Raincliffe School
Encyclopedia
Raincliffe School is a 'business
and enterprise college
' and comprehensive secondary school
in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
.
In September 2009, the school entered into a 'federation' with nearby Graham School
.
For many years the school held an annual fell run, in which the entire student roll would race through Raincliffe Woods
.
Business
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and enterprise college
College
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' and comprehensive 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...
in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
England
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In September 2009, the school entered into a 'federation' with nearby Graham School
Graham School
Graham School is a comprehensive school in the west of Scarborough in North Yorkshire for ages 11-16.-Admissions:It is situated to the west of the town on twenty two acre grounds, next to the hospital and Yorkshire Coast College near Throxenby....
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For many years the school held an annual fell run, in which the entire student roll would race through Raincliffe Woods
Raincliffe Woods
Raincliffe Woods are situated to the north west of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. They form an "L" shape with Forge Valley Woods and the River Derwent.-Geography:...
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Notable alumni
- David Abrutat - Guinness World RecordsGuinness World RecordsGuinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
holder in two handcycle disciplines - George Dunn - Royal protection officer
- John FendleyJohn FendleyJohn "Fenners" Fendley is a British television presenter, currently a reporter on Sky Sports News show Soccer Saturday and also presenter on Sky Sports show Take It Like A Fan.-Biography:...
aka Fenners - producer of Soccer AMSoccer AMSoccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League... - Matt Flint - dancer, winner of So You Think You Can Dance (UK series 2)So You Think You Can Dance (UK series 2)The 2nd series of So You Think You Can Dance began on 26 March 2011 and ended on 11 June 2011, the show hosted auditions in Manchester on 17 October 2010, Glasgow on 19 October 2010 and London on 21 and 22 of October, according to the BBC website, contestants could also audition in Cardiff and...
2011 - Bob Hewitt - rower, competed for Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, at the World Cup - Robert HorwellRobert HorwellRobert 'Bob' Horwell is a British actor who was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. His father, whom he was named after, was a coal merchant and Audrey, his mother, was also a successful small businesswoman. His sisters Angela and Sue run a small designer clothing outlet in his hometown...
- played Nick Neeson in Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960... - John Hunter - 8 times world coalCoalCoal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
carrying champion - Paul Kynman - Actor, most notably in The Governor
- Victor Harry Moon BEMBritish Empire MedalThe Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service, usually known as the British Empire Medal , is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown...
- lately, security project manager, British Embassy, KabulKabulKabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan... - Howard Nurse - BBC SportBBC SportBBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand , Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis...
website editorEditingEditing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete... - Ciaran O'Quigley - Actor.
- David Parker - former World Junior Athletics Champion in the javelinJavelin throwThe javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
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record holder. - Gary Sefton - played Sgt Rice in Saving Private RyanSaving Private RyanSaving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay by Robert Rodat. The film is notable for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which depicts the Omaha Beach assault of June 6, 1944....
- Stuart Thomas - Head of Security London Stock Exchange http://www.londonstockexchange.com/home/homepage.htm
- Sophia Wardman - singer, part of the group Belle Amie & appeared on Shipwrecked TV Reality Show
- Gavin WilliamsonGavin WilliamsonGavin Alexander Williamson is an English Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire. Williamson is currently a ministerial aide at the Northern Ireland Office.-Early life and family:Williamson originally hails from...
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for South StaffordshireSouth StaffordshireSouth Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. The district lies to the north and west of Wolverhampton and the West Midlands, bordering Shropshire to the west and Worcestershire to the south... - Glenn Young MBE - Physical fitnessPhysical fitnessPhysical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
agenda leader with the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...