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Rushcliffe School
Motto	Contantia et labore - Consistency and effort
Established	1969
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Phil Crompton
Chair of Governors	Mr. Richard Jenkins
Location	Boundary Road West Bridgford Nottinghamshire NG2 7BW England Coordinates: 52°54′57″N 1°07′31″W / 52.9159°N 1.1254°W / 52.9159; -1.1254
DfE URN	138482 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1347
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Colours	Red, Black and Silver

Rushcliffe School (formerly Rushcliffe Comprehensive School) is a secondary school with academy status in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire and is situated on Boundary Road in West Bridgford, one of the most wealthy areas in the county. It is ranked regularly in the top 100 comprehensive schools in the UK for GCSE results and is in the top 2% of UK comprehensives for A Level Results.

1 History
- 1.1 Uniform
2 Admissions
3 Facilities
4 Headteachers
5 Notable former pupils
6 References
7 External links
- 7.1 News items

History[edit]

It opened in September 1969. The local education area was re-organised and the Rushcliffe Boys' Technical Grammar School and Rushcliffe Girls' Technical Grammar School, both on Boundary Road since 1961, merged.

In April 2011, Rushcliffe School adopted Foundation Status. The school became an academy in August 2012.

In March 2014, Rushcliffe School was awarded an Outstanding grading for all categories in a recent Ofsted Inspection.

It is part of the "Trent Academies group" alongside Arnold Hill Academy and The Farnborough Academy

Uniform[edit]

From September 2012, the School uniform consists of a black blazer with the school badge embossed on the pocket, an optional black cardigan or jumper and a red, black and grey school tie. Boys wear a white school shirt and plain black school trousers, as do the girls, although they also have the option of a black pleated school skirt with black tights if they so wish.

Admissions[edit]

The school has a specialism in science and is a training school. It admits pupils from eleven to eighteen, but due to its popularity, places are oversubcribed. Pupils from primary schools in Ruddington, West Bridgford, and Edwalton usually go to the school.

Facilities[edit]

The facilities are considered very good compared to most secondary school standards. It has two sports halls, 2 halls (A & B) and a 5-acre (20,000 m²) field. On top of this it is situated on the same site as Rushcliffe Leisure Centre giving students access to a swimming pool, gym, and badminton court facilities (These Facilities are used by the public) There is also a new dining hall which the pupils named EATZ. It was opened by Nottingham Forest player Guy Moussi and the mayor of Rushcliffe.

Boundary Road on which it is situated connects Loughborough Road (A60) to Melton Road (A606), and is in the far south of the West Bridgford area. Rushcliffe Leisure Centre is part of the school. Most swimming pools in the Rushcliffe district are jointly run with schools (similar to other districts of Nottinghamshire). The East Midlands Gymnastic and Sports Acrobatics Centre is also part of the leisure centre. The school has eight computer rooms.

In 2013 plans for a new Sixth Form block were approved. Building started in mid 2014 and is set to be complete in the summer of 2015.^[1]

Headteachers[edit]

Mr.Cooper (1969-1982)
Mr.Chambers(1982-1997)
Mr.Gullis (1997-2010)
Mr.Crompton (2010–present)
Mr.Lewis - Head of School (2013–present)

Notable former pupils[edit]

Dan Jarvis Labour MP for Barnsley Central, current Shadow Minister for Justice.
Giles Barnes Footballer - Jamaican International, currently playing for Houston Dynamo.
Jacob Mellis Footballer - formerly of Chelsea FC, currently playing for Blackpool FC.
Tendayi Darikwa Footballer - currently playing for Chesterfield FC.
Victoria Newton (1983–90), editor of the Bizarre column of The Sun^[2] - her father Don was deputy head master.
Adam Newbold Footballer - recently released from Nottingham Forest Football Club.
Becky Downie British Gymnast - Current European and Commonwealth champion at uneven bars.
Sam Oldham British Gymnast - Bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics

References[edit]

^ Nottingham post http://www.nottinghampost.com/Ruschliffe-School-gets-ahead-3-million-sixth-form/story-20052613-detail/story.html. Retrieved 8 Nov 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Have you heard the latest?". www.independent.co.uk. 2005-06-27. Retrieved 2011-02-14.

External links[edit]

News items[edit]

Education in Nottinghamshire

Primary schools	Ambleside Primary School Coppice Farm Primary School Gateford Park Primary School Hempshill Hall Primary School King Edward Primary School Larkfields Junior School The Nottingham Academy Serlby Park Academy Southwark Primary School Southwell Minster School

Secondary schools	Alderman White School All Saints' Catholic Academy Arnold Hill Academy Ashfield School The Becket School Bluecoat Beechdale Academy The Bramcote School The Brunts Academy The Bulwell Academy The Carlton Academy Carlton le Willows Academy Chilwell School Christ the King Catholic Academy Colonel Frank Seely School Djanogly City Academy The Dukeries Academy East Leake Academy The Elizabethan Academy Ellis Guilford School The Farnborough Academy Fernwood School Garibaldi College George Spencer Academy Hall Park Academy The Holgate Academy Joseph Whitaker School Kimberley School Kirkby College Magnus Church of England Academy The Manor Academy Meden School National Academy The Newark Academy The Nottingham Academy The Nottingham Bluecoat Academy Nottingham Emmanuel School Nottingham Free School Nottingham Girls' Academy Nottingham University Samworth Academy The Oakwood Academy Outwood Academy Portland Outwood Academy Valley Quarrydale Academy Redhill Academy Retford Oaks Academy Rushcliffe School Samworth Church Academy Selston High School Serlby Park Academy Sherwood E-ACT Academy South Nottinghamshire Academy South Wolds Academy Southwell Minster School Sutton Community Academy Toot Hill School Top Valley Academy Trinity School Tuxford Academy West Bridgford School

Independent schools	Dagfa House School Dawn House School Hollygirt School Nottingham High School Nottingham Girls' High School Worksop College Worksop College Preparatory School

Further education	Bilborough College Central College Nottingham New College Nottingham North Nottinghamshire College St John's College Vision West Nottinghamshire College

Higher education	University of Nottingham Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Law School

Defunct institutions	Al Karam Secondary School Clifton Hall Girls' Grammar School Bramcote Hills Sport & Community College Henry Mellish School Ordsall Hall School Portland School Rufford School

source: https://web.archive.org/web/20161118133713/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rushcliffe_School

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