Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy (formerly Ian Ramsey Church of England School) is a mixed

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secondary school located in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. It is named after Bishop

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, a former

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. The new Head of the School (as of April 2015) is Brian Janes the Executive

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is Gill Booth, who came to support Ian Ramsey from Venerable Bede in Sunderland after it was put into special measures by Ofsted, which led to the resignation of the former Headteacher Janet Wilson in May 2014. The school is always oversubscribed. Ian Ramsey Church of England School converted to academy status on 1 December 2014 and was renamed Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy.

Academic standards

The school was awarded

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in Languages in 1999. The November 2007 Ofsted Report rated ''Ian Ramsey'' school as ''"good"''. The inspectors said "This is a good school. Standards are above average and students’ achievement is good... Some aspects of the school’s work are outstanding... The personal development of students is outstanding and a significant strength of school life". In March 2011, Ofsted Report again rated the school as ''"good"''. In May 2014, the school was placed into special measures. In October 2017, the school was rated good by Ofsted report

Awards

In February 2001, ''Ian Ramsey'' was accorded ''

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'' status. The school was awarded '' Artsmark Silver'' in August 2008. In March 2004, Simon Keay, 16, won the '' Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award''.

Building Schools for the Future

The ''Building Schools for the Future Project'' investment programme aimed to rebuild or renew nearly every secondary school in England. ''Ian Ramsey'' had asked that they rebuild on their current site, instead of moving to a new site. Primary schools across Stockton in Year 6 presented their ideas to ''Ian Ramsey'' staff of what they see in a secondary school. Due to cuts in government spending, ''Building Schools For The Future Project'' is no longer active and the majority of proposed rebuilds have now been scrapped. In May 2013, the go-ahead for the current school to be replaced with a brand new one was given. Students and staff moved into the new building in September 2014.

Durham Lesotho Link

For a number of years now ''Ian Ramsey'' has been working with a project called the ''Durham Lesotho Link'', where staff and pupils raise money for schools and orphanages in Lesotho. There have been staff and student visits to the country during which the students visited a local school just outside the capital

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and worked with a children's orphanage.

Notable former pupils

Lee Cattermole Lee Barry Cattermole (born 21 March 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. An England youth product, Cattermole has earned a reputation as a tough-tackling midfielder due to his lengthy disciplin ...

— '' Sunderland AFC'' footballer * Allison Curbishley — Great Britain Olympic athlete *

Jonathan Franks Jonathan Ian Franks (born 8 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Whitby Town. He has previously played for Middlesbrough, Oxford United, Yeovil Town, Hartlepool United, Ross County, ÍBV and Stockton T ...

—

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footballer * Steve Hackney — former '' Leicester Tigers''

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club * Richard Hope — Former footballer with ''

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'', '' Darlington'' and '' Northampton''. *

Robert Icke Robert Icke (; born 29 November 1986) is an English writer and theatre director. He has been referred to as the "great hope of British theatre." He is best known for his play ''The Doctor'', and his modern adaptations of classic texts, includ ...

, Olivier award winning theatre writer and director. *

Geoff Parling Geoff Parling (born 28 October 1983) is an English rugby union coach and former player. His usual playing position was lock. Parling played for Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers and Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Rugby, he won three English t ...

— '' Leicester Tigers''

club and England player

References

External links

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Durham-Lesotho Link
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