John F Kennedy Catholic School
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| John F Kennedy Catholic School | |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Mrs Bernadette Jenkins |
| Specialism | Technology College |
| Location | Hollybush Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2PH England |
| LEA | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted number | 117557 |
| Students | 1132[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/ |
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John F Kennedy Catholic School is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It opened in 1967 and now has a student population of approximately 1100, aged 11 to 18. The headteacher is currently Bernadette Jenkins.[2][3][4] The school's motto, as used on its logo (see image) and uniform is Pacem in terris (peace on Earth).
The school is also part of a local partnership of secondary schools, offering a variety of subject choices for post-16 students.[4]
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[edit] Achievements and recognition
The school gained Technology College status in 1998,[5] has received Ofsted inspection reports describing it as "outstanding",[4] and appeared on Ofsted's "honours list".[6] It has also received the following special recognitions:
[edit] Future of the school
The school has planning permission for a major £8.4m ($16.2m) building project which will expand facilities for several of the school's subject departments.[8] The developments include[9]:
- A new teaching block, taking up part of the area where the school's current tennis courts lie
- 4 new tennis courts on currently unused field area
- A new sports hall in the 'spinney' (a wooded area on the school site)
- A new playground in front of the school's largest teaching block, the 'B Block'
- A new car park to help deal with local parking issues, which will take up the remainder of the current tennis court area
The school intends to minimise impact on the local environment by avoiding significant loss of trees. The project will also involve the planting of new trees, and using trees which are required to be cut down as wood-chip paths and for the construction of a gazebo-type structure in the 'spinney'.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ OFSTED Report. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
- ^ a b c About the School. John F Kennedy School. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ "John F Kennedy Catholic School", BBC News, 2007-01-11. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ a b c John F Kennedy Roman Catholic School Inspection Report. Ofsted (March 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ List of all Technology Colleges. Department for Education and Skills. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ "'Best of the best' schools listed", BBC News, 2005-01-07. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ Inspection Report John F Kennedy School. Ofsted (May 2000). Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Run proves fun for JFK as fundraising starts", Hemel Today, 2007-03-20. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ Transforming JFK into a school for the 21st Century, John F Kennedy School. Retrieved on 2007-06-11
- ^ Spinney Management Plan, John F Kennedy School. Retrieved on 2007-06-11
[edit] See also
- Church school
- Department for Education and Skills
- Education in England
- List of schools in England
- Specialist school, the overarching scheme that the Technology College designation belongs to.
