Helena Romanes School

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Helena Romanes School
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Address
Helena Romanes School
Parsonage Downs

Great Dunmow
,
Essex
,
CM6 2AU

England
Coordinates 51°52′54″N0°21′16″E / 51.88157°N 0.35432°E / 51.88157; 0.35432
Information
Type Academy
Established1958
TrustSaffron Academy Trust
Department for Education URN 137975 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive HeadteacherCatherine Davis
Headteacher- Primary PhaseJennifer Hone
Gender Coeducational
Age4to 18
Website http://www.helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk/

Helena Romanes School (also known/abbreviated as HRS) is a coeducational all-through school and sixth form. [1] It is situated in Great Dunmow in the English county of Essex. [2] On the premises, there is a sports and leisure centre that is shared with the local community. It is also occasionally utilised in Physical Education lessons [3]

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History

Helena Romanes School was named after the first Chair of Governors (Helena Romanes) the daughter of Sir Almroth Wright. The school was built in 1958 and has remained on the same site since. More buildings were later added and it became a fully comprehensive secondary school in 1970.

Previously a foundation school administered by the Essex County Council, in April 2012 the school converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Saffron Academy Trust. [4]

In September 2021 Helena Romanes School opened a primary department for children ages 4 to 11. The primary department moved to a new dedicated building soon after. [5]

Academics

Helena Romanes School offers GCSEs, BTECs, Cambridge Nationals and ASDAN awards as programmes of study for pupils. [6]

Students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-Levels and further BTECs. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Schoolsnet is the No1 schools guide for parents, by parents". www.schoolsnet.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Helena Romanes School - Home".
  3. ↑ Mansfield, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Improvements needed at town secondary school, inspectors say". Dunmow Broadcast. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Our Schools - Saffron Academy Trust".
  5. ↑ Durrant, Will (31 December 2021). "Helena Romanes primary phase celebrates first term in action". Dunmow Broadcast.
  6. ↑ "Helena Romanes School - Subjects".
  7. ↑ Sixth-form curriculum
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