| Sir William Romney's School | |
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| Location | |
| Tetbury, Gloucestershire |
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| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive 11-16 yrs, Performing Arts College |
| Established | 1610 (as Tetbury Grammar School) |
| Headteacher | Mr S McKay |
| Enrollment | c.650 |
| Houses | Becket, Elgar, Redgrave and Turner |
| Website | http://www.sirwilliamromneys.gloucs.sch.uk/ |
Sir William Romney's School is a secondary school in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, with students aged 11–16. It serves schools around the Tetbury, Leighterton, Stroud, Cirencester, Nailsworth and Avening, also many other towns around Tetbury.
There is a house system in which a student who did good work may earn points for their house, At the end of term whichever house has the most points wins a prize or non-uniforn day. The student with the most points also wins a prize. There are four houses, named Turner, Beckett, Elgar and Redgrave. The house colours are Green for Turner, Blue for Beckett, Yellow for Elgar and Red for Redgrave.
Sir William Romney's was awarded its Performing Arts status in 2005, this meant grants for the schools. It ha also been involved in many Drama and Arts Activities in the years since.
Despite a fight in past years to keep the school's sixth form from closing, Sir William Romney's 16-18 provision was shut down in 2006. The school will not have a Year 12 from September 2006, meaning that the new Year 13 will be the last. The nearest sixth forms are now Deer Park in Cirencester and Downfield in Stroud.