The Richmond upon Thames School (RTS) | |
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Address | |
Egerton Road , , TW2 7SJ England | |
Coordinates | 51°27′04″N0°20′27″W / 51.45116°N 0.34088°W |
Information | |
Type | Free School |
Motto | Excellence Through Endeavour |
Established | 2017 |
Department for Education URN | 143022 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Kelly Dooley |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11to 16 |
Website | http://www.richmonduponthamesschool.org.uk/ |
The Richmond upon Thames School (RTS), is a co-educational secondary academy, located in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond, south-west London. It was established under the Department for Education's Free School policy in September 2017, and is part of a Richmond Education and Enterprise Campus (REEC) being created at the site of Richmond upon Thames College (RUTC). [1]
RTS is governed by the Richmond upon Thames School Trust, a partnership between Achieving for Children, Harlequins Rugby Club, Haymarket Media Group, Richmond Council and Richmond upon Thames College. [2]
Although RTS is formally an 11-16 school, it offers 16+ qualifications in partnership with Richmond Upon Thames College, known as Sixth Form Plus, giving its teachers the opportunity to teach their subjects at A Level. [3] [4]
Like all English schools, RTS' population and performance data are published in the Department for Education's national tables. [5]
RTS has six houses, named after notable historical figures:
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