St Marylebone School
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St Marylebone C of E School is a specialist
secondary school
for girls in Marylebone
, London
. It specialises in Performing Arts
and Maths & Computing
. In the sixth form
, boys can also attend.
Founded in 1791, St Marylebone Church of England
School is a multi-faith comprehensive school for girls aged from eleven to eighteen. It is located just behind St Marylebone Parish Church
, with some year 12-13 lessons in another building in nearby Blandford Street- 7 minutes away from Marylebone High St. In the 1960s-70s the school used a building in Penfold Street, about 15 minutes from the main site, for Domestic Science lessons; this building is now used by the Westminster Youth Service.
It has been designated a Specialist Arts College
by the DfES, and gained an extra specialism as a Mathematics and Computing College
in 2006. The school offers artist in residence schemes, workshops, and visits from and to dance companies, and local and national theatres.
In a recent (2007) secondary school ranking, the school came 24th in the whole of England, beating many private schools. It is one of the most oversubscribed schools in London. The ratio of places and subscriptions is 1:120. Unlike other schools, St.Marylebone School pupils take their Key Stage 3 SATs in year 8 and not year 9 with excellent results.
Historically, the school had four houses- Dickens, Barret, Hardwick and Wesley. In September 2010, a fifth house, Nightingale was added. The houses are named after these significant people as they have had some kind of connection with the school (e.g. Thomas Hardwick designed the St Marylebone Church). The houses have the following colours; blue (Barret), yellow (Dickens), red (Hardwick), green (Wesley) and purple (Nightingale). When joining the school, pupils are allocated to one of the houses. In year 10, students switch houses.
The school has recently had a new Arts & P.E. building built, which work has been done on for the past 10 years. The new building includes two dance studios, a new sports hall, two changing rooms, three offices (dance office, music office & art office), two music rooms, five music practice rooms and two art rooms.
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
secondary school
Secondary school
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for girls in Marylebone
Marylebone
Marylebone is an affluent inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It is sometimes written as St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone....
, London
London
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. It specialises in Performing Arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
and Maths & Computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
. In the sixth form
Sixth 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,...
, boys can also attend.
Founded in 1791, St Marylebone Church of England
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...
School is a multi-faith comprehensive school for girls aged from eleven to eighteen. It is located just behind St Marylebone Parish Church
St Marylebone Parish Church
-First church:The first church for the parish was built in the vicinity of the present Marble Arch c.1200, and dedicated to St John the Evangelist.-Second church:...
, with some year 12-13 lessons in another building in nearby Blandford Street- 7 minutes away from Marylebone High St. In the 1960s-70s the school used a building in Penfold Street, about 15 minutes from the main site, for Domestic Science lessons; this building is now used by the Westminster Youth Service.
It has been designated a Specialist Arts College
Arts 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...
by the DfES, and gained an extra specialism as a Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing Colleges were introduced in England in 2002 as part of the Government's Specialist Schools Programme which was designed to raise standards in secondary education. Specialist schools focus specifically on their chosen specialism but must also meet the requirements of the...
in 2006. The school offers artist in residence schemes, workshops, and visits from and to dance companies, and local and national theatres.
In a recent (2007) secondary school ranking, the school came 24th in the whole of England, beating many private schools. It is one of the most oversubscribed schools in London. The ratio of places and subscriptions is 1:120. Unlike other schools, St.Marylebone School pupils take their Key Stage 3 SATs in year 8 and not year 9 with excellent results.
Historically, the school had four houses- Dickens, Barret, Hardwick and Wesley. In September 2010, a fifth house, Nightingale was added. The houses are named after these significant people as they have had some kind of connection with the school (e.g. Thomas Hardwick designed the St Marylebone Church). The houses have the following colours; blue (Barret), yellow (Dickens), red (Hardwick), green (Wesley) and purple (Nightingale). When joining the school, pupils are allocated to one of the houses. In year 10, students switch houses.
The school has recently had a new Arts & P.E. building built, which work has been done on for the past 10 years. The new building includes two dance studios, a new sports hall, two changing rooms, three offices (dance office, music office & art office), two music rooms, five music practice rooms and two art rooms.