Rye Hills School
Encyclopedia
Rye Hills School is a secondary school
located in Redcar
in North Yorkshire
, England
.
status. The Local Education Authority
in charge of the school is Redcar & Cleveland. Danny Nightingale
, an Olympic gold medal winner, is a PE teacher.
The school is on Redcar Lane (B1269) just east of Redcar Racecourse
at the junction with Warwick Road. Redcar East railway station
is nearby to the north-east. Redcar & Cleveland College
had their Connections Campus a bit further south along Redcar Lane.
. Cleveland Grammar School, its successor, was on Warwick Road, which opened in September 1953 for 500 girls, run by the Teesside Education Committee, based in Middlesbrough. By the early 1960s there were 600 girls, and 900 by 1969. It was sometimes known as Cleveland Grammar School for Girls. The male equivalent was Sir William Turner's Grammar School
.
The first headmistress was Patricia Rutherford, the first deputy head was Geoff Curtis. The current headmaster is Neil Appleby.
In March 1995, a 14 year old boy died after banging his head in the gym.
The school was demolished and rebuilt on the same site in 2001. The £7.7 million new building was opened by Tony Blair
in November 2001.
In April 2001, it was announced that along with 114 other schools, Rye Hills was accepted onto the government's trust school programme and they will work towards that status.
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...
located in Redcar
Redcar
Redcar is a seaside resort in the north east of England, and a major town in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It lies east-northeast of Middlesbrough by the North Sea coast...
in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, 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...
.
Admissions
The school holds specialist Sports CollegeSports College
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, PE, sports and dance. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Sports...
status. The Local Education Authority
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
in charge of the school is Redcar & Cleveland. Danny Nightingale
Danny Nightingale
Danny Nightingale is a British modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.He received a team gold medal in modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, with Adrian Parker and Jim Fox....
, an Olympic gold medal winner, is a PE teacher.
The school is on Redcar Lane (B1269) just east of Redcar Racecourse
Redcar Racecourse
Redcar Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England.Its address is Redcar Racecourse Ltd, Thrush Road, Redcar TS10 2BYRedcar is Yorkshire's seaside track, oval-shaped and perfectly flat...
at the junction with Warwick Road. Redcar East railway station
Redcar East railway station
Redcar East railway station serves the town of Redcar in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England...
is nearby to the north-east. Redcar & Cleveland College
Redcar & Cleveland College
Redcar & Cleveland College is a further education college, based in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A1085 between Westfield and West Dyke, and very near Redcar Central railway station...
had their Connections Campus a bit further south along Redcar Lane.
Grammar school
Saltburn High School for Girls opened on Marske Road in Saltburn-by-the-SeaSaltburn-by-the-Sea
Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a seaside resort in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The town is around east of Middlesbrough, and had a population of 5,912 at the 2001 Census.-Old Saltburn:...
. Cleveland Grammar School, its successor, was on Warwick Road, which opened in September 1953 for 500 girls, run by the Teesside Education Committee, based in Middlesbrough. By the early 1960s there were 600 girls, and 900 by 1969. It was sometimes known as Cleveland Grammar School for Girls. The male equivalent was Sir William Turner's Grammar School
Redcar & Cleveland College
Redcar & Cleveland College is a further education college, based in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A1085 between Westfield and West Dyke, and very near Redcar Central railway station...
.
Comprehensive
The school originally opened in 1975 as a merger of two neighbouring schools, Redcar Lane Secondary Modern (always called "Warwick Road") and Cleveland Grammar School, a girls' school. The new first year pupils of 1975/6 were the first intake under the comprehensive system. The school lost its sixth form.The first headmistress was Patricia Rutherford, the first deputy head was Geoff Curtis. The current headmaster is Neil Appleby.
In March 1995, a 14 year old boy died after banging his head in the gym.
The school was demolished and rebuilt on the same site in 2001. The £7.7 million new building was opened by Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
in November 2001.
In April 2001, it was announced that along with 114 other schools, Rye Hills was accepted onto the government's trust school programme and they will work towards that status.