Mark Rutherford Upper School
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Mark Rutherford Upper School is a coeducational upper school
located in the Putnoe
area of Bedford
, Bedfordshire
, England. The school is named in honour of the writer William Hale White
who used 'Mark Rutherford' as a pseudonym
.
Mark Rutherford school educates pupils from age 13 through to 16. In addition, the school offers a sixth form
provision for pupils age 16 to 19 wishing to study courses such as A levels. The school has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College
, and offers a range of courses related to the performing arts
.
and Goldington
, as well as some parts of Brickhill
and Newnham. Middle schools which fall in to Mark Rutherford Schools catchment area include Woodside Middle School
, Goldington Academy and Newnham Middle School
.
will have transferred to Mark Rutherford Upper School, with all new year 7 pupils from Woodside transferring to Mark Rutherford in future years. This will effectively mean that Mark Rutherford will become a secondary school
, educating pupils aged 11 to 18.
Upper school
Upper Schools tend to be schools within secondary education. Outside England, the term normally refers to a section of a larger school. There is some variation in the use of the term in England.-State Maintained Schools:...
located in the Putnoe
Putnoe
Putnoe is an electoral ward and area on the northern side of the town of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.The boundaries of Putnoe are approximately Mowsbury Park and golf course to the north, Church Lane and Haylands Way to the east, Polhill Avenue to the south, with Kimbolton Road to the west...
area of Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England. The school is named in honour of the writer William Hale White
William Hale White
William Hale White , known by his pseudonym Mark Rutherford, was a British writer and civil servant.-Life and career:White was born in Bedford and educated at Bedford Modern School...
who used 'Mark Rutherford' as a pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
.
Mark Rutherford school educates pupils from age 13 through to 16. In addition, the school offers a sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
provision for pupils age 16 to 19 wishing to study courses such as A levels. The school has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
, and offers a range of courses related to the performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
.
Catchment
The school's catchment area covers PutnoePutnoe
Putnoe is an electoral ward and area on the northern side of the town of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.The boundaries of Putnoe are approximately Mowsbury Park and golf course to the north, Church Lane and Haylands Way to the east, Polhill Avenue to the south, with Kimbolton Road to the west...
and Goldington
Goldington
Goldington is an electoral ward and former village within the town of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.The boundaries of Goldington are approximately Norse Road and Cemetery to the north and east, Goldington Road to the south, with Church Lane and Haylands Way to the west...
, as well as some parts of Brickhill
Brickhill
Brickhill is a civil parish and electoral ward within northern Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.The boundaries of Brickhill are approximately Kimbolton Road to the east, Bedford Park and the old Bedford cemetery to the south, with Cemetery Hill and the Manton Heights Industrial Estate to the...
and Newnham. Middle schools which fall in to Mark Rutherford Schools catchment area include Woodside Middle School
Woodside Middle School
Woodside Middle School is a Middle school in the Putnoe area of Bedford, Bedfordshire.The School normally admits pupils from Hazeldene Lower School, The Hills Lower School and Putnoe Lower school...
, Goldington Academy and Newnham Middle School
Newnham Middle School
Newnham Middle School is a school in the De Parys area of Bedford, England.The middle school is situated on Polhill Avenue, and usually takes pupils aged 9-13 from the De Parys and Newnham areas of Bedford. Most of the schools graduating students go on to attend either Mark Rutherford Upper School...
.
Secondary school
In September 2010, pupils in academic years 7 and 8 of Woodside Middle SchoolWoodside Middle School
Woodside Middle School is a Middle school in the Putnoe area of Bedford, Bedfordshire.The School normally admits pupils from Hazeldene Lower School, The Hills Lower School and Putnoe Lower school...
will have transferred to Mark Rutherford Upper School, with all new year 7 pupils from Woodside transferring to Mark Rutherford in future years. This will effectively mean that Mark Rutherford will become a secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, educating pupils aged 11 to 18.
Notable alumni
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, Academy Award winning, comedian and writer - Dave HodgsonDave HodgsonDave Hodgson is the directly elected mayor of the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Hodgson is the second elected mayor to represent the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom....
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and England football player - David MahmoudiehDavid MahmoudiehDavid Mahmoudieh is an Iranian film and music video director, screenwriter and guest film critic. He directs music videos under a variety of pseudonyms, including "R&D", "Merlin", "Uncle Rumple" and "Jury & Executioner"....
, screenwriter, film director and film critic - John Turner, football player for Corby TownCorby Town F.C.Corby Town F.C. is an English football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire. They will be members of the Conference North for the 2011–12 season. The Steelmen play their home games at the newly built Steel Park, adjacent to their previous ground, Rockingham Triangle Sports Stadium, which is...