Range High School
Encyclopedia
Range High School is located in Formby
, Liverpool
, England
and is one of two secondary comprehensive schools in the area (the other being Formby High School
). The high school caters for roughly 1300 students aged 11–18 (including roughly 250 in the Sixth form
). The current headteacher is Graham Aldridge.
The local primary schools St. Lukes and Woodlands Primary School both act as feeder schools to Range High School.
status in Mathematics
and Computing
in 2005 following large fundraising
activities involving parents, local businesses and The Ogden Trust. Upon gaining specialist status, a grant
was provided to the school by the Government
allowing investment in new technology and to change the building work, making what was formerly a Geography department into a state-of-the-art IT suite with Interactive whiteboard
s now in operation in many of the classroom
s within the school.
Formby
Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It has a population of approximately 25,000....
, Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and is one of two secondary comprehensive schools in the area (the other being Formby High School
Formby High School
Formby High School is a comprehensive secondary school located in the town of Formby, Merseyside. The school is one of two comprehensive secondary schools in Formby, the other being Range High School. In 2002, the school was awarded specialist school status of an Arts College which allows the...
). The high school caters for roughly 1300 students aged 11–18 (including roughly 250 in the 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,...
). The current headteacher is Graham Aldridge.
The local primary schools St. Lukes and Woodlands Primary School both act as feeder schools to Range High School.
Specialist School Status
Range High School received Specialist schoolSpecialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
status in Mathematics
Mathematics education
In contemporary education, mathematics education is the practice of teaching and learning mathematics, along with the associated scholarly research....
and Computing
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
in 2005 following large fundraising
Fundraising
Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies...
activities involving parents, local businesses and The Ogden Trust. Upon gaining specialist status, a grant
Grant (money)
Grants are funds disbursed by one party , often a Government Department, Corporation, Foundation or Trust, to a recipient, often a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business or an individual. In order to receive a grant, some form of "Grant Writing" often referred to as either a proposal...
was provided to the school by the Government
Politics of the United Kingdom
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allowing investment in new technology and to change the building work, making what was formerly a Geography department into a state-of-the-art IT suite with Interactive whiteboard
Interactive whiteboard
An interactive whiteboard , is a large interactive display that connects to a computer and projector. A projector projects the computer's desktop onto the board's surface where users control the computer using a pen, finger, stylus, or other device...
s now in operation in many of the classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
s within the school.
Info
- The 6th Form building shares the same design as Formby High SchoolFormby High SchoolFormby High School is a comprehensive secondary school located in the town of Formby, Merseyside. The school is one of two comprehensive secondary schools in Formby, the other being Range High School. In 2002, the school was awarded specialist school status of an Arts College which allows the...
's 6th Form building - only a few miles down the road. - Member of the P.E. department, Gill Burns is a former captain of the Women's English Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
Team. - The school is based on a house system. Each new student is assigned to a House; Derby (Yellow), Blundell (Blue), Weld (Red) & Sefton (green). These colours are reflected in the sports shirts worn for PE. The houses compete throughout the year in a variety of sporting and quiz events which culminates in a sports day to determine who wins the House Cup at the end of the year. There are a vast amount of facilities available for the students to do sport as the school is situated 200 metre from the beach. The school is split into sections and the new building on site has given the advantage of many new classrooms, including an IT suite.