Roseberry College
| Established | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Principal | Mrs Ann Bowen |
| Location |
Newfield County Durham DH2 1NW England Coordinates: 54°52′02″N 1°37′19″W / 54.867184°N 1.62197°W |
| DfE number | 840/4042 |
| DfE URN | 114287 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Ravensworth, Lumley, Finchale |
| Website | www.roseberrycollege.co.uk |
Roseberry College and Sixth Form is a state comprehensive school, Sports College and sixth form in County Durham, England, founded in 1953. The College Principal is Mrs. Ann Bowen, who is also a geography textbook author[1] for the examination board AQA.
The school is housed on a very large single site holding approximately 700 pupils in the Pelton, County Durham / Newfield, Chester-le-Street / Ouston, County Durham areas.
Students are separated into three houses on arrival, these being Finchale, Ravensworth and Lumley; House Co-ordinators run the houses and work with the Heads of School who are Mrs. L. Parkin (SENCO), Mr. D. Scott and Mrs. J. Jenkinson (pastoral) and Mr. M. Cass (Head of Sixth Form).
Sports College
The College achieved Sports College status in c. 2003. The PE department enjoys some of the best facilities in the Local Authority with a gym, sports hall, enclosed and flood-lit AGS pitch (Artificial Grass Surface), full-sized climbing wall, athletics track, tennis, netball and outdoor basketball courts as well as approximately 20 hectares of sports fields (making it one of the largest school sites in County Durham).
In March 2010, the school was named as one of the "most improved specialist schools" by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.[2] It narrowly lost out on the "Most Improved in the North East Region" prize to nearby Oxclose Community School.
In December 2010, Roseberry received confirmation from the BBC that it was a winning school for the BBC/British Council’s Olympic Schools search.[3] As part of being a winning school, it was twinned with Colégio Certo in Piaui, in the North-East of Brazil which was the high school of Sarah Menezes. The two colleges worked collaboratively on activities and projects with all year groups in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympic games.
In June 2011, Roseberry won the RBS Personal Finance Education Awards for Schools.[4] The College won the "The Best all-round approach to Personal Finance Education", beating off UK-wide competition.
Gallery
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View from main block of Quad with Sports hall, Sixth Form Centre and Humanities blocks with sports fields behind.
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View from main block of Science Labs and a House block.
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View of main block that houses Mathematics, English, ICT and Modern Foreign Languages Departments.
Notable former pupils
- Andrew Hayden-Smith, actor and television presenter.
- Gavin Sutherland, composer and conductor.
References
- ↑ "Ann Bowen: Books, Biogs, Audiobooks, Discussions". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ↑ https://www.ssatrust.org.uk/media/Pages/celebratemostimproved.aspx
- ↑ "Press room". British Council. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ↑ "Website closed". Pfe-awards.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-13.