Roundwood Park School
| Roundwood Park School | |
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| Address | |
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Roundwood Park , , AL5 3AE | |
| Coordinates | 51°49′12″N 0°22′22″W / 51.82002°N 0.37270°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1956 |
| Department for Education URN | 136973 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headmaster | Mr Alan Henshall |
| Staff | 150 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1200 |
| Houses | Cadbury, Frank, Grey-Thompson, Mandela, Owens, Scott, Wilberforce |
| Colour(s) | Red and Black |
| Publication | Roundwood Round-Up |
| Website | http://www.roundwoodpark.co.uk/ |
Roundwood Park School is a mixed, 11-18 secondary school with academy status situated in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK. Opened in 1956,[1] it currently has around 1200 pupils, most of whom live in the local area and surrounding villages (e.g. Markyate, Southdown, Whitwell, Kimpton, Flamstead, Redbourn, Breachwood Green and Wheathampstead.) At the beginning of 2011, Roundwood (along with Sir John Lawes School, the University of Hertfordshire, and Rothamsted Research) formed a charitable trust. St George's School joined the trust in 2013 and it is now known as "The Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust".[2]
Academics
It runs a full curriculum, including all standard subjects as well as vocational subjects for Sixth Form students. The current headteacher is Mr Alan Henshall. He was preceded by Nicholas Daymond.[1]
Facilities
The construction of a new modern 'Maths and Music' block was finished in October 2008, which was opened by Johnny Ball.
The school has a multimillion-pound sports centre, officially opened on 7 September 2011 by Mike Atherton.[3] The sports centre is also used for children's parties and sports clubs outside school hours.
The construction of an all-weather outdoor football pitch was announced in 2016 and was completed in 2018.
Houses
At the beginning of the 2011 academic year, the school introduced a house system as an Olympic legacy. The houses were originally named after colours, but in June 2012 the current house names were unveiled.[4] The houses also represent 2 charities, a national charity and a local charity. Each house has a charity week where money is raised for these two charities.
- Grey-Thompson (Blue)
- Wilberforce (Red)
- Frank (Pink)
- Scott (Green)
- Cadbury (Purple)
- Owens (Yellow)
- Mandela (Orange)
Notable alumni
- Ralph Adams-Hale, rugby player
- Edward Corrie, tennis player
- Joanna Dennehy, mass murderer[5]
- Natasha Dowie, football striker[6]
- Seline Hizli, actress[7]
- Rhys James, comedian
- Sarah McKenna, rugby player[8]
- Richie Driss, Blue Peter presenter[9]
- Elliot Reeder, International male model
References
- ^ a b "A Brief History – Roundwood Park School". roundwoodpark.co.uk.
- ^ "Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust – Roundwood Park School". roundwoodpark.co.uk.
- ^ Roberts, Laura. "Cricketer Mike Atherton opens Roundwood School's new sport centre". Herts Advertiser.
- ^ "House Captains & Leaders History – Roundwood Park School". roundwoodpark.co.uk.
- ^ Crockett, Sophie. "Inside the mind of Harpenden's serial killer".
- ^ Suslak, Anne. "Harpenden school pitch will encourage girls and under-14s to get into football". Herts Advertiser.
- ^ Burton, Madeleine. "St Albans actress has landed on her feet with starring role for BBC". Herts Advertiser.
- ^ "Sarah McKenna". RFU. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Bill, Laura (26 April 2019). "Former Sir John Lawes boy is new Blue Peter presenter". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 28 July 2019.