Sandringham School
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Sandringham School is a secondary school in Marshalswick
, St Albans
, Hertfordshire
. It was established in 1988 following a merger of two local schools, Marshalswick School and Wheathampstead School. It occupies the former Marshalswick site, adjacent to Wheatfields Infant and Junior schools. The former Wheathampstead site was used as a training centre by Hertfordshire County Council until 2007 and is now awaiting redevelopment for housing.
The school works in partnership with two neighboring schools to enhance post-16 educational provision. This partnership is known as "BeauSandVer" and consists of Sandringham School, Verulam School
and Beaumont School
.
Sandringham school primarily serves neighbourhoods in the north east of St Albans (Sandridge
, Marshalswick
and Jersey Farm
) and the village of Wheathampstead
.
and as a Science College
.
The school has been awarded High Performing Specialist School status by the SSAT on three successive occasions. It has received the prestigious School Achievement Award.
The school is an Accredited Initial Teacher Training Provider (AITTP) which offers QTS through the GTP
programme.
The most recent Ofsted
inspection described the school as "outstanding". Examination results at KS3, GCSE and A-level are consistently high (top 5% of all schools at GCSE and top 25% of all schools at A-level) and students are empowered to reach challenging upper quartile targets. The school also hosted a world record attempt for outdoor aerobics.
, Descartes, Einstein, King, Shakespeare and da Vinci. Each house is led by two Co-Heads of House (staff) assisted by House Captains and a House Committee (students).
The Houses compete against each other to win annual events such as sports day, house drama, house music, house dance and house Christmas decorations. Students are also awarded House Points for endeavour, community service and effective learning. The total number of points for each House is used to determine which house is the winner of the House competition.
The winners of the house competition thus far:
Marshalswick
Marshalswick is a district of St Albans, in Hertfordshire, England around 1.5 miles North East of the city centre. Marshalswick borders on Jersey Farm, Fleetville and Bernards Heath and historically fell within the bounds of Sandridge Parish to the North....
, St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. It was established in 1988 following a merger of two local schools, Marshalswick School and Wheathampstead School. It occupies the former Marshalswick site, adjacent to Wheatfields Infant and Junior schools. The former Wheathampstead site was used as a training centre by Hertfordshire County Council until 2007 and is now awaiting redevelopment for housing.
The school works in partnership with two neighboring schools to enhance post-16 educational provision. This partnership is known as "BeauSandVer" and consists of Sandringham School, Verulam School
Verulam School
Verulam School is a state secondary school for boys in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. It was founded in 1938 and was originally named St Albans Boys' Modern School. The name was changed in the 1940s to St Albans Grammar School for Boys and subsequently, following its change of status to a...
and Beaumont School
Beaumont School (St Albans)
Beaumont School is a state maintained mixed secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 1938 and has become a school of over 1200 students, including 300 in the sixth form. It is situated to the east of St Albans in Hertfordshire and is within access of the city centre...
.
Sandringham school primarily serves neighbourhoods in the north east of St Albans (Sandridge
Sandridge
Sandridge is a small village and civil parish between St Albans and Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.-Early history:...
, Marshalswick
Marshalswick
Marshalswick is a district of St Albans, in Hertfordshire, England around 1.5 miles North East of the city centre. Marshalswick borders on Jersey Farm, Fleetville and Bernards Heath and historically fell within the bounds of Sandridge Parish to the North....
and Jersey Farm
Jersey Farm
Jersey Farm is a district of St Albans situated approximately 2 miles north-east of the city centre. It is largely surrounded by countryside and is 'attached' to St Albans by the district of Marshalswick to its south-west....
) and the village of Wheathampstead
Wheathampstead
Wheathampstead is a village and civil parish in the City and District of St Albans, in Hertfordshire, England. It is north of St Albans and in the Hitchin and Harpenden parliamentary constituency....
.
Achievements and recognition
The school has been awarded specialist school status as an Arts CollegeArts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
and as a Science College
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...
.
The school has been awarded High Performing Specialist School status by the SSAT on three successive occasions. It has received the prestigious School Achievement Award.
The school is an Accredited Initial Teacher Training Provider (AITTP) which offers QTS through the GTP
Graduate Teacher Programme
The Graduate Teacher Programme is a programme in England and Wales for graduates who want to gain Qualified Teacher Status while working...
programme.
The most recent Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection described the school as "outstanding". Examination results at KS3, GCSE and A-level are consistently high (top 5% of all schools at GCSE and top 25% of all schools at A-level) and students are empowered to reach challenging upper quartile targets. The school also hosted a world record attempt for outdoor aerobics.
House system
The school introduced a house system in 2005. There are 6 houses; BrunelIsambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS , was a British civil engineer who built bridges and dockyards including the construction of the first major British railway, the Great Western Railway; a series of steamships, including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship; and numerous important bridges...
, Descartes, Einstein, King, Shakespeare and da Vinci. Each house is led by two Co-Heads of House (staff) assisted by House Captains and a House Committee (students).
The Houses compete against each other to win annual events such as sports day, house drama, house music, house dance and house Christmas decorations. Students are also awarded House Points for endeavour, community service and effective learning. The total number of points for each House is used to determine which house is the winner of the House competition.
The winners of the house competition thus far:
- 2005-2006 Descartes
- 2006-2007 Brunel
- 2007-2008 Einstein + King
- 2009-2010 Einstein
- 2010-2011 Brunel