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Joseph Rowntree School

December 18, 2023

The Joseph Rowntree School is a comprehensive school on Haxby Road in New Earswick in the unitary authority City of York, England.

The Joseph Rowntree School
Address
Haxby Road, New Earswick

York
,
North Yorkshire
,
YO32 4BZ

England
Coordinates53°59′54″N 1°04′14″W / 53.99821°N 1.07055°W / 53.99821; -1.07055
Information
TypeVoluntary controlled school
MottoThe right school to grow in
Established1942
Local authorityCity of York
Department for Education URN121711 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherDavid Hewitt
Staff150+
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,200+
Websitewww.josephrowntree.co.uk

Admissions edit

The school is just north of Huntington, close to the A1237 bypass, the Foss Walk, and the River Foss. The school has a sixth form.

History edit

The Joseph Rowntree Village Trust maintains the model village of New Earswick, built by the Quaker organisation. It is analogous to Bournville and the Cadbury family, who were also Quakers. The village of Earswick is on the other side of the A1237 and the river, to the north-east. The primary school opened in 1912. The school was built when the area was in the North Riding Local Education Authority. It opened on 12 January 1942 to serve the Flaxton Rural District, comprising nineteen villages. It was officially opened on 7 July 1942 by Rab Butler. It had a capacity for 480, based on class sizes of 40. It was 14 acres (57,000 m2) and built in West Huntington Park. From 1944, it was proposed to make the school bi-lateral, with a technical school section of the school intake.

In 2016, the school was successfully sued for £180,000 due to disabled discrimination of a former employee.[1]

Comprehensive school edit

The early 1970s were a period of change for the school. In 1973 the long planned raising of the school leaving age to 16 came into effect, in the same year North Riding Education Committee adopted the comprehensive system. As a result of the 1974 local government reorganisation of 1974 the school continued as a comprehensive under control of North Yorkshire County Council, with intake mainly from the Ryedale District Council catchment area. With 1973 being the first year with a full fifth form, by 1974 there were sufficient numbers for the creation of a sixth form, although initially only fourteen pupils took advantage. Five academic subjects were available with the first A Levels awarded in 1976.

Education in York was reorganised in 1985 and the school became a comprehensive. When the York bypass was built in 1985, a subway was built for walking to Haxby from the school.

School reconstruction edit

Construction began on the £29 million reconstruction project in September 2008, and was completed in early 2010. It was built by Carillion, with an energy efficient building with a biomass boiler and 120-seat lecture theatre. The old school was demolished and used as foundation material for a car park.

The school has a main hall, playing fields, a sport centre, and an ASD unit. Each department is called a cluster, named after a famous topic or individual corresponding to the department's subject, such as Turing, Faraday and Vaudeville.

Academic results edit

Results at GCSE are at the England average. In 2009 72% of students achieved 5 or more passes at GCSE A*–C. At A-level in 2009, 99% of students achieved grade A to E, 90% achieved A to C and 60% of students achieved A's or B's.

Diplomas edit

Joseph Rowntree School offers the Society, Health and Development diploma for young people aged 14–19.

Former students edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . York Mix. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ Richardson, Joe (16 July 2019). "York lad Sam Byram joins Premier League side Norwich City". The Press. York. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ "MARK ADDY: 'I'm not excited by Hollywood stars. We're all doing the same gig in the end'". Yorkshire Post. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links edit

  • Joseph Rowntree School
  • New Build proposals
  • Open University programme about the school
  • Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust
  • Expedition Kenya 2010[permanent dead link]
  • TimeChange Digital Stories
  • 60th anniversary
  • Photographs of the area including the school
  • EduBase

December 18, 2023
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Joseph Rowntree School is a comprehensive school on Haxby Road in New Earswick in the unitary authority City of York England The Joseph Rowntree SchoolAddressHaxby Road New EarswickYork North Yorkshire YO32 4BZEnglandCoordinates53 59 54 N 1 04 14 W 53 99821 N 1 07055 W 53 99821 1 07055InformationTypeVoluntary controlled schoolMottoThe right school to grow inEstablished1942Local authorityCity of YorkDepartment for Education URN121711 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherDavid HewittStaff150 GenderCoeducationalAge11 to 18Enrolment1 200 Websitewww wbr josephrowntree wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 Admissions 2 History 3 Comprehensive school 4 School reconstruction 5 Academic results 6 Diplomas 7 Former students 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksAdmissions editThe school is just north of Huntington close to the A1237 bypass the Foss Walk and the River Foss The school has a sixth form History editThe Joseph Rowntree Village Trust maintains the model village of New Earswick built by the Quaker organisation It is analogous to Bournville and the Cadbury family who were also Quakers The village of Earswick is on the other side of the A1237 and the river to the north east The primary school opened in 1912 The school was built when the area was in the North Riding Local Education Authority It opened on 12 January 1942 to serve the Flaxton Rural District comprising nineteen villages It was officially opened on 7 July 1942 by Rab Butler It had a capacity for 480 based on class sizes of 40 It was 14 acres 57 000 m2 and built in West Huntington Park From 1944 it was proposed to make the school bi lateral with a technical school section of the school intake In 2016 the school was successfully sued for 180 000 due to disabled discrimination of a former employee 1 Comprehensive school editThe early 1970s were a period of change for the school In 1973 the long planned raising of the school leaving age to 16 came into effect in the same year North Riding Education Committee adopted the comprehensive system As a result of the 1974 local government reorganisation of 1974 the school continued as a comprehensive under control of North Yorkshire County Council with intake mainly from the Ryedale District Council catchment area With 1973 being the first year with a full fifth form by 1974 there were sufficient numbers for the creation of a sixth form although initially only fourteen pupils took advantage Five academic subjects were available with the first A Levels awarded in 1976 Education in York was reorganised in 1985 and the school became a comprehensive When the York bypass was built in 1985 a subway was built for walking to Haxby from the school School reconstruction editConstruction began on the 29 million reconstruction project in September 2008 and was completed in early 2010 It was built by Carillion with an energy efficient building with a biomass boiler and 120 seat lecture theatre The old school was demolished and used as foundation material for a car park The school has a main hall playing fields a sport centre and an ASD unit Each department is called a cluster named after a famous topic or individual corresponding to the department s subject such as Turing Faraday and Vaudeville Academic results editResults at GCSE are at the England average In 2009 72 of students achieved 5 or more passes at GCSE A C At A level in 2009 99 of students achieved grade A to E 90 achieved A to C and 60 of students achieved A s or B s Diplomas editJoseph Rowntree School offers the Society Health and Development diploma for young people aged 14 19 Former students editSam Byram professional footballer for Norwich City 2 Mark Addy actor The Thin Blue Line Game of Thrones The Full Monty 3 See also editHuntington School York nearby school Bootham School independent school set up by Quakers and attended by the Rowntree familyReferences edit Council ordered to pay 180K to disabled teacher sacked by York school York Mix 3 November 2016 Archived from the original on 24 May 2018 Retrieved 24 May 2018 Richardson Joe 16 July 2019 York lad Sam Byram joins Premier League side Norwich City The Press York Retrieved 23 November 2021 MARK ADDY I m not excited by Hollywood stars We re all doing the same gig in the end Yorkshire Post 22 April 2010 Retrieved 22 November 2021 External links editJoseph Rowntree School New Build proposals Open University programme about the school Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust Expedition Kenya 2010 permanent dead link TimeChange Digital Stories 60th anniversary Photographs of the area including the school EduBase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Rowntree School amp oldid 1174284145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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