Bishop Ramsey CofE Voluntary Aided Secondary School
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Bishop Ramsey CofE Voluntary Aided Secondary School is a Church of England
Voluntary Aided School
located in Ruislip
, Greater London
. It has approximately 1250 students on roll. It is twinned with Malosa School, Malawi.
The school has become progressively oversubscribed and achieves significantly higher than average GCSE and A Level results.
Bishop Ramsey have introduced an student and staff ID card scheme, where the lanyard is matched to the recipients house colour and is attached to a card bearing an image of them. These cards are also used to pay for lunches at the school's canteen (officially named 'The Hub').
Each house is named after six cities which have cathedrals in England. The first letter of all six houses spell out RAMSEY. As of September 2008 it was decreed that all male students must wear a tie with the colours of their house. When student ID cards were being dispatched to students the lanyard of the card was coloured with the house colour.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Voluntary Aided School
Voluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
located in Ruislip
Ruislip
Ruislip is a suburban area, centred on an old village in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.It was formerly also a parish covering the neighbouring areas of Eastcote, Northwood, Ruislip Manor and South Ruislip in the area. The parish appears in the Domesday Book, and...
, Greater London
Greater London
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. It has approximately 1250 students on roll. It is twinned with Malosa School, Malawi.
The school has become progressively oversubscribed and achieves significantly higher than average GCSE and A Level results.
History
Bishop Ramsey School was originally named Manor Secondary School which first opened in 1926. In 1977 it was renamed to 'Bishop Ramsey' when it merged with St. Martin's School in West Drayton. It was first located on at what used to be the Lower School site (Eastcote Road, Ruislip). The Lower School Site housed Years 7-9, and the Upper School Site housed Years 10-Sixth Form. In 2003, the school started construction to extend the Upper School to enable all students to enjoy the same range of facilities and opportunities. From April 2009, the school has been on the single site.Bishop Ramsey have introduced an student and staff ID card scheme, where the lanyard is matched to the recipients house colour and is attached to a card bearing an image of them. These cards are also used to pay for lunches at the school's canteen (officially named 'The Hub').
Houses
Bishop Ramsey has six houses which are:- Rochester, Kent, whose house colour is red.
- St. Albans, whose house colour is blue.
- Manchester, whose house colour is white.
- Salisbury, whose house colour is purple.
- Exeter, whose house colour is green.
- York, whose house colour is yellow.
Each house is named after six cities which have cathedrals in England. The first letter of all six houses spell out RAMSEY. As of September 2008 it was decreed that all male students must wear a tie with the colours of their house. When student ID cards were being dispatched to students the lanyard of the card was coloured with the house colour.