St Georges C of E Foundation School
| Established | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Principal | Mrs K. Stoner |
| Location |
Westwood Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2LH England  Coordinates: 51°21′41″N 1°24′28″E / 51.3615°N 1.4078°E |
| Local authority | Kent |
| DfE number | 886/5447 |
| DfE URN | 118919 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Colours | Navy/Red |
| Website |
stgeorges-school |
St George's C of E Foundation School, often abbreviated to St George's, is a Business and Enterprise Secondary school in the South East of the United Kingdom in Broadstairs, Kent. The official School as it currently stands was formed in the mid 1970s by joining the two old schools of St George's Boys School and St George's Girls C of E School together into one building and formed the current St George's community.
History
Moving to Broadstairs
In September 1967 St George's Girls C of E School moved from Ramsgate to a new building in Broadstairs near Dane Court Grammar School, where it stood until early 2010 when it was knocked down and a new school building was built next to the site. In 1973, some five years after the original new girls school was built, the school constructed more facilities at the Broadstairs site and this provided enough room for the St George's Boys School to join the girls school in the same development and by 1975 was officially a unisex School called St Georges C of E School, and later became a Business and an Enterprise school.
House system
As of 2013 the school has 4 House Learning Communities, each named after a Cathedral City
Houses - all have house colour on tie
- Canterbury - Blue
- Exeter - Orange
- Rochester - Red
- Salisbury - Purple
Until September 2010, each House had a Head of House. The final Heads of House were: Canterbury - Mrs L. Wright, Exeter - Mr D. Morgan, Gloucester - Mr G. Ingoldsby, Norwich - Miss J. Brazier, Rochester - Mr P. Parker, Salisbury - Mr R. Garnier, Winchester - Mr J. Desmond and York - Mr H. Matthews.
From September 2010, the 8 Houses were paired, each being run by a Progress Director assisted by a House Manager and House Support. Canterbury and Winchester are run by Mrs L. Wright, Exeter and Gloucester by Mr D. Morgan, Norwich and Salisbury by Mr B. Chidwick and Rochester and York by Mr H. Matthews.
From September 2013 the 4 paired houses' Progress Directors, House Managers and House Support staff, of the 4 houses, are:
- Canterbury House – Progress Director – Mrs Milliken, House Manager – Mr Norman, House Support – Mrs Hill
- Exeter House – Progress Director – Mr Morgan, House Manager – Ms Cullen, House Support – Mrs Kirkland
- Rochester House – Progress Director – Mr Matthews, House Manager – Mr Morgan, House Support – Mrs Grieve
- Salisbury House – Progress Director – Mr Chidwick, House Manager – Mr Wakefield, House Support – Mrs Phillips
Inter House Challenge
In the Inter House Challenge students from the above 'House learning communities' compete with students from other Houses in a series of challenges, such as Sport, Art, Science, and other activities to win points for their House. The House with the most points wins the Inter House Cup at the end of each academic year. These events happen at the end of every term, and the points carry over through the school year, until making a final end-of-year total.
Rochester dominated the 1990s, as did Exeter in the 2000s. All of the original Houses have won the cup on at least one occasion, though the two Houses formed in the 21st century (Gloucester and Norwich) have yet to win the title.
The New Building
The Project
The new school building plan was formed by the previous Principal Keith Rumblo, with his Vice Principal (Now current Principal) Kim Stoner, and members of the school governing Body. The plan was to build the first 21st Century facilities in Thanet, as part of the Government's 'Building Schools for the Future' scheme. It cost about £23M, with state-of-the-art facilities and modern equipment in all areas.
Moving into the Building
Although the School wasn't officially opened until September 2010, staff moved in on 20 April 2010, Year 11 and Sixth Form on 21 April, Years 9 and 10 on the 22nd and Years 7 and 8 came in on the 22nd.
Uniform
In the St Georges Tradition wearing a uniform is compulsory, as follows:
Boys
- Tie with House Stripes
- Traditional Dark Navy Blazer with logo
- White Shirt
- Dark Trousers
- Black Shoes
- Black Socks
- St George's Money/Access Card
Girls
- Tie with House Stripes
- Traditional Dark Navy Blazer with Logo
- White Shirt
- Navy Skirt/Navy Trousers
- Black Tights
- Black Shoes
- St George's Money/Access Card
Principals
Since 1996
Keith Rumblo 1996–2009 served the school as its head for 13 out of his 19 years there. He started the new school plan.
Kim Stoner 2009–present created a 'mantra' for students that "Nothing but our best will do". Since Easter 2009, she has overseen :
- A large improvement in GCSE results. On 17 January, the school site published a letter from Nick Gibb, M.P. saying that St. George’s Church of England Foundation School was amongst the 100 top performing schools, based on sustained improvement in each year from 2007 to 2010
- A new school built and the old one knocked down
- Restructuring the House System with the 8 Heads of Houses replaced with 4 Progress Directors assisted by 4 House Managers
- Starting a new system to get students to make GCSE options in Year 8, which is the youngest in Thanet
- A new System where Year 9 start GCSE examinations a year early, creating an extra opportunity for students