Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Type Academy
Religion Church of England
Location Fairfield Road
Stockton-on-Tees
County Durham
TS19 7AJ
England
Coordinates: 54°33′40″N 1°21′03″W / 54.5610°N 1.3509°W / 54.5610; -1.3509
Local authority Stockton-on-Tees
DfE number 808/4005
DfE URN 141369 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students c. 1200
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–16
Colours Navy and Gold          
Website School homepage

Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy (formerly Ian Ramsey Church of England School) is a mixed Church of England secondary school located in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. It is named after Bishop Ian Ramsey, a former Bishop of Durham. The new Head of School (as of April 2015) is Brian Janes the Executive Headteacher is Gill Booth, who came to support Ian Ramsey from Venerable Bede in Sunderland after it was put into special measures by Ofsted, which led to the resignation of the former Headteacher Janet Wilson in May 2014. The school is always oversubscribed.[1] Ian Ramsey Church of England School converted to academy status on 1 December 2014 and was renamed Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy.

Academic standards

The school was awarded specialist status in Languages in 1999.

The November 2007 Ofsted Report rated Ian Ramsey school as "good". The inspectors said "This is a good school. Standards are above average and students’ achievement is good... Some aspects of the school’s work are outstanding... The personal development of students is outstanding and a significant strength of school life".[2]

In March 2011, Ofsted Report again rated the school as "good".[3]

In May 2014, the school was placed into special measures.[4]

Awards

In February 2001, Ian Ramsey was accorded Charter Mark status.[1]

The school was awarded Artsmark Silver in August 2008.[5]

In March 2004, Simon Keay, 16, won the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award.[6]

Building Schools for the Future

The Building Schools for the Future Project investment programme aimed to rebuild or renew nearly every secondary school in England.[7] Ian Ramsey had asked that they rebuild on their current site, instead of moving to a new site.[8] Primary schools across Stockton in Year 6 presented their ideas to Ian Ramsey staff of what they see in a secondary school.[9]

Due to cuts in government spending, Building Schools For The Future Project is no longer active and the majority of proposed rebuilds have now been scrapped.

In May 2013, the go-ahead for the current school to be replaced with a brand new one was given.[10]

Students and staff moved into the new building in September 2014.

Durham Lesotho Link

For a number of years now Ian Ramsey has been working with a project called the Durham Lesotho Link, where staff and pupils raise money for schools and orphanages in Lesotho. There have been staff and student visits to the country during which the students visited a local school just outside the capital Maseru and worked with a children's orphanage.[11]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. 1 2 "Everyone's a winner in new Charter Mark schools awards". Local Government Chronicle. 13 February 2001.
  2. ↑ "2007 Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted.
  3. ↑ "2011 Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted.
  4. ↑ http://www.stockton.gov.uk/news/localnews/year2014/april/ianramsay?ref=YarmNews&utm_medium=facebook#sthash.rNwwFwk0.dpbs
  5. ↑ Desira, Joanna (2 Aug 2008). "Teesside schools make their mark with awards". Gazette Live.
  6. ↑ "'Inspirational' Simon rewarded by school". The Free Library. 24 March 2004.
  7. ↑ "Building Schools for the Future Education Project - Creative Partnerships and Ian Ramsey School". Northern Architecture. 01 September – 30 November 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ↑ "Building Schools for the Future Education Project - Evaluation Report" (PDF). Northern Architecture. 01 September – 30 November 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ↑ "Building Schools for the Future Education Project - Filming the future at Ian Ramsey School". Northern Architecture. 01 April – 30 May 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ↑ Blackburn, Mike (31 May 2013). "New Ian Ramsey CofE School plan in Stockton is given the go-ahead". Gazette Live.
  11. ↑ Evening, Gazette (25 March 2011). "Ian Ramsey pupils get insight into life in Lesotho". Gazette Live.
  12. ↑ "Lee Cattermole". Sky Sports. 13 August 2009.
  13. ↑ Blackburn, Mike (26 January 2013). "Lee Cattermole’s Stockton drinking ban expires". Gazette Live.
  14. ↑ Passant, Andy (15 March 2013). "Geoff Parking". Gazette Live.
  15. ↑ Wilkinson, Andrew (6 February 2012). "Parling debut delights old Stockton RC pals". Gazette Live.
  16. ↑ Bale, Steve (28 December 1995). "Rugby Union: Tigers relax as Hackney downs Barbarians". The Independent.

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