Outwood Academy Ripon
| Motto | "Students First" |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Stephen Merifield |
| Location |
Clotherholme Road Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 2DE England 54°08′22″N 1°32′22″W / 54.139470°N 1.539440°WCoordinates: 54°08′22″N 1°32′22″W / 54.139470°N 1.539440°W |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| DfE number | 815/4203 |
| DfE URN | 137412 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Capacity | 782 |
| Students | 539 as of January 2016 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Africa, Americas, Australasia, Europe |
| Colours | Purple and gold |
| Website |
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Outwood Academy Ripon is a small mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status situated in the city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire, England. It provides for children ages 11 to 18, and had an enrolment of 539 pupils in 2016.[1]
The school is operated by Outwood Grange Academies Trust and the current principal is Gemma Trattles.
It is one of over 11 secondary schools in the local area, including nearby selective Ripon Grammar School, and the more distant Thirsk School and Sixth Form College and Boroughbridge High School.
History
The school originally opened as a secondary modern in the 1930s. It was known as Ripon City School from the mid-1990s until 1999, when it became Ripon College, a community school.[2][3]
In 2000, teacher James Kelly was a regional winner in the "Most Outstanding New Teacher" category of the Teaching Awards.[4]
In September 2011 Ripon College converted to academy status. It reopened as Outwood Academy Ripon, and became part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust.[2]
On 11 November 2015, approximately 40 pupils at the school simultaneously fell ill during an Armistice Day service. Police said students showed signs of "sickness and feeling faint sometime between 11:00 and 11.30".[5]
Staff and departments
Principal Gemma Trattles is assisted by a team of Senior Leadership Team.
List of Senior Leadership Team:
Paul Martin - Assistant Principal and Teacher of Maths,
Hazel Atherley - Associate Assistant Principal and Learning Manager,
Joanne Johnson - Associate Assistant Principal and Learning Manager,
Kate Staniforth - Acting Assistant Principal and Head of Business, Computing and ICT,
Lindsay Carroll - Acting Assistant Principal and Teacher of Business and ICT,
Maxine Carpenter-Harvey - Associate Assistant Principal and Second in Science,
Melissa Brant-Smith - Associate Principal and Head of Sixth Form.
List of departments and teachers
| Department | Head | Second | Other Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Mrs T Fauntkane | Mrs L Overton | Mrs J Elsey, Mrs C Payette, Miss A Firth, Mrs H Teague, Mrs C Luscardi. |
| Maths | Mr M Fannen | Mr N Turner | Mr P Baines, Mr P Martin, Mrs L Akitt, Miss B Kendria, Mrs D Turner |
| Science | Mrs L Winter | Mrs M Carpenter-Harvey | Mr J Woollatt, Miss S Villkhu, Mrs S Fannen |
| Modern Foreign Languages | Mrs N Harris-Jukes | Mr Y Berland | Mr R Miller |
| Business and ICT | Mrs K Staniforth | Mrs L Carroll | Mr G Shann |
| Physical Education | Mr T Gaunt | Miss H Simpson | Mrs L Baldrick, Mr L Chapman |
| Technology and Arts | Mrs E O'Brien | Miss C Hullah | Miss R Horrocks, Mr D Kenway, Mr A Lain, Mrs D Gilman |
| Humanities | Mr Y Berland | Mrs R Luscombe | Mr J Cronin-Hunter, Mrs K Barrett, Mrs M Brant-Smith |
| Health and Social Care | Miss C Hullah | N/A | Various teachers take this subject. |
| Life | N/A | N/A | Various teachers take this subject. |
The academy has 21 Vertical Mentor Groups (VMG's) which assemble after second lesson and take part in different activities. The mentor groups contain pupils from all years including sixth form.
List of vertical mentor groups and tutors
Australia - Benika Khendria,
Argentina - Yannick Berland,
Belgium - Joe Hunter,
Chile - Vivianne Taylor,
Fiji - Roma Luscombe,
France - Maxine Harvey-Carpenter,
Ghana - Helen Needham,
Kenya - Amy Firth,
Madagascar - Katie Barrett and Lynda Baldrick,
Mexico - Claire Luscardi,
Morocco - Sally Fannen,
New Zealand - Linda Akitt,
Peru - Heather Teague,
Poland - Rachael Horrocks,
Portugal - Julie Elsey,
Samoa - Simran Villkhu,
South Africa - Charlotte Hullah,
Spain - Hayley Simpson,
Switzerland - Darren Kenway,
Tonga - James Woollatt
USA - Guga Shann.
References
- ↑ "Outwood Academy Ripon". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- 1 2 "FEATURE: Secondary education in Ripon". Ripon Gazette. Johnston Publishing. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Ripon College". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "In with a bang". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 31 October 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "School pupils collapse at Outwood Academy in Ripon". BBC News. 11 November 2015.