for Boys
Richmond and East Sheen County School for Boys
Shene County Grammar School for Boys
In 1957, Richmond and East Sheen County Grammar School for Boys became known simply as Shene County School for Boys.[7] Shene Grammar School took in its final intake of pupils in September, 1972.
Shene Comprehensive School and Shene School
In a subsequent Borough reorganisation in 1977 the sixth form was merged with another Sixth Form College, Thames Valley and the Technical College at Twickenham to form one large Tertiary College on the Technical college site off the Great Chertsey Road The Shene site became the Shene Comprehensive School. The site is now occupied by Shene School under the control of Richmond-upon-Thames Council.
External links
References
- ^ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/318_4020.stm BBC News Report: "Turning failure into success"
- ^ BBC League Tables
- ^ Richmond & Twickenham Times News Report: "'We are improving', says Shene School head"
- ^ 27 - 28 September 2007 Ofsted Report, Ref no. 102927.
- ^ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/318_4020.stm BBC News Report: "Turning failure into success"
- ^ ITV London Tonight: Bus Violence
- ^ a b c Shene Grammar School Old Boys - History
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