Robert Clack School

Robert Clack School
Motto Forti Difficile Nihil (For the brave, nothing is difficult) Latin
Established 1967
Type Community School
Headmaster Sir Paul Grant
Deputy Heads Mr. Russell Taylor & Mr. Richard Micek
Location Gosfield Road (Upper Site)/Green Lane (Lower Site)
Dagenham
Greater London
RM8 1JU/RM8 1AL
 England Coordinates: 51°33′42″N 0°08′44″E / 51.5618°N 0.14565°E
Local authority Barking and Dagenham
DfE number 301/4027
DfE URN 101245 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Website Robert Clack School Homepage

Robert Clack School is a comprehensive school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.[1]

Since 1997, Sir Paul Grant has been the Headmaster of Robert Clack. Beforehand, Robert Clack was a failing school with cause for concern from the LEA and the council.[2][3]

There are a number of memorable people that have attended the school. These include boxing champion Nicky Cook, Bradford City striker Aaron McLean and British Eurovision singer Sandie Shaw.

The School is home to the United Kingdom's largest School Council,with over 120 members who actively participate in policy making, welcoming visitors, conducting events and other aspect of school life as well as assisting Senior Management in making decisions. The School & its Council have been rated by Ofsted as "Outstanding" for four consecutive years. In 2009 Ofsted highlighted it as one of 12 outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.[4]

The school was formed in 1957, in honour of Mayor Robert Clack and comprises the Triptons Secondary Modern School and the Robert Clack Technical College. The School is split into two sites which comprise the Lower School (Formerly Triptons Secondary Modern) and the Upper School (Formerly Robert Clack Technical College). The school is heavily oversubscribed accommodating just over 1,800 students.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/1-schools/right-secondary-school/robert-clack.html
  2. ↑ http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/support_services/article5853772.ece
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8097237.stm
  4. ↑ Twelve outstanding secondary schools - Excelling against the odds, Ofsted, 24 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.