Clarendon House Grammar School
Encyclopedia
Clarendon House Grammar School, or simply "Clarendon" is a grammar school
for girls in Ramsgate
, Kent, opened in 1905. The school was granted specialist language school status
in September 2004.
, the equivalent boys' school, for activities such as instrumental bands, choirs, an annual theatre production and field trips.
Clarendon allows both boys and girls to enter in the sixth form, as does Chatham House. Due to the close proximity of the schools (within ten minutes walk of each other) some AS and A level subjects are taught either jointly by the two schools (such as Music and Music Technology) or by one of the school (for example, Drama is taught at Clarendon, but is available for Chatham House students, while Sport science is taught at Chatham House, but is available for Clarendon House students).
, applied to become a federated Converter Academy and has been since January 2011.
In Spring 2011 it was announced that the schools will work together as one school. Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils will be based at Chatham House
and year 10 and 11 pupils will be based at Clarendon. The CCVI sixth form centre will be based on both sites with all lessons being split between them. In this intermediate stage, Year 9 will be moved to the lower school while the decisions about houses are being taken. As the two schools are becoming one, the house system will need to change as Clarendon has 4 houses for the entire school with Chatham having 4 different houses in the lower and upper school. The naming of the new houses is currently being voted in, with options being twin Clarendon and Chatham houses, pick two "lost" houses from each school or rename them based on historic places in Ramsgate. Although it has not been decided on what will happen to the houses, It was announced that the new house colours will be Red, Blue, Silver and Gold.
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
for girls in Ramsgate
Ramsgate
Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque Ports. It has a population of around 40,000. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline and its main...
, Kent, opened in 1905. The school was granted specialist language school status
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
in September 2004.
Relations with Chatham House
It is often partnered with its "brother school", Chatham House Grammar SchoolChatham House Grammar School
Chatham House Grammar School, often abbreviated to "Chatham House" is a grammar school in Ramsgate, Kent, England, founded in 1797 as a private boy's boarding school by William Humble, under the name Humbles Boys' School...
, the equivalent boys' school, for activities such as instrumental bands, choirs, an annual theatre production and field trips.
Clarendon allows both boys and girls to enter in the sixth form, as does Chatham House. Due to the close proximity of the schools (within ten minutes walk of each other) some AS and A level subjects are taught either jointly by the two schools (such as Music and Music Technology) or by one of the school (for example, Drama is taught at Clarendon, but is available for Chatham House students, while Sport science is taught at Chatham House, but is available for Clarendon House students).
Expansion
The school, federated with Chatham HouseChatham House Grammar School
Chatham House Grammar School, often abbreviated to "Chatham House" is a grammar school in Ramsgate, Kent, England, founded in 1797 as a private boy's boarding school by William Humble, under the name Humbles Boys' School...
, applied to become a federated Converter Academy and has been since January 2011.
In Spring 2011 it was announced that the schools will work together as one school. Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils will be based at Chatham House
Chatham House Grammar School
Chatham House Grammar School, often abbreviated to "Chatham House" is a grammar school in Ramsgate, Kent, England, founded in 1797 as a private boy's boarding school by William Humble, under the name Humbles Boys' School...
and year 10 and 11 pupils will be based at Clarendon. The CCVI sixth form centre will be based on both sites with all lessons being split between them. In this intermediate stage, Year 9 will be moved to the lower school while the decisions about houses are being taken. As the two schools are becoming one, the house system will need to change as Clarendon has 4 houses for the entire school with Chatham having 4 different houses in the lower and upper school. The naming of the new houses is currently being voted in, with options being twin Clarendon and Chatham houses, pick two "lost" houses from each school or rename them based on historic places in Ramsgate. Although it has not been decided on what will happen to the houses, It was announced that the new house colours will be Red, Blue, Silver and Gold.
Subjects
The following subjects are taught at Clarendon:| Subject | Years 7-9 | GCSE | A-Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | X | X | X |
| Biology | X | X | X |
| Business Studies | X | X | |
| Chemistry | X | X | X |
| Classical Civilisation | X | ||
| Computing | X | ||
| Design Technology (Product Design) | X | ||
| Drama | X | X | X |
| Economics | X (@ Chatham House) | ||
| English | X | X | X (Can be either joint lang & lit, or just lit) |
| French | X | X | X |
| German | X | X | X |
| Geography | X | X | X |
| Government & Politics | X | ||
| Graphics | X | X | X |
| Health & Social Care | x (Applied GCE Course) | ||
| History | X | X | X |
| History of Art | X | ||
| Information Technology | X | X | X |
| Law | X | ||
| Leisure Studies | X (@ Chatham House) | ||
| Mathematics | X | X | X |
| Mathematics (Further) | X | ||
| Mathematics Statistics | X | X | |
| Media Studies | X | ||
| Music | X | X | X |
| Physical Education | X | X | X |
| Physics | X | X | X |
| PSE | X | X | |
| Psychology | X | ||
| Religious Studies | X | X | X |
| Science (Double Award) | X | ||
| Sociology & Citizenship | X | ||
| Spanish | X | X | X |
| Technology (Food) | X | X | X |
| Theatre Studies | X |