| Bishop Ramsey CofE Voluntary Aided Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
| Hume Way Ruislip, London Borough of Hillingdon, HA4 8EE, United Kingdom |
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| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary Aided Foundation comprehensive school |
| LEA | Hillingdon |
| Specialist | Science Specialist |
| Ofsted number | 102429 |
| Headteacher | Andrew Wilcock |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1300 |
| Houses | Exeter, Manchester, Rochester, Salisbury, St. Albans, York |
| Website | Bishop Ramsey Website |
Bishop Ramsey CofE Voluntary Aided Secondary School is a Church of England Voluntary Aided School located in Ruislip, Greater London. It has approximately 1250 students on roll. It is twinned with Malosa School, Malawi.[1]
The school has become progressively oversubscribed and achieves significantly higher than average GCSE and A Level results.
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Bishop Ramsey School was originally named Manor Secondary School which first opened in 1926. In 1977 it was renamed to 'Bishop Ramsey' when it merged with St. Martin's School in West Drayton. It was first located on at what used to be the Lower School site (Eastcote Road, Ruislip). The Lower School Site housed Years 7-9, and the Upper School Site housed Years 10-Sixth Form. In 2003, the school started construction to extend the Upper School to enable all students to enjoy the same range of facilities and opportunities. From April 2009, the school has been on the single site.
Bishop Ramsey have introduced an student and staff ID card scheme, where the lanyard is matched to the recipients house colour and is attached to a card bearing an image of them. These cards are also used to pay for lunches at the school's canteen (officially named 'The Hub').
Bishop Ramsey has six houses which are:
Each house is named after six cities which have cathedrals in England. The first letter of all six houses spell out RAMSEY. As of September 2008 it was decreed that all male students must wear a tie with the colours of their house. When student ID cards were being dispatched to students the lanyard of the card was coloured with the house colour.