Sir William Romney's School, Tetbury
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Sir William Romney's School is a secondary school in Tetbury
, Gloucestershire
, England, with students aged 11–16. It serves schools around the Tetbury, Leighterton, Stroud, Cirencester, Nailsworth and Avening, also many other towns around Tetbury.
There is a house system
in which a student who did good work may earn points for their house, At the end of term whichever house has the most points wins a prize or non-uniforn day. The student with the most points also wins a prize. There are four houses, named Turner, Beckett, Elgar and Redgrave. The house colours are Green for Turner, Blue for Beckett, Yellow for Elgar and Red for Redgrave.
from closing, Sir William Romney's 16-18 provision was shut down in 2006. The school will not have a Year 12 from September 2006, meaning that the new Year 13 will be the last. The nearest sixth forms are now Deer Park in Cirencester
and Downfield in Stroud
.
Tetbury
Tetbury is a town and civil parish within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census.In the Middle Ages,...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England, with students aged 11–16. It serves schools around the Tetbury, Leighterton, Stroud, Cirencester, Nailsworth and Avening, also many other towns around Tetbury.
There is a house system
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
in which a student who did good work may earn points for their house, At the end of term whichever house has the most points wins a prize or non-uniforn day. The student with the most points also wins a prize. There are four houses, named Turner, Beckett, Elgar and Redgrave. The house colours are Green for Turner, Blue for Beckett, Yellow for Elgar and Red for Redgrave.
Performing Arts status
Sir William Romney's was awarded its Performing Arts status in 2005, this meant grants for the schools. It ha also been involved in many Drama and Arts Activities in the years since.Sixth form
Despite a fight in past years to keep the school's sixth formSixth 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,...
from closing, Sir William Romney's 16-18 provision was shut down in 2006. The school will not have a Year 12 from September 2006, meaning that the new Year 13 will be the last. The nearest sixth forms are now Deer Park in Cirencester
Cirencester
Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural...
and Downfield in Stroud
Stroud
Stroud a town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England.Stroud may also refer to:*Stroud, New South Wales, Australia*Stroud, Ontario, Canada*Stroud , Gloucestershire, UK*Stroud...
.