Ringwood School

Ringwood School

Motto	'Learn all you can' 'Achieve as much as you can' 'Help others whenever you can'
Type	Academy
Religion	Non-denominational
Headteacher	Miss Chris Edwards
Location	Parsonage Barn Lane Ringwood Hampshire BH24 1SE England
Local authority	Hampshire
DfE URN	116496 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1627
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–19
Website	Ringwood School Website

Ringwood School (opened in 1959) is an 11-19 National Teaching Academy. The school is situated in Ringwood, Hampshire, and currently has over 1600 students. It was a specialist Language College but has successfully become an Academy in April 2011 and gained National Teaching School status in July 2011.

Head Teacher

The Head teacher Chris Edwards priority is creating a learning centred community with personalising learning at the heart of school improvement. Working in partnership is central to the culture of the school, enabling colleagues and students to network at all levels sharing best practice.

Teaching School

The school was one of the first 100 designated a Teaching School in united kingdom in July 2011. Chris Edwards, headteacher, is an L.L.E. and accredited by the National College to deliver school to school support. Chris is committed to the teaching school philosophy and is actively involved in supporting the professional development of colleagues at all levels. Chris leads the Schools Network South East Regional Heads Forum and represents the region on the National Headteacher Steering Group.

Sustainability

The school gained the ‘Eco-schools Green Flag Award’ in 2006, 2008 and 2010. This led to being designated as one of only 36 schools across the country to ‘Lead Sustainable development’ by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) in 2008. The school has recently applied for Ambassador Status for Sustainability.

Location

The school is located in the historic market town of Ringwood and is a lively community situated close to the New Forest National Park and the Dorset World Heritage Coastline. The school lies at the heart of its community including villages in the surrounding area.

Ofsted

The school was recognised by Ofsted as ‘outstanding overall’ and ‘outstanding in its Sixth Form provision’ in November 2008.

(Link to pdf) or http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136657

Academics

In 2012 76% of students achieved 5 A*-C grade at GCSEs (or equivalent) and 97% of students achieved 3 or more A levels at A*-E (including equivalences).

http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/index.html

External links

School website * [1]

Teaching Schools website * [2]

Ringwood School Water Logging Project * [3]