Roundhay School
Encyclopedia
Roundhay School is a specialist Technology College
and Language College
in Roundhay
, Leeds
, West Yorkshire
, England
.
. The current headmaster is Mr. Neil Clephan. The school grounds are based across 22 acres (89,030.9 m²), and are directly opposite Roundhay Park
near the Roundhay Hall (Spire Leeds) BUPA
hospital.
During World War I
and World War II
many of the Roundhay pupils above the age of 16 served with the Yorkshire Regiment
.
In 1972, along with many other grammar schools in the country, Roundhay Grammar School for Boys on Old Park Road and Roundhay High School for Girls on Jackson Avenue merged to form a mixed comprehensive secondary school under the Circular 10/70
introduced by Margaret Thatcher
. Roundhay, like all other high schools in the city, changed from an 11–18 to a 13–18 school with the creation of the tier of Middle Schools - which were themselves abolished later when Roundhay became an 11–18 school again.
. The frontage of the building was left largely untouched, though the central section was replaced in favour of an upper-floor staff room that looks over the fields at the front of the school.
Also it has interactive whiteboards (SmartBoards) in every classroom.
, rugby union
, netball
, cricket
and hockey
. The hockey in particular had been a great success with many students going on to play for successful teams after education The school also partakes in tennis
, athletics or swimming
competition. There is also trampolining class and a well used climbing wall.
All pupils at Roundhay School are offered free instrumental lessons. The school also runs a popular 'Battle of the Bands' competition on an annual basis, supported by several of the School's resident bands.
Drama is another popular activity. Each year there is a school production in which pupils of any age can take part. These productions are one of Roundhay's pillars of extracurricular achievement. In 2006 the Roundhay pupils did a successful production of Sister Act
, this year a whole week of Multi Cultural activities replaced the school production, Multi Cultural week, spearheaded by the music department, involved a wider range of staff and students than the traditional production.
, Germany
, and Barcelona
, and also languages trips to Spain, Germany and France annually. The school also runs a popular skiing trip to Canada
with a new trip for 2010 to Austria. History trips take place every year to Skipton Castle
, the Imperial War Museum
and World War I
battlefields. There was also an art trip to China
in April 2009. This year the Geography department went to Iceland on an amazing trip taking in the thermal springs as well as the volcanoes.
. The best schools in Leeds are in the north of the city, close to the outer ring road
. At GCSE
, it performs less highly, being eighth in the LEA
, four places higher than the neighbouring Allerton High School
.
|+ Standards in GCSE/GNVQ examinations at the end of Year 11 in 2003
! heading !! School results !! National results
|-
| Percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*-C grades || 59.0 || 52.0
|-
| Percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*-G grades || 92.0 || 91.0
|-
| Percentage of pupils gaining 1 or more A*-G grades || 96.0 || 96.0
|-
| Average point score per pupil (best eightsubjects) || 37.5 || 34.7
|}
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
and Language College
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
in Roundhay
Roundhay
Roundhay is a large suburb and City Council ward of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, largely within the LS8 postcode. The ward boundary is the A6120 ring road on the north and the A58 Wetherby Road on the south and east. The boundary follows Gledhow Valley Road to the west before heading...
, Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Admissions
It has about 1,520 pupils and there are about 287 pupils in the sixth formSixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
. The current headmaster is Mr. Neil Clephan. The school grounds are based across 22 acres (89,030.9 m²), and are directly opposite Roundhay Park
Roundhay Park
Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is one of the biggest city parks in Europe. It has over of parkland, lakes, woodland and gardens which are owned by Leeds City Council. The park is one of the most popular attractions in Leeds, nearly a million people visit each year...
near the Roundhay Hall (Spire Leeds) BUPA
Bupa
Bupa is a large British healthcare organisation, with bases on three continents and more than ten million customers in over 200 countries. It is a private healthcare company, in direct contrast to the UK's National Health Services, which are tax-funded healthcare systems and do not require private...
hospital.
Early history
Roundhay School was established in 1903 as an all boys grammar school.During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
many of the Roundhay pupils above the age of 16 served with the Yorkshire Regiment
Yorkshire Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment is one of the largest infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment is currently the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of Yorkshire covering the historical areas...
.
In 1972, along with many other grammar schools in the country, Roundhay Grammar School for Boys on Old Park Road and Roundhay High School for Girls on Jackson Avenue merged to form a mixed comprehensive secondary school under the Circular 10/70
Circular 10/70
- Content :Circular 10/70 was an attempt by Margaret Thatcher as Secretary for Education in 1970 to reverse the effects of Circulars 10/65 and 10/66.Those circulars had recommended to LEA that they begin the process of conversion to full comprehensive...
introduced by Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
. Roundhay, like all other high schools in the city, changed from an 11–18 to a 13–18 school with the creation of the tier of Middle Schools - which were themselves abolished later when Roundhay became an 11–18 school again.
Construction work
In the period 2002–04 much of the old school was torn down and rebuilt under a £14 million Private Finance InitiativePrivate Finance Initiative
The private finance initiative is a way of creating "public–private partnerships" by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital...
. The frontage of the building was left largely untouched, though the central section was replaced in favour of an upper-floor staff room that looks over the fields at the front of the school.
Specialist status
It is a Technology and Language College, enabling new Year 7 pupils to learn two languages (from a choice of over seventy).Also it has interactive whiteboards (SmartBoards) in every classroom.
Extra-curricular
Roundhay School runs various extracurricular activities for pupils to engage in during the lunch period and after school. Sport is an important part of extracurricular life at Roundhay, and the school enjoys large playing fields and indoor sports halls to facilitate this. Main sports include footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
. The hockey in particular had been a great success with many students going on to play for successful teams after education The school also partakes in tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, athletics or swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
competition. There is also trampolining class and a well used climbing wall.
All pupils at Roundhay School are offered free instrumental lessons. The school also runs a popular 'Battle of the Bands' competition on an annual basis, supported by several of the School's resident bands.
Drama is another popular activity. Each year there is a school production in which pupils of any age can take part. These productions are one of Roundhay's pillars of extracurricular achievement. In 2006 the Roundhay pupils did a successful production of Sister Act
Sister Act
Sister Act is a 1992 American comedy film released by Touchstone Pictures. Directed by Emile Ardolino, it features musical arrangements by Marc Shaiman and stars Whoopi Goldberg as a Reno lounge singer who has been put under protective custody in a San Francisco convent and has to pretend to be a...
, this year a whole week of Multi Cultural activities replaced the school production, Multi Cultural week, spearheaded by the music department, involved a wider range of staff and students than the traditional production.
School trips
Roundhay School runs a number of trips abroad on annual and 2 year cycles. These include art trips to New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, and also languages trips to Spain, Germany and France annually. The school also runs a popular skiing trip to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with a new trip for 2010 to Austria. History trips take place every year to Skipton Castle
Skipton Castle
Skipton Castle is situated within the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. The castle has been preserved for over 900 years, built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron.- History :...
, the Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire...
and World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
battlefields. There was also an art trip to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
in April 2009. This year the Geography department went to Iceland on an amazing trip taking in the thermal springs as well as the volcanoes.
Success
Roundhay School receives consistently successful Ofsted reports, and external examination results are above the national average. In 2007, the school got the best A level results of all the state schools in the city of Leeds (also doing better than the independent boys school Leeds Grammar), and the second best in the district after the St. Mary's School, MenstonSt. Mary's School, Menston
St. Mary's School on Bradford Road in Menston, West Yorkshire, England is a Roman Catholic school for young people of secondary school age, which serves the parishes of Addingham, Burley in Wharfedale, Horsforth, Ilkley, Otley, Pudsey and Yeadon....
. The best schools in Leeds are in the north of the city, close to the outer ring road
Leeds Outer Ring Road
The Leeds Outer Ring Road is a main road that runs around most of the perimeter of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The ring road is approximately long and consists of single and dual carriageways....
. At GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
, it performs less highly, being eighth in the LEA
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
, four places higher than the neighbouring Allerton High School
Allerton High School
Allerton High School Business and Enterprise is an 11-19 comprehensive in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England specialising in Business and Enterprise.-Admissions:...
.
-
- {| class="wikitable"
|+ Standards in GCSE/GNVQ examinations at the end of Year 11 in 2003
! heading !! School results !! National results
|-
| Percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*-C grades || 59.0 || 52.0
|-
| Percentage of pupils gaining 5 or more A*-G grades || 92.0 || 91.0
|-
| Percentage of pupils gaining 1 or more A*-G grades || 96.0 || 96.0
|-
| Average point score per pupil (best eightsubjects) || 37.5 || 34.7
|}
Roundhay Grammar School for Boys
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The Roundhay School
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External links
- Roundhay School website
- Roundhay School Ofsted Report 2004
- Roundhay School on Channel 4 news - YouTube video of Roundhay School pupils receiving their A-Level results
- DFES statistics for Roundhay School
- EduBase