Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form

Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form
Type Academy
Headteacher Kathryn Stonier
Chair of Governors Rosemary Lewis
Location Lewes Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 5RB
England
Coordinates: 50°53′44″N 0°04′02″E / 50.89544°N 0.06719°E / 50.89544; 0.06719
Local authority East Sussex
DfE URN 114593 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 800
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–19
Houses Arundel, Bodiam, Lewes and Pevensey
Colours Green – Arundel; Purple – Bodiam; Yellow – Lewes; Blue – Pevensey; Silver and green – Senior students.
Website Website

Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form is an academy school located in the village of Ringmer, East Sussex, England. It was opened in 1958 and serves a catchment area of Lewes and surrounding towns and villages. It is also a specialist technology college.[1]

The current headteacher is Kathy Stonier.

History

A school building

Ringmer Secondary School opened in 1958, serving the local area and surrounding towns and villages.

Ringmer County Secondary School gained recognition for its work with the community, including evening classes for adults. The school also had recognition for the high expectations and the excellence of the brass band, who still meet at reunions. The Band travelled across Europe, with their conductor Michael Fairhurst, the original conductor for the band. He continued working at the school for many years after and ran the junior wind band on a Tuesday morning and the string quartet.

The original school building received a Civic Trust Award for its design.[2] The library was built in 1973 as the numbers of students, as a result of the school leaving age being raised to 16.

The Secondary school became a Community College when the former Prime Minister Lord Callaghan formally opened the school.[1]

The original school building consisted of:

In 2006 the John Wakely Building was built, which housed Modern Foreign Languages until 2008 when the department moved over to the Clarke Building, resulting in the English department moving into the Wakely building. The building was named after the former Headmaster John Wakely (1983–1998).

In 2008 the school re-branded with a new logo and uniform, and from September 2008 the college name was changed to 'Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form' as a new sixth form had been built.

On 1 August 2011, the school officially gained academy status.[1]

ITV news reader, Natasha Kaplinsky (born 1972), attended the school.

Houses

Ringmer Community College has four houses, one of which students are placed into when joining the school. The four houses are named after castles within Sussex - Arundel, Bodiam, Lewes and Pevensey.[3]

Sixth form

The Sixth Form Centre offers students a variety of different subjects to study at A Level, AS Level as well as Diplomas and vocational courses. The building of the new Sixth Form exhibits a new dance studio, a new design and technology workshop, new music facilities, including a recording studio and also new sports pitches.

The Sixth Form opened for lessons on 22 September 2008, and held its official opening on 30 September 2008.

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