Theale Green School

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Theale Green School
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Location
Theale Green School
Theale
,
Berkshire
,
RG7 5DA

England
Coordinates 51°26′12″N1°05′11″W / 51.43654°N 1.08625°W / 51.43654; -1.08625
Information
Type Academy
Established1963
FounderKen Shield
Department for Education URN 145945 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of Theale Green TrustJohn Gate
Head of schoolCharlotte Badarello
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment721
HousesBenyon, Hunt, Piper and Scott
Website https://www.thealegreen.w-berks.sch.uk/

Theale Green School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the village of Theale, Berkshire, England.

Contents

The school has 721 pupils on roll, 99 of whom are in the sixth form. [1]

History

Early years

The school was founded as Theale Grammar School in 1963 [2] by Ken J V Shield, [3] a graduate of Northampton Grammar School and the University of Cambridge who had previously taught at Leeds Modern School and Hulme Grammar School, and had been deputy head at Thomas Bennett Community College in Crawley. [2] Upon opening, the school was designed to provide education for 870 pupils. [2]

Throughout the 1960s the school was extensively expanded, with the addition of the gymnasium, music department, sixth form area, and numerous classrooms. [4] In the early 1970s, the school became a comprehensive and was renamed Theale Green. [3] A 1971 estimate predicted that the enrolment would rise to 1,250 by the middle of the decade. [2]

Expansion

In 1985 Chris Gittins was appointed as headteacher. A graduate of Leighton Park School and Cambridge University, he had previously taught at Swanley School, Thomas Bennett School, and Longsands Academy in Cambridgeshire. The school pioneered local management of schools prior to the Education Reform Act 1988 with the appointment of the first bursar in Berkshire. In 1987, Theale Green became a community school. With an expanded sixth form, the school grew to 1,350 students.

In 1992 the school designed and developed the first Learning Support Unit in England to provide a facility for students with special educational needs.[ citation needed ] The following year the school won a national competition to achieve funding under the government's Technology Schools Initiative (TSI), and became one of the first four arts colleges when the specialist schools superseded the TSI the following year.[ citation needed ]

21st century

In 2002 Gittins became the government's lead advisor on improving behaviour and attendance in schools, and Sue Marshall was appointed headteacher, moving from the neighbouring Clere School in Hampshire. In 2010–11, the sixth form complex was rebuilt; the new building comprises classrooms, computer facilities, study rooms and a new common room. [5] In October 2011, the school was given a Notice to Improve by Ofsted. The report stated: "The proportion gaining five or more A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics has now fallen to below the national average and progress for average ability students across the school, particularly in mathematics and science, was inadequate." [6] The follow-up visit, made in October 2012 and published in December 2012, found that the school had not made sufficient improvement on the previous report. As a result of this, the school was placed in special measures, and headteacher Sue Marshall announced her resignation. [7] She was succeeded by David Bromfield, former principal of Manchester Academy. [8] In September 2013, the school converted to academy status and the word "community" was dropped from its name.[ citation needed ] After 19 months as the headteacher, Bromfield left the school in August 2014 by mutual consent. [9] [10] He was replaced by Sally Beeson, a former assistant headteacher at nearby Bradfield College. [10]

In its May 2017 Ofsted report, the school received a "requires improvement" rating; while the sixth form programme was found to be a strength of the school. Beeson left her role at the end of that academic year and then-deputy head Julie Turner was announced as interim head from September 2017.[ citation needed ] In September 2018, the school appointed Joanna Halliday, the former head of King Alfred's Academy in Wantage, as its head teacher. That academic year, the school became part of the Activate Learning Education Trust. [11]

Its 2022 Ofsted inspection rated the school "good". [1]

House system

The school operates a house system. There are four houses, which each have a Head of House and a team of tutors. House prefects are appointed by the Head of House. [12] The four houses are:

Benyon is named after the Benyon family who own the nearby Englefield estate [4] and the land on which the school was built. [13] The house's mascot is a lion. [13] Hunt is named after John Hunt, Baron Hunt (1910–1998), the leader of the 1953 British Everest Expedition. [4] The house's mascot is a tiger, which represents strength and determination. [14] Piper is named after John Piper (1903–1992) who donated a number of his prints to the school [15] and who was introduced to the school by Geoffrey Eastop, whose wife was the head of the art department. [16] The house's mascot is a dragon named Spike. [16] Scott is named after Peter Scott (1909–1989). [4] The house's mascot is an eagle. [17]

Notable former pupils

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  2. 1 2 3 4 North, Leslie (3 February 1972). "Education in the Seventies: Theale Green School". Reading, Berkshire: Berkshire Mercury.
  3. 1 2 Dunford, John R; Bennett, David; Fawcett, Richard (2000). School leadership: National and International Perspectives. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge. p. 118. ISBN   0-7494-3384-1.
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  6. ↑ "Theale Green's shock 'inadequate' rating from Ofsted". Reading Chronicle. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  7. ↑ Fort, Linda (5 December 2012). "Theale Green School placed in special measures". Get Reading. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Former TV presenter appointed to lead Theale Green school". Get Reading. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  9. ↑ Ford, Linda (21 August 2014). "High-flying head moves on from Theale Green Academy". GetReading. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Parents in shock as Theale Green School headteacher David Bromfield steps down on eve of GCSE results". Reading Chronicle. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Adams, Luke (20 January 2018). "Theale Green School set to become part of multi-academy trust". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  12. ↑ Theale Green Community School (2010), Staff Handbook 2010/11, Theale, Berkshire, p. 40{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. 1 2 Benyon House (2007). "About Benyon House". Theale, Berkshire: Theale Green Community School. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  14. ↑ Hunt House (2007). "About Hunt House". Theale, Berkshire: Theale Green Community School. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  15. ↑ Spalding, Frances (2009). John Piper, Myfanwy Piper: Lives in Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 396. ISBN   978-0-19-956761-4.
  16. 1 2 Piper House (2007). "About Piper House". Theale, Berkshire: Theale Green Community School. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  17. ↑ "House system". Theale Green School. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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