Richmond School

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Richmond School is a large secondary Comprehensive school located in Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It serves a wide Catchment area across most of the north-west corner of North Yorkshire, including Swaledale.

The school was created in the 1960s by the merger of the former boys and girls grammar schools and the secondary modern.

Middle School (years 8 to 10), based in the former secondary modern school building which dates from the 1960s, is located at the school's main campus on Darlington Road. Also part of the main campus is Upper School which is home to years 11 to 13 and acts as the base for the schools Sixth Form. Upper School is the former girls grammar school and was designed by the architect Denis Clarke Hall. Built in the late 1930s it is nationally significant as an early example of the modernist influence which became widespread in post-war school designs. Around the main campus are the schools sports fields and various buildings that have been constructed since the schools were merged.

Located away from the main campus near the centre of Richmond is Lower School. Home to year 7, it is located in the former boys grammar school which dates from the 19th century. The school recently announced plans to gradually concentrate all facilities on the main campus and sell Lower School in the coming years.

[edit] Redevelopment

Richmond school is situated on two sites a total of 1 mile away from each other. It is the only one like it currently in North Yorkshire, Because of this North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) has granted the school £31 Million to be spent redeveloping the entire school, this does however cause problems as parts of the school is listed and cannot be torn down. Building plans have recently been proposed by the contracted architect and are currently under the scrutiny of NYCC and the school's senior management team.

[edit] External links

• Official Site