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'''The Judd School''' is a [[voluntary aided school|voluntary aided]] [[grammar school]] in the town of [[Tonbridge]] in [[Kent]], [[England]]. Established in 1888, It was the town's first grammar school, and remains one of the leading [[state school]]s in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>[http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_06.pl?Mode=Z&Type=SC&No=8864622&Phase=2&Year=06&Num=886&Base=a&s2s=1 DfES School Performance Tables]</ref> There are around 920 students in the school aged 11 to 18 - all boys bar around 60 girls in the [[sixth form]]. The school was designated as one of the first six [[Specialist school|Specialist Music Colleges]] in September 2004, and the school's most recent [[Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills|Ofsted]] inspection saw it graded as "Outstanding".<ref name="Ofsted">{{cite web| url=http://www.juddschool.org.uk/Documents/OFSTED%202007.pdf| title=The Judd School - Inspection report| publisher=[[Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills|Ofsted]]| date=25 April 2007| accessdate=26 February 2009}}</ref> The current [[head teacher|headmaster]] is Robert Masters, who has occupied the post since September 2004. |
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Judd strives for academic success, with prospective first-year students having to take the "[[eleven plus exam|eleven plus]]" examination in order to gain a seat. The school targets 100% pass rates at both [[GCSE]] and [[Advanced Level (UK)|A-level]], and Judd is consistently ranked among the top state schools in the country. League tables published by the [[BBC]] based on 2008 A-level results rank Judd as the best boys' state school in Kent, and the fourth best school overall including the independent sector (and notably ahead of [[Tonbridge School]]),<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/08/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/886_alevel_lea.stm| publisher=[[BBC News]]| title=League Tables for Secondary Schools in Kent| date=15 January 2009}}</ref> while 2008 GCSE results saw a school record set with 42% of entries scoring the top A* grade.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/letters/Undefined-Headline/article-282875-detail/article.html| title=Judd School makes exam mark| date=21 August 2008| publisher=''thisiskent''| accessdate=24 February 2009}}</ref> In recent years Judd students have received a number of commendations from the Exam Boards following national top ten or top five scores in GCSE and A Level subjects. The vast majority of Judd students go on to [[higher education]] following the completion of their A-levels at the end of Year 13.<ref name="Ofsted"/> |
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== History == |
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The death of Sir Andrew Judde<!--please do not remove the "e", his name is spelt with one--> left the control of [[Tonbridge School]], which he founded in 1553, in the hands of the [[Worshipful Company of Skinners]], a London [[Livery Company]]. Their remit, of maintaining a school in Judde's home town where bright young boys would be able to receive a free education, was achieved until Tonbridge School became [[independent school (UK)|independent]] and began charging fees. |
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By the late nineteenth century, the town of Tonbridge was fast experiencing competition from its growing neighbour, [[Royal Tunbridge Wells|Tunbridge Wells]]. Having lost their free boys' school, the townspeople of Tonbridge were further outraged in 1887 when the Skinners' Company founded [[The Skinners' School]] school in Tunbridge Wells. In response to the uproar, the company founded ''Sir Andrew Judde's Commercial School'' in East Street the following year, and the town regained its free boys' school. The school quickly grew and moved to its present site in 1896. |
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To this day it has maintained its close links with The Skinners' Company – every July the Company comes to the school for the Visitation of the Governors and Prizegiving. The school's recent building ambitions have been greatly helped by funding from the Skinners. The Skinners' School remains Judd's sister school, and the Judd-Skinners match is the most important match for both schools during both [[rugby union|rugby]] and [[cricket]] seasons. |
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The 1990s saw former headmaster Keith Starling preside over an unprecedented period of expansion and development for the school, beginning with the construction of the £2.1 million ''Cohen Building'' in 1992. The next decade saw new construction projects appear regularly, including (amongst others) the Music Centre (1998), the Library Building (2001) and the new Sports Hall (2003). |
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Taking over the position of headmaster in 2004, Robert Masters oversaw the school's transition to Music Specialist status. He also organised the building of the school's own all-weather pitch which was completed in December 2006, and has helped to increase the available playground space for the school's growing student population. Masters has also implemented a change in the format of the school day, replacing the traditional school day of eight forty minute periods with a new system of two-week timetables and six fifty-minute periods per day, from the start of the new [[academic year]] 2007-2008. |
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The official school hymn, [[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]], is traditionally sung on the afternoon of Prizegiving. The school's motto, which reflects that of its forerunner [[Tonbridge School]], is "'''''Deus Dat Incrementum'''''", [[Latin]] for "''God Gives Growth''". |
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== School structure == |
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Judd currently has 933 pupils on roll (as of September 2007) from Years 7 to 13, with 69 teachers. Each Year Group has its own dedicated Head of Year, in addition to an overall Head of Sixth Form and departmental heads.<ref name="Ofsted"/> |
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The school re-introduced the [[house system]] in 2008, with students and staff are divided among four houses named after prominent [[alumnus|alumni]] of the school, with members of each house wearing ties featuring their house colour. |
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* {{color box|red}} '''Duke''' - after '''[[Neville Duke]]''', a [[World War II]] fighter pilot and quondam holder of the world [[air speed record]] |
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* {{color box|purple}} '''Hodge''' - after '''Donald Hodge''', a [[First World War]] combatant |
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* {{color box|lightblue}} '''Lewin''' - after '''[[Terence Lewin, Baron Lewin|Terence Lewin]]''', former Chief of the Defence Staff and [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] |
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* {{color box|green}} '''Powell''' - after [[Professor]] '''[[Cecil Frank Powell]]''', winner of the [[Nobel Prize]] for Physics in 1950 |
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=== Lower school === |
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The school has an annual intake of around 125 boys at the beginning of Year 7, who are divided into one of four [[Form (education)|forms]] - H, L, D or P - with letters corresponding to the each house. In years 9-11, with boys of the same house spread of these three year groups in each form. |
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The house system had existed in the lower school at Judd in the past, with years 7-11 (then known as first to fifth forms) divided into four houses - Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. However, this system was ended in the late 1980s by former Headmaster Keith Starling, and replaced by non-permanent form groupings with the letters W, X, Y and Z. |
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The re-introduction of the house system will see "inter-form" events in the lower school replaced by inter-house events in sports including [[rugby union|rugby]] and [[cricket]], [[cross-country running|cross-country]], [[basketball]], [[track and field athletics|athletics]] (at the annual [[Sports Day]]) and [[swimming]]. |
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=== Sixth Form === |
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[[Image:The Judd School Abseiling.jpg|thumb|right|An anonymous sixth-form student participates in the "Muck-Up Day" tradition, June 2007. Note the plaque placed there by the student.]] |
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Judd's sixth form has significantly grown over the last decade and now stands at over 300 students.<ref name="Ofsted"/> There is a net intake of around 40 students at the beginning of Year 12 (with places offered principally based on GCSE results), with around 30 girls and 10 boys joining around 110 who have stayed on at The Judd.<ref name="VIform">{{cite web| url=http://www.judd.kent.sch.uk/Documents/Sixth_Form/2009%20Prospectus.pdf| title=Sixth Form Prospectus| publisher=The Judd School| accessdate=26 February 2009}}</ref> The 150 boys and girls in each year are divided into eight forms, two for each house. Since 2007, sixth form students have had the option of studying a fifth academic subject for [[AS-level]] examinations at the end of Year 12 instead of [[General Studies]], continuing through with four of these to full [[Advanced Level (UK)|A-levels]] in Year 13.<ref name="VIform"/> |
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In terms of facilities, the sixth form has its own Common Room in the main school building, including a cafeteria open throughout the school day. As part of an ongoing development plan for the school, rooms adjacent to the common room will be converted to create a "Sixth Form Wing", including dedicated study facilities for sixth form students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.judd.kent.sch.uk/Development/Development_BAV.htm| title=Building a Vision| publisher=Judd School Development Fund| accessdate=26 February 2009}}</ref> |
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The school retained a [[Prefect]] system, although it has undergone various changes since 2004 and with the re-introduction of houses. Traditionally, a Head Prefect and two Deputy Head Prefects were appointed at the end of Year 12, with the role of managing around 40 other appointed Prefects in their roles helping staff with various tasks. Although this approach was changed in various ways between 2004 and 2008, the introduction of houses has seen the same system return once again, alongside the appointment of four [[House Captain]]s. As with the tradition, appointed Prefects are issued with a special blue tie (or badge for females) to indicate their status. |
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In common with many schools, the last day of school lessons before A-Level study leave brings a great deal of celebration for Year 13s, commonly known as "Muck-Up Day". Various items of fancy dress or old school uniform are worn, and some practical jokes are played. Recent examples include placing hundreds of rubber ducks around the school and grounds (2005), clingfilming a hut (2002), chaining a room shut from the inside (2002), planting a tree in the centre of the rugby pitch (2006), and raising a [[Flag of Germany|German flag]] up the school's flag pole (2006). Amongst other pranks, 2007 saw the Headmaster's front door repainted from blue to pink, the construction of a golf course (known as the "Masters' [[The Masters Tournament|Masters]]") on the school fields and a group of students spending the night camped on the rugby pitch, school benches placed on the roofs and a tree being planted in the centre of the athletics track/rugby field, and four students abseiling three storeys down the Cohen building to place a plaque titled "leavers 2007". Naturally the class of 08 attempted to go one better, with the release of live chickens around the school, as well the hiring of a Bouncy Castle, which was put on the Lawton's Garden. |
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== Buildings and property == |
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The school has the following main buildings: |
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* The Main School Building – opened 1896 and subsequently extended |
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* Lawtons – a neighbouring house inherited<!--"inherited" or bought??--> and converted by the school |
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* The (Old) Gymnasium – opened 1958 |
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* The RE Building (a.k.a. the "God Block"), previously the English Block and, before that, the Art Block – opened 1973 |
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* The Cohen Building – opened 1993 |
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* The Music Centre – opened 1995 |
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* The Library Building – opened 2002 |
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* The Sports Hall – opened 2003 |
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A new three-storey building devoted to [[Mathematics]] and [[Geography]], is currently under construction on the eastern side of the school, on the site of what was the last remaining "hut" classroom. Construction of the £2.4m facility, known within the school as the Maths-Geography Block (MGB), began during the summer of 2008, but halted for several weeks in October of the same year when the original contractor filed for [[insolvency]] as a result of the [[credit crunch]].<ref name="Courier">{{cite news| last=Griffiths| first=Owen| url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/letters/Stalled-school-new-build/article-422744-detail/article.html| date=25 October 2008| title=Stalled school new-build back on| accessdate=2008-12-15| publisher=''Tonbridge Courier''}}</ref> However, a new firm was successfully contracted to complete the project, and the building continues to be on track to be ready for the 2009/2010 academic year.<ref name="Courier"/> |
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The school grounds have sufficient space for two rugby pitches and training grids in the winter months, or a 200m running track, athletic field events and a cricket ground (with [[cricket nets|nets]] for summer. It has additional sports grounds at its 'Yeomans' fields, approximately one mile from the school, which include two full-size rugby pitches in winter and two artificial cricket pitches in the summer. There are also three [[asphalt]] [[tennis courts]], an air rifle range used by the school's [[Combined Cadet Force]], and an open-air swimming pool. An all-weather [[artificial turf|astroturf]] pitch on part of the school fields was opened in December 2006. |
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== Sport == |
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Staying true to its traditional roots, [[football (soccer)|association football]] is not organised at Judd, with [[rugby union]] and [[cricket]] representing the main teams sports for the winter and summer terms respectively. In both sports, the Judd-Skinners derby is one of the most important fixtures of the season, although the annual rugby match against local rivals [[Tonbridge School]] is also a significant encounter. |
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=== Rugby === |
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Rugby is played at Judd from the beginning of Year 7, with the school fielding an "A" and "B" at every age group from U12 to U15. Alongside the 1st XV, 2nd XV and U16s, a total of 11 Judd teams play every weekend against both local grammar and independent schools.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.judd.kent.sch.uk/Documents/JUDD%20SCHOOL%20RUGBY%20FOOTBALL%20CLUB%20FIXTURES%202008.pdf| title=Judd School Rugby Football Club Fixtures 2008| publisher=The Judd School Sports Department| accessdate=16 February 2009}}</ref> At junior levels, "C" and "D" team matches are organised against [[Skinners School|Skinners]], alongside tightly contested inter-form (now inter-house) cup (school players) and trophy (for non-team players) matches. |
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Each year group takes part in the Kent Cup and recent years have seen notable successes for the school. Judd held the trophy at U14 level for two consecutive years, with the 2007 Cup being won without conceding a single point <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.judd.kent.sch.uk/Sport/Rugby/Rugby_Reports_0708.htm| title=Austin leads Judd to U14 Kent Cup success| date=14 December 2007| publisher=Judd School Sports Department| accessdate=16 February 2009}}</ref>. The squad that achieved the latter feat - now playing as the U15 XV - have been undefeated in all forms of rugby since coming to the school - a mark currently standing at 43 months without loss, encompassing Kent Cups at U12, U13 and U14 level in both the 15-man and [[rugby sevens|7s form]] of the game, alongside victories at the [[Berkhamsted Collegiate School|Berkhamsted Collegiate Sevens]] and the [[National Schools Sevens]] while at U13 level. In the 2008-09 season, the side remain unbeaten, retaining their Kent Cup crown with only 5 conceded points, and advancing to the Final of the national schools [[Daily Mail Cup]] at [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]] on 1 April 2009. Their Daily Mail run included a 21-7 away victory against reigning champions [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-1144991/Virgin-territory-Judd-dispatch-holders-Wellington-reach-U15-Cup-semis.html| title=Virgin territory: Judd dispatch holders Wellington to reach U15 Cup semis| publisher=''[[The Daily Mail]]''| date=13 February 2009| accessdate=16 February 2009}}</ref> and a 34-7 semi-final triumph over [[Northampton School for Boys]].<ref>{{cite news| publisher=''[[The Daily Mail]]''| last=Hooley| first=Jim| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-1158270/Here-come-The-Judd-gasp-try-burst-seals-U15-Cup-final-berth.html| title=Here come The Judd as last-gasp four try burst seals U15 Cup final berth| date=1 March 2009| accessdate=1 March 2009}}</ref> |
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Judd teams at every level finish the season with a rugby tour. U12s (Year 7) tour [[Edinburgh]], U13s [[Buckinghamshire]], U14s the [[West Country]], and the 1st and 2nd XVs with bi-annual tours to [[Australia]] (since 2007 - previously [[North America]]). North America tours in 2001, 2003 and 2005 all returned undefeated, with the latter winning every game by over 50 points and conceding fewer than 10 points across the whole tour. |
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At the end of the XV season, every age group takes part in the [[rugby sevens|sevens]] fixtures, and enter the sevens Kent Cup. The U13, U15 and U18 sides all enter the [[National Schools Sevens]] at [[Rosslyn Park F.C.|Rosslyn Park]]. <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.judd.kent.sch.uk/Sport/Rugby/Rugby_home.htm| title=Rugby at Judd| publisher=The Judd School Sports Department| accessdate=16 February 2009}}</ref> |
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===Cricket=== |
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As the school's principal summer sport, Judd Cricket fields 8 sides every weekend across the summer term, made up of 1st and 2nd XIs, U15s, U14s, and U13 and U12s with "A" and "B" teams. All age groups enter their respective Kent Cups, as well as a more local "District Cup". As with rugby, inter-school cricket is complemented with internal inter-house matches. |
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Judd have achieved notable success on the cricket field as well, with 2006 seeing Kent Cup victories at both the 1st XI and U12 level. <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.juddschool.org.uk/Documents/2006%20Cricket%20Results.pdf| publisher=Judd Cricket| title=Judd Cricket 2006 Results| accessdate=16 February 2009}}</ref> The U12s from 2006, as with their rugby-playing counterparts, maintained an extended unbeaten run, adding the 2007 U13 Kent Cup in another undefeated year. |
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As with rugby, Judd's senior cricketers enjoy a bi-annual international tour (alternating with rugby), spending two weeks in [[Barbados]] as a warm-up for the upcoming season. Recent tours have featured two squads playing a total of 9 matches against opposition such as [[The Alexandra School]], [[Harrison College]] and [[Lodge School (Barbados)|The Lodge]], with the tour culminating in a fixture against the famous [[Combermere School (Barbados)|Combermere School]]. The 2006 tour saw two Judd batsmen score [[half century|half-centuries]] against an [[The Alexandra School|Alexandra]] bowling line-up featuring future [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] [[fast bowling|fast bowler]] [[Kemar Roach]]. |
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===Cross-country=== |
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Judd's [[cross-country running|cross-country]] team competes at a national level in all three levels (senior, intermediate and junior), and is one of the top schools in the country and the only notable competitor from the [[state school|maintained sector]]. 2004 saw Judd become the first school in a decade to end the dominance of [[public school]]s [[Winchester College]] and [[St Albans School]] at the prestigious [[Knole run]] in [[Sevenoaks]], with a comprehensive victory that began a period of Judd cross-country success that continues to this day.<ref name="Times">{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article993014.ece| last=Goodbody| first=John| publisher=''[[The Times]]''| date=12 January 2004| title=Judd thrive in mud to break Knole Run stranglehold| accessdate=19 February 2009}}</ref> Since 2004, Judd's senior squad has registered victories at Knole in 2007 and 2009, and with top 4 finishes in every intervening year, the school has cemented its place as one of the top cross-country schools in the country.<ref name="JuddXC">{{cite web| url=http://www.judd.kent.sch.uk/Sport/Cross_Country/Cross_Country_Home.htm| publisher=Judd School Sports Department| title=Judd Cross-country/Judd win the Knole run| accessdate=19 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sevenoaksschool.org/Document_Full_Page_1.aspx?id=1:31422&id=0:16950&id=0:17156&id=1:28051| publisher=[[Sevenoaks School]]| title=The Knole Run - Senior Race| accessdate=15 December 2008}}</ref> |
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The 2008-09 season has seen Judd continue its success in the sport, with the Knole run victory featuring alongside an undefeated season including a season-opening victory at the Kings Trophy race hosted by [[King's College School|KCS Wimbledon]]. The win marked only the second time [[St Albans School|St Albans]] have failed to win the event in the last decade - with Judd being the only other victor.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/athletics/Judd-blood-race-calendararticle-388612-details/article.html| title=The Judd take first blood in race calendar| date=10 October 2008| publisher=''thisiskent''| accessdate=19 February 2009}}</ref> |
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The school cross-country squad have an annual training camp in [[Lanzarote]] in December, which acts as both a reward for effort and a valuable warm-weather training camp in preparation for January's Knole run and February's nationals.<ref name="Times"/><ref name="JuddXC"/> |
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===Other sports=== |
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The Judd School swimming team was placed fourth out of every school in the country in the 2008 National School competition in Ponds Forge swimming pool in Sheffield. They were the fastest state school by six places at the competition. They are also consistently first in the county championships in both medley and freestyle relays. Four students from the school are in the top three in their individual events at the country championships every year.{{Fact|date=December 2008}} |
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[[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics]] is also a key part of Judd's sporting success, with boys from every year group representing [[Kent]] at a national level. It is generally expected that the Judd teams will be contenders at English Schools Athletic Association national finals at all three levels. 2008 saw Judd become the first Kent school to win Junior Boys' competition over [[Southend High School for Boys]] at the [[Costello Stadium]] in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]. In the same event, the intermediates secured second place - their third top four finish in consecutive years.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.juddschool.org.uk/Documents/Judd%20crowned%20Champion%20School%20of%20English%20Athletics.pdf| title=Judd crowned Champion School of English Athletics| publisher=The Judd School Sports Department| accessdate=19 July 2008}}</ref> |
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Although football is not played at an inter-school level, Judd teams compete in other sports such as [[basketball]], [[tennis]] and [[field hockey|hockey]]. [[Swimming]], [[badminton]] and [[yoga]] are also included in the sporting choice for sixth-form students as well as [[volleyball]] and "Rec(-reational) football" in the summer. The annual "Football Fiesta" also caters for Judd's footballers, with student and staff teams competing in a charity tournament. |
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== Other extra-curricular activities == |
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=== Music === |
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Judd has always boasted a strong [[music]] department, and the construction of ''The Music Block'' in 1995 began the school's recent emphasis on the enhancement of musical opportunities. Students with any musical talents are catered for in one of the school music groups, ranging from ''Junior Orchestra'' to ''Judd Big Band'' to ''Senior Chamber Choir''. Student bands have performed in year assemblies, further promoting music within the school. Richard Walshaw has been the school's director of music since the 1990s. |
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In recent years, senior students have engaged in short tours to Europe during the spring half-term break. The first such tour was to Normandy in 2001. Subsequent tours to Paris (2003), western Germany (2005) and Mechelen, Belgium (2007) followed. |
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In September 2004, the school was designated one of the first six [[Specialist school|specialist]] ''Music Colleges'' in the country, enabling even greater investment in Music Technology. The Music department now employs six members of staff, with specialist Music Technology Labs created in the neighbouring ''Lawtons'' building, which was formerly dedicated solely to the serious business of Government and Politics, and Economics. A student member has also been included in the specialist status with the creation of the role of Senior Prefect with Responsibilities for Music. From Years 7 to 9, every boy receives 2 music lessons per week, with the option to continue music for GCSE and even A-level. |
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The school regularly has a ''Judd Band Showcase'', where bands created by students have the opportunity to play in front of a carefully-vetted audience of friends and peers. All proceeds raised by these events go back to the music department thereby giving students the facilities needed to develop their skills. |
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=== Drama === |
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Judd has a strong tradition of promoting the theatrical side of its students; with both a school play and a sixth form play being performed every year. Recent School plays have included ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[All My Sons]]'', and ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead]]'', all under the direction of the Head of Drama, while past Sixth Form plays have included ''[[Accidental Death of an Anarchist]]'' and ''[[What the Butler Saw (play)|What the Butler Saw]]'' both directed by Matt Armstrong, ''[[Chicken Soup with Barley]]'', directed by Thomas Probert with Myfanwy Hill as 'Sarah', ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', directed by Jason Lower with Richard Cartwright as Algernon, and most recently ''[[Loot (play)|Loot]]'', directed by Andy MacNamee with Tom Bender in the leading role. In November 2007, a joint Drama-Music department production of [[Oh What a Lovely War]] was performed. Most recently, the Judd Sixth Form reformed links with Tonbridge School, using the E M Forster theatre to stage Alan Ayckbourn's ''[[Relatively Speaking]]''. Directed by Gus Miller, with Jack Holden as 'Greg', Cassie McKenzie as 'Ginny', John Cotrell as 'Philip' and Georgia Rajah as 'Sheila', ''[[Relatively Speaking]]'' showed the true breadth of talent across the Judd Sixth Form. |
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== Notable Old Juddians == |
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The school has a strong record of producing academic and sporting success and its alumni include : |
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* '''[[Timothy Allen]]''' - photojournalist |
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* '''[[Humphrey Burton]]''', [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] - Television Executive, former head of [[BBC]] Music |
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* [[Squadron Leader]] '''[[Neville Duke]]''', [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]], [[Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)|AFC]] - [[World War II]] [[Fighter aircraft|fighter pilot]] and quondam holder of the world [[air speed record]] (727.63 mph in 1953) |
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* '''[[David Fulton]]''' - Captain of [[Kent County Cricket Club]] from 2002-2005 |
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* '''[[Bernard Hailstone]]''' - Royal Portrait Painter, who also painted [[Lord Mountbatten]], [[Winston Churchill]] and [[Laurence Olivier]] |
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* '''[[Guy Hands]]''' - financier and [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] of [[Terra Firma Capital Partners]] |
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* '''Dave Heather''' - pioneering television director, who first brought opera to the small screen as head of the [[Glyndebourne Festival Opera|Glyndebourne]] telecasts |
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* '''Donald Hodge''' - [[World War I]] combatant, fought in many battles including [[Passchendale]] |
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* [[The Right Honourable|The Rt. Hon]] [[Baron]] '''[[Terence Lewin, Baron Lewin|Terence Lewin]]''', [[Order of the Garter|KG]], [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Royal Victorian Order|LVO]], [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]] - former Chief of the Defence Staff and [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] |
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* [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Order of the British Empire|Sir]] '''[[Clive Loader]]''', [[Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[OBE]], [[Royal Aeronautical Society|FRAeS]] - [[RAF Air Command]] Commander-in-Chief |
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* '''[[Martin Purdy]]''' - professional [[rugby union|rugby]] player and [[Guinness Premiership]] winner with [[London Wasps]] |
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* [[Professor]] '''[[Cecil Frank Powell]]''', [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|MA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] ([[Cantab.]]), [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] - [[Nobel Prize]] for Physics winner in 1950 |
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* [[The Reverend|Rev.]] '''[[Ronald Ralph Williams]]''', [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]] - former [[Bishop of Leicester]] |
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== Headmasters == |
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* '''William J.D. Bryant''' - 1888-1908 |
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* '''John Evans''' ([[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)|MA, Cantab.]]) - 1908-1928 |
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* '''Cecil Lloyd Morgan''' ([[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)|MA, Oxon.]]) - 1928-1946 |
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* '''Francis Hillier Taylor''' ([[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)|MA, Cantab.]]) - 1946-1970 |
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* '''Dennis Rendall''' ([[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)|MA, Oxon.]]) - 1970-1986 |
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* '''Keith Starling''' ([[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)|MA, Cantab.]]) - 1986-2004 |
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* '''Robert Masters''' (BSc, [[Reading University|Reading]]) - 2004-present |
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== See also == |
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*[[The Skinners' School]] |
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*[[Tonbridge School]] |
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*[[Daily Mail Cup]] |
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*[[National Schools Sevens]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.juddschool.org.uk The Judd School website] |
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*[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/%28urn%29/118843 The Judd School] on [[Office for Standards in Education|Ofsted]] |
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Revision as of 13:32, 11 March 2009
| The Judd School | |
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| File:Judd School Logo.jpg | |
| Address | |
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Brook Street , , TN9 2PN | |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary aided grammar school |
| Motto | Deus Dat Incrementum (God Gives Growth) |
| Established | 1888 |
| Founder | The Skinners' Company |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Specialist | Specialist College for Music with English and Science with Mathematics |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headmaster | Robert Masters, BSc |
| Staff | c. 65 |
| Gender | Boys (11-16) Co-educational (16-18) |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 935[1] |
| Colour(s) | Navy and Maroon |
| Publication | The Juddian |
| Website | http://www.juddschool.org.uk |
in England