Sir William Ramsay School
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| Established | 1976 |
| Headteacher | Mrs Gaynor Comber |
| Specialism | Arts College |
| Location | Rose Avenue High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP15 7UB England |
| LEA | Buckinghamshire |
| Ofsted number | 110506 |
| Students | 980 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://www.sirwilliamramsay.bucks.sch.uk/ |
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Sir William Ramsay School is a co-educational secondary school in Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18 with a total of approximately 900 pupils attending.[1]
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1976, and named after Nobel Prize winning scientist Sir William Ramsay, who lived in Hazlemere until his death in 1916.
It was awarded specialist school status as a Visual Arts College by the Department for Education and Skills in September 2000.[2]
The school is currently undergoing a multi-million pound development, which will form the new performing arts centre. It was scheduled to be completed in February 2007, and was recently completed, in time to be used for the 2007 GCSE examinations. The school shares a common catchment area with the nearby Holmer Green Senior School. The head teacher is Gaynor Comber.
[edit] Controversies
On 9 January 2004, a fifteen year old student stabbed a fellow pupil after she intervened when he threatened his ex-girlfriend with a seven inch steak knife.[3]
On the morning of 27 January 2007, two men entered the school, and were regarded as suspicious. Students were held in classrooms and the school was placed on lockdown while a police helicopter and canine team searched the surrounding area. Two men were later arrested.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Schools Directory. Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
- ^ Specialist Schools Home. DfES (July 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ "Teenager detained after stabbing", BBC News. URL last accessed 2007-03-10
- ^ "Village news", pennandtylersgreen.co.uk. URL last accessed 2007-03-10
