Royal Latin School

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Royal Latin School
Mottoes	High Expectations For All (1993), Alle May God Amende (1423)
Established	1423
Type	Voluntary controlled Grammar
Religious affiliation	Christian
Headteacher	Mr Robert Cooper
Specialisms	Science College, Training school
Location	Chandos Road Buckingham Buckinghamshire MK18 1AX England
LEA	Buckinghamshire
Ofsted number	110512
Staff	100
Students	1215
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 18
Houses	6
School colours	Black and red
Website	www.royallatin.bucks.sch.uk
Coordinates: 51°59′37″N 0°59′10″W / 51.99347, -0.98616

The Royal Latin School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckingham, England. It is a voluntary controlled school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has over 1220 pupils, including a sixth form of over 370 pupils. It maintains a teaching and non-teaching staff of over 120. In September 2003 the school was designated by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) as a specialist school in Science. It successfully redesignated in 2007.

Since the County boundary adjustments of 1974 placed Eton College in Berkshire, the Royal Latin Grammar School claims the distinction of being the sole pre-Reformation grammar school in the County.^[1] The Royal Latin School was graded overall as good in the 2006 report by Ofsted and Outstanding in Curriculum and other Activities and Personal Development and Wellbeing.

[edit] Houses

Each pupil, upon entrance, is placed into one of six houses named after influential figures involved in founding the school. The six houses are:

[edit] Student positions

Prefects are chosen from the members of the sixth form, in particular the lower sixth (year 12) during the first half of the Autumn term.

Senior Prefects are chosen from existing prefects upon entry into the upper sixth (year 13) following consultation with teachers.

Every year, one male and one female member of the upper sixth are made Head Boy and Head Girl respectively. The decision is made following consultation with staff, interviews with the candidates and a discussion session. The positions are announced during the first half term of the year.

[edit] History

The school has played a significant role in the town of Buckingham since its earliest recorded reference in 1423, although it is thought that the school may date from the 13th century.

Although Buckingham's citizens supported Catherine of Aragon and her daughter Mary Tudor, and were opposed to the Reformation, the Chantry Chapel in which the Royal Latin School was based, rather than being destroyed by Edward VI (as many similar establishments were) was instead converted into the Royal Latin School. The Chantry Chapel remained the home of the Royal Latin School until 1907 when Buckinghamshire County Council provided major new buildings for the school and did so again in 1963. The warm brown brickwork of the 1963 extensions complements the stone built structure of the earlier buildings, the whole being enhanced by its parkland setting.^[2]

In 2006 The U15 rugby side made school history by becoming the first side from the Royal Latin to reach the semi finals of the Daily Mail vase.

[edit] Previous masters and headteachers

[edit] Notable alumni

• Sam Baldock, footballer
• Craig Pickering, athlete
• Michelle Cheung, badminton player

[edit] See also

List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] References

• Kettler, Sarah Valente. Trimble, Carole. The Amateur Historians Guide to the Heart of England: Nearly 200 Medieval & Tudor Sites: nearly 200 Medieval & Tudor sites two hours or less from London

[edit] External links

• School website
• Ofsted Report 2006
• DfES Performance Tables
• RLS Leavers 2000 - contact details for pupils who left the school in 2000
• The Chantry Chapel and Royal Latin School in Buckingham.