Rossington All Saints Academy is a
coeducational
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
and
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
located in
Rossington, South Yorkshire
Rossington is a civil parish and former mining village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England and is surrounded by countryside and the market towns of Bawtry and Tickhill.
Geography
Historically part of the West ...
, England.
Originally known as Rossington High School, in 2001 it became a
voluntary aided
A voluntary aided school (VA school) is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust (usually a religious organisation), contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school. In m ...
Church of England
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school and was renamed Rossington All Saints Church of England School. The school also gained specialist status as a
Sports College
Sports Colleges are senior secondary schools which promote sports alongside secondary education.
United Kingdom
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist schools programme, Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdo ...
. In 2011, the school converted to
academy status and was renamed Rossington All Saints Academy. Today the school is sponsored by the School Partnership Trust in partnership with
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, based at the Doncaster Civic Office in Waterdale, central Doncaster. It is one of four local authories in South ...
and the
Diocese of Sheffield
The Diocese of Sheffield is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York.
The Diocese of Sheffield was created under George V on 23 January 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York (along with that pa ...
.
Rossington All Saints Academy offers
GCSEs
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...
,
BTECs and
Cambridge Nationals
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as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of
A-level
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s and further BTECs.
Doncaster Collegiate Sixth Form
The sixth form is part of the
Doncaster Collegiate Sixth Form
Doncaster Collegiate Sixth Form "DC6" is a sixth form centre with academy status located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
History
DC6 was founded after combining 5 Sixth forms from across the Doncaster and Bassetlaw area.
Campuses
DC6 ...
which combines the sixth form offering from
Ash Hill Academy
Ash Hill Academy (formerly Hatfield Visual Arts College) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, at Hatfield, South Yorkshire, England.
The school is based at Ash Hill Road, between Hatfield and Dunscroft, to the east of Don ...
,
De Warenne Academy
The De Warenne Academy is a secondary school with academy status on ''Gardens Lane'' in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England.
The Academy is sponsored by Delta Academies trust who also support many other schools in Doncaster.
History
The sc ...
,
Don Valley Academy
Don Valley Academy member of Delta Academies Trust (formerly Don Valley School and Performing Arts College) is a mixed 11–18 Academy located in Scawthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The school also has a Sixth Form centre.
History
...
, Rossington All Saints Academy and
Serlby Park Academy
Serlby Park Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form located in the twin villages of Bircotes and Harworth in North Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region o ...
.
References
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Secondary schools in Doncaster
Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Sheffield
Academies in Doncaster
Delta schools
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