Joseph Rowntree School

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The Joseph Rowntree School

Motto	Working together to achieve success
Established	1942
Headteacher	Mr Richard Crane Formerly Mrs Maggi Wright until (2007-2013), retired.
Specialism	Technology
Location	Haxby Road, New Earswick York North Yorkshire YO32 4BZ England Coordinates: 53°59′54″N 1°04′14″W / 53.99821°N 1.07055°W / 53.99821; -1.07055
Local authority	City of York
DfE URN	121711 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Staff	400+
Students	1,200+
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Houses	Currently no House system (proposed for 2014 re-introduction)
Website	Joseph Rowntree School

The Joseph Rowntree School is a comprehensive school on Haxby Road in New Earswick in the unitary authority City of York, England.

Admissions

It is just north of Huntington, close to the A1237 bypass, the Foss Walk, and the River Foss. The school has a sixth form. It became a specialist technology college in 1998. The school indeed has a friendly rivalry with Huntington School, due to the proximity of the schools and frequent participitation by both in sports competition. However Joseph Rowntree typically has a lower intake of students from its catchment area than Huntington.

History

The Joseph Rowntree Village Trust maintains the model village of New Earswick, built by the Quaker organisation. It is analogous to Bournville and the Cadbury family, who were also Quakers. The village of Earswick is on the other side of the A1237 and the river, to the north-east. The primary school opened in 1912. The school was built when the area was in the North Riding Local Education Authority. It opened on 12 January 1942 to serve the Flaxton Rural District, comprising nineteen villages. It was officially opened on 7 July 1942 by Rab Butler. It had a capacity for 480, based on class sizes of 40. It was 14 acres (57,000 m²) and built in West Hungtington Park. It opened as a secondary modern school and taught mainly practical work (making things) and less academic subjects. Education could finish at the age of fifteen (which became the compulsory sixteen only in 1973). From 1944, it was proposed to make the school bi-lateral, with a technical school section of the school intake.

New approach to education

The school did not want to operate in a traditional manner, and was more informal, with no exams. School life was less structured, more laissez-faire and in keeping with the Rowntree vision of humanitarian fairness and harmony.

Lessons

At The Joseph Rowntree School, the lessons are as follows:

Maths, Biology, English, Chemistry, Physics, German, French, Food, Textiles, DT, PE, Art, Graphics, Hair and Beauty, ICT, Music, Drama, Performing Arts, RE, Geography, History, Business, Citizenship, Sociology.

The school runs an 'express maths',group beginning at the start of key stage three in which students with above average SATs results in maths aim to complete their GCSE in maths a year early, with the aim of relieving stress in their final year of GCSEs.If they are successful in obtaining an A or A* grade they carry on to a 'Additional Maths' qualification with OCR, a qualification between a GCSE and an A-Level.This scheme is dwindling after the education reforms of education secretary Michael Gove, limiting the ability to sit examinations early.

Hair and Beauty, Graphics and Business studies are optional, taken only as lessons if chosen as GCSE and A-Level Courses in key stage 4 or sixth form. The school also has a main hall, playing fields, a sport centre, 3 floors, and an ASD unit.

Comprehensive school

Education in York was reorganised in 1985 and it became a comprehensive. When the York bypass was built in 1985, an underpass was built for walking to Haxby from the school. It has joined Project Faraday to encourage the uptake of science courses.

School reconstruction

Like many schools in Yorkshire and the Humber, the school has been rebuilt from scratch - externally. Construction began next-door on the £29m project in September 2008, and was completed in early 2010. It was built by Carillion, with an energy efficient building with a biomass boiler and 120-seat lecture theatre. The old school was demolished and used as foundation material for a car park. the school is now built several hundred meters back from Haxby Road and is regarded as one of the best schools in the North East of England, because of its modern infrastructure and modern approach to learning.

Academic results

Results at GCSE are at the England average, but above average for York. At A-level, in 2008, the school did very well. In 2009 72% of students achieved 5 or more passes at GCSE A*-C. At A-level in 2009, 99% of students achieved grade A to E, 90% achieved A to C and 60% of students achieved A's or B's.

School Uniform

Black Blazer with school badge, School Tie (Key stage 3 or 4), Black Pullover with school logo - optional, Black trousers (boys), Black skirt or trousers (girls), Socks or tights as appropriate for school colours, Black shoes (flat style, NOT trainers), Sensible black sandals are allowed in the summer months. Optional wear is allowed for school trips, sixth form and the rest of the school on end of term dates.

Diplomas

Joseph Rowntree School is one of few select schools to offer the new Society, Health and Development diploma for young people aged 14–19.

Foreign Exchanges

The school offers several foreign student exchanges, with schools in France, Germany and the USA.

School trips

The school offers a wide range of educational trips both in the UK, and abroad. Some of these trips abroad include visits to Auschwitz/Birkenau in Poland, Prague, Madrid and South America. Trips in the UK can include visits to the Ken Athur activity centre in Stape - which is owned by the school, Cadburys factory in Birmingham, Theatre trips to London, and many others. There is also an annual foreign exchange scheme, to France and Germany.

Expedition Kenya 2010

In July 2010, 47 students from Joseph Rowntree School will be travelling to Kenya to take part in community and wildlife development programmes, run in association with volunteer organisation Camps International. This is the first trip to Africa the school has done since it first opened.

Student Council and Prefects

The school has an active student council and also enrolls school prefects.

External links

v t e Schools in North Yorkshire, England^*

Primary schools	Gladstone Road Junior School Ingleton Primary School Kirk Hammerton CE Primary School Lord Deramore's Primary School Nawton Primary School Newham Bridge Primary School North and South Cowton Primary School Park Grove School St George's RC Primary School Sutton-in-Craven Primary School Western Primary School

Secondary schools	Acklam Grange Secondary School Allertonshire School Archbishop Holgate's School Bedale High School Boroughbridge High School Brayton High School Bydales School Easingwold School Eston Park Academy Filey School Fulford School George Pindar School Graham School Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate High School Huntcliff School Huntington School Joseph Rowntree School King James's School The King's Academy Lady Lumley's School Laurence Jackson School Macmillan Academy Manor CE Academy Malton School Millthorpe School Northallerton College Norton College Nunthorpe Academy Ormesby School Outwood Academy Acklam Outwood Academy Ripon Redcar Community College Richmond School Risedale Sports and Community College Rossett School Ryedale School Rye Hills School Sacred Heart RC Secondary School St Aidan's CE High School St Francis Xavier School St John Fisher RC High School Scalby School Selby High School Settle College Sherburn High School South Craven School Tadcaster Grammar School Thirsk School Trinity Catholic College Unity City Academy The Wensleydale School York High School

Grammar schools	Ermysted's Grammar School Ripon Grammar School Skipton Girls' High School

Independent schools	Ampleforth College Ashville College Aysgarth School Bootham School Clifton Pre-preparatory School Fyling Hall School Giggleswick School Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate Tutorial College Malsis School Menwith Hill School The Minster School The Mount School Queen Ethelburga's School Queen Mary's School Queen Margaret's School Read School St Martin's Ampleforth St Olave's School St Peter's School Scarborough College

Special schools	Beverley School Breckenbrough School

FE & sixth form colleges	Askham Bryan College Cleveland College Craven College Middlesbrough College Prior Pursglove College Redcar & Cleveland College Selby College Scarborough Sixth Form College York College Yorkshire Coast College

Defunct schools	Ashfield Secondary Modern School Gillbrook College Great Ayton Friends' School Elmfield College Hall Garth Community Arts College King's Manor School Knavesmire Secondary School New College, Harrogate Newlands School FCJ Norwood College Queen Anne Grammar School Raincliffe School Rathmell Academy St David's School St Mary's College Scorton Grammar School West End Preparatory School Woodleigh School York Bluecoat School

^*including schools in Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and York.

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