The Radcliffe School

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The Radcliffe School
Address
The Radcliffe School
Aylesbury Street West

Wolverton
,
Milton Keynes
,
MK12 5BT

England
Coordinates 52°03′30″N0°49′22″W / 52.05845°N 0.82274°W / 52.05845; -0.82274
Information
Type Foundation school
Motto"Inspire and Achieve"
Local authority Borough of Milton Keynes
Department for Education URN 110532 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherPaula Lawson
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
HousesWilliam Cowper, Edward Hayes, Jennie Lee, James McConnell
Colour(s)Navy and Sky Blue Green (Cowper), Blue (Hayes), Yellow (Lee), Red (McConnell)
Website radcliffeschool.org.uk

The Radcliffe School is a comprehensive school located in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, England.

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The school offers General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSEs), Business and Technology Education Council vocational qualifications (BTEC), Youth Awards and Entry Level Certificates as programmes of study for pupils. The Radcliffe School also operates a sixth form, with courses offered including A-Levels, BTECs and diplomas.

History

The Radcliffe School was built in 1956 as a Grammar School, before becoming a Comprehensive school in 1969.[ citation needed ] The west wing of the school was planned around a central courtyard, which contained laboratories, history and geography rooms and sixth form division rooms.

In the centre of the courtyard, a biology pool was installed and at one end of the pool a memorial was built. This honours former pupils who were killed in the two world wars. The bronze plaques that list the former students were transferred from the hall of the old school and added to the memorial. [1] [2]

Pupils from the school appeared in an ITV quiz show "Chatterbox" broadcast 5 July 1977. Their opponents were The Cedars School of Bedfordshire. [3]

Inspections

In its September 2017 report, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills rated the school as "requires improvement". Teaching, learning and pupils outcomes were all rated as "requires improvement". [4] This assessment was unchanged from its November 2015 report. [4]

In January 2020 Ofsted rated the school as "Good".

In 2015 53 per cent of pupils got 5 GCSEs including English and maths.[ citation needed ] The figure for "disadvantaged students" figure was 39 per cent. The Progress 8 figure for 2016 was -0.34 which is below the national average, and the provisional progress 8 figure for 2017 is -0.3 which is again below average. [5]

Notable former pupils

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References

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  2. ↑ "World War 2 Roll of Honour". Radcliffe School. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "TV Times 2nd July 1977". radiosoundsfamiliar.com. 2 July 1977. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 "The Radcliffe School, URN: 110532". OFSTED. October 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Radcliffe School – GOV.UK".
  6. ↑ Hytner, David (9 June 2016). "Dele Alli: England's fearless street footballer who can take Euro 2016 by storm". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Too dangerous to be let loose say school pals – Local – Milton Keynes Citizen". Miltonkeynes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Paralympics Preview: Simon Munn – Local – MK News". mk-news.co.uk. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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