| Motto | Comprehensive Excellence |
|---|---|
| Established | 1961 |
| Type | Community School |
| Acting Principal | Mark Farrar |
| College Director | John Randall[1] |
| Specialisms | Science, Applied Learning, Mathematics & Computing |
| Location | Whitwell Road Reepham Norfolk NR10 4JT England England |
| Local authority | Norfolk |
| DfE URN | 121161 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Publication | RHSC Review |
| Website | www.reephamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk |
Reepham High School and College is located in Reepham, a small market town in the English county of Norfolk. It is a specialist Science, Applied Learning and Mathematics & Computing centre[2] and has around 1100 pupils on roll. The majority of the students live in outlying villages. Prior to September 2009, when Reepham College opened, it was known as Reepham High School. Mark Farrar is the current acting principal[3].
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The school opened with c. 200 pupils in 1961 as a secondary modern school, and the first head was Edward Riddell Smith.[4]
Recent fame has hit the school in the form of a new £2,000,000 sixth form development (as well as a new £280,000 playing field[3], and additional science classrooms) and its ongoing league table success.
In 2006, the Eastern Daily Press reported that Reepham High was the only school in Norfolk to carry Ofsted’s “Outstanding” ranking.[5]. In September 2008, the school was ranked “Outstanding” for a third time, and the school scored the overall grade possible.[6] The school’s website heralded the news thus:
This is Reepham High’s third consecutive “Outstanding” Ofsted report which is, I believe, a record. It is certainly the highest scoring report ever issued to a Norfolk secondary school. An inspection report contains 27 judgments made on a 1–4 scale with 1 being outstanding and 4 being inadequate. Reepham scored 27 out of 27 grade 1s. This is a Norfolk secondary school first.—Christopher Hassell, Reepham High School website
In the early 2006–2007 school year, rumours were circulating that the school’s authorities were attempting to apply for an ‘Arts College’ specialism to add to their belt. However, at the Year 11 Awards Evening, 18 November 2006, Hassell revealed that the specialism would in fact be ‘vocationalism’, and since then Reepham High School and College has become a specialist Science, Mathematics and Vocational school.
It was announced, that because that particular year had been statistically the best performing the school had ever had, they were in fact the main reason funding and approval was able to be secured for both a second specialism and sixth form. The school had been trying to acquire a sixth form for almost twenty years but both the LEA and nearby partnership school Fakenham High had voiced strong opposition, the LEA on financial grounds and Fakenham as this simply duplicated provision which already existed. Due to Reepham High School’s performance over the last few years, however, they were finally granted funding and approval to build a sixth form.[1]
The school is renowned for its place at the heart of the community, offering pioneering adult education courses, many free of charge. On a more academic front, the school takes much pride in the AS-level courses it runs in Maths and Electronics, having produced students with A grades two years earlier than the usual sitting age for AS exams. The school has also been used as a case study by education giant LJGroup[7].
Reepham High School also acts as a placement school for many ITT courses, including the highly acclaimed UEA PGCE.
RHS has been included in the Sunday Times “Best Schools Guide” for achieving the 23rd highest GCSE pass rate at A*–C as a percentage of examination entry in Britain’s state schools[8].
Then Education Secretary, Charles Clarke; Martin Bell, OBE[9]; and local businessman Bernard Matthews have all visited the establishment to commemorate the opening of other developments.
The school’s art exhibition, displaying the final pieces of the school’s GCSE Art students, is a highlight of the its summer calendar.
Sufferer of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, which took his life on the 23 November 2006[10] at age 16. Born 26 September 1990, Matthew lived all his life in Cawston.
First diagnosed in November 2005, Fletcher achieved fame for his constant struggle against the illness while studying at Reepham High School, Norfolk, UK. He is credited for doing much to raise awareness for Leukaemia sufferers, particularly through his work with the Anthony Nolan Trust.[11] His work and life earned him considerable attention in the local newspaper, the Eastern Daily Press, often to the size of double-page-inside spreads.
Matthew recorded an audio diary for BBC Radio Norfolk. Extracts from this audio diary were played on the BBC Radio 4 programme Pick of the Week presented by Robin Lustig.
The week before his death Matthew was given the “Community Student of the Year” award from Reepham High School and a recorded video message from him was played to the school.
12 December 1992 – 12 November 2006
Acquired a rare supra tentorial primitive neuro-ectodermal brain tumour that affects only one in a million children. He died on 12 November 2006 after a 15-month battle. Like Fletcher, Stringer inspired much charity work, including several ‘sponsored silences’.[12]
Jed Steer joined Norwich City in 2008. He has also played for the u-16 England squad and his shirt hangs high in the school's main hall. In 2010, Jed appeared on the video game FIFA 11.
Carl Rogers was captain of Norfolk County Cricket Club from 2009 to 2010.[13]
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