Ripon College (Yorkshire)
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Ripon College is a very small, mixed secondary modern comprehensive school situated in the city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire. The headteacher is Mr P Lowery. It has approximately 470 students, including the in-house sixth form. Previously known as Ripon City School, Ripon College competes with over 11 secondary schools in the local area, including the nearby Ripon Grammar School (selective), and the slightly further away Thirsk School. Although it is seen as steadily improving, the schools most recent OFSTED report noted "a higher proportion of low attaining pupils than in most schools" and that "there remains a rump of less than satisfactory teaching", a view which is common in the area generally. It is important, however, to note the following, quoted verbatim from the report;
"The appointment of the new headteacher, his skills and clarity of purpose; the appointment of a new deputy head with complementary skills to the headteacher; the development of a sound senior management team and the potential of most heads of department to encompass the planned extension of their role; the high quality of much of the teaching; the developing role of governors; the clarity and appropriateness of planning and budget management - all these factors indicate that the school clearly has the capacity to improve further."[1]
This would appear to be substanciated by Mr James Kelly, a teacher at the school, winning the North Yorkshire regional prize for "Most Outstanding New Teacher" in 2000.[2]
Although the school does have an in-house sixth form, in 2004 it appeared to comprise of only 15 GCE exam-taking students [3]
[edit] References
- ^ OFSTED Inspection Number 121688, inspected 1999, http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/121/121688.pdf
- ^ http://education.guardian.co.uk/specialreports/teachingawards2000/story/0,,390585,00.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/03/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/815_4203.stm
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