St George's Church of England Foundation School

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St George's C of E Foundation School
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St George's Church of England Foundation School
Westwood Road

, ,
CT10 2LH

England
Coordinates 51°21′41″N1°24′28″E / 51.3615°N 1.4078°E / 51.3615; 1.4078
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Type Foundation school
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established1841 (1841)
FounderThe Reverend Richard Harvey
Local authority Kent
Department for Education URN 118919 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherA. Mirams
Gender Coeducational
Age4to 19
Colour(s)Navy/Red   
Website http://www.stgeorges-school.org.uk/

St George's C of E Foundation School, often abbreviated to St George's, is an all-through school in Broadstairs, Kent, catering for students for 4 to 19 years (primary and through secondary). The official school as it currently stands was formed in the mid-1970s by joining the two old schools of St George's Boys School and St George's Girls C of E School (founded 1841) together into one building and formed the current St George's community. [1]

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History

Moving to Broadstairs

The original St George's School opened in Ramsgate in 1841. [2] In September 1967, St George's Girls C of E School moved from Ramsgate to a new building in Broadstairs near Dane Court Grammar School, with St George's Boys School moving to the site in 1973, after the construction of more facilities. [3] By 1975 it was officially a unisex School called St George's C of E School, and later became a Business and an Enterprise school. The 1960s and 1970s buildings stood until early 2010, when it was knocked down and a new school building was built next to the site. [4] [5] On 25 July 2004, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their Turnaround Tour supporting their album Turnaround. [6] [7] On 31 July 2004, Busted (band) and McFly played on the school field. [8] Other artists who have played at the school include Atomic Kitten and Status Quo (band).

House System

As of 2013 the school has 4 House Learning Communities, each named after a Cathedral City [9]

Houses - all have house colour on tie

Inter House Challenge

In the Inter House Challenge students from the above 'House Learning Communities' compete with students from other Houses in a series of challenges, such as Sport, Art, Science, and other activities to win points for their House. The House with the most points wins the Inter House Cup at the end of each academic year. These events happen at the end of every term, and the points carry over through the school year, until making a final end-of-year total.

Rochester dominated the 1990s, and Exeter the early 2000s. In recent years, all Houses have won the Challenge Cup. [10]

The new building

The project

The new school building plan was formed by the previous principal Keith Rumblo, with his Deputy Head and future Principal Kim Stoner, and members of the school governing body. The plan was to build the first 21st-century facilities in Thanet, as part of the Government's 'Building Schools for the Future' scheme. It cost about £23M, with state-of-the-art facilities and modern equipment in all areas. The old buildings were almost entirely demolished. [11]

Moving into the building

Although the school wasn't officially opened until September 2010, staff moved in on 20 April 2010, Year 11 and Sixth Form on 21 April, Years 9 and 10 on the 22nd and Years 7 and 8 came in on the 22nd. [12]

Primary school

Due to the demand for a new primary school in the Thanet area, St George's received funding to build a new primary phase to open in September 2016. This was the first time that the school had a Primary Section since 1925. [13] The Head of School is Mrs Wreford, working with Primary Deputy Head Mrs Curry, along with Mr Mirams, and the rest of the SLT. From September, all year groups will be filled, making St George's truly an all-through school. [14]

Head Teachers

Norman Morland 1973-1988 who joined the school from The Charles Dickens School to oversee the merger of the boys' and girls' schools. He left at Easter 1988 and the school was overseen by Alistair Hogarth for the Summer Term [15]

John Fletcher 1988-1996. Mr Fletcher joined the school from King Ethelbert School and was also a J.P. [16]

Keith Rumblo1996–2009 served the school as its Head for 13 out of his 19 years there, having also joined from King Ethelbert School. He started the new school plan. [17]

Kim Stoner2009–2017 created a 'mantra' for students that "Nothing but our best will do". [18] Since Easter 2009, she oversaw :

In October 2015, at the request of the Local Authority, Mrs Stoner became interim executive headteacher of The Charles Dickens School for the 2015/2016 school year. This followed on from her successful interim lead of St Edmund's Catholic School, Dover in 2013. [25] [26]

Adam Mirams2017- present- After Mrs Stoner retired in 2017. Mr Mirams became Head Teacher, having been Deputy Head for Mrs Stoner's tenure.

Notable Former Pupils

Sid Gueran, Footballer [27]

Sir William Jordan, Former High Commissioner for New Zealand [28]

Hannen Swaffer, Journalist

Tina Louise Germaine, Actress

David Lee Stone, Author

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