Bishop Ramsey School is a

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secondary school and

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with academy status, located in the

Ruislip Ruislip ( ) is an area in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, and in the historic county of Middlesex. Ruislip lies west-north-west of Charing Cross, London. The manor of Ruislip appears in the Domesday Book, and some of the ear ...

area of the

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, England. The school is named after Bishop

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History

Bishop Ramsey School was originally named Manor Secondary School which first opened in 1926. In 1977 it was renamed to 'Bishop Ramsey' when it merged with St. Martin's School in West Drayton. It was first located on at what used to be the Lower School site (Eastcote Road, Ruislip). The Lower School Site housed Years 7-9, and the Upper School Site housed Years 10-Sixth Form. In 2003, the school started construction to extend the Upper School to enable all students to enjoy the same range of facilities and opportunities. From April 2009, the school has been on the single site.

School Site

The house groups are as follows: *

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- Gold They are all Cathedral Cities, and made to spell out RAMSEY. The site has four buildings - the Wedge Block, Z Block, Drama Barn and the Sports Hall.

Notable former pupils

* Natasha Baker, Paralympic Gold medalist * Samantha Shannon, Author of the novel series The Bone Season

References

External links

Bishop Ramsey School official website
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