Richard Rose Central Academy
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Location | Victoria Place Carlisle Cumbria CA1 1LY England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Local authority | Cumbria County Council |
| DfE number | 909/6906 |
| DfE URN | 135621 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | School website |
Richard Rose Central Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It is located in Carlisle in the English county of Cumbria.[1]
Contents
History
Grammar school
The school traces its roots to Carlisle & County High School for Girls (CCHS), which opened at 19 Castle Street in January 1884 for 36 girls. The site is now the Bookcase Antiquarian Bookshop. The school was a girls' grammar school. In 1909 a new site was built at Lismore Place for Carlisle High School. The school had houses of Netherby, Greystoke, Lanercost and Linstock.
In 1904 the school was transferred to Cumberland County Council and later became St Aidan's County High School, a co-educational comprehensive school. The school was a girls' grammar school for 86 years until 1970.
Academy
In September St Aidan's County High School and the North Cumbria Technology College (formerly Harraby School) merged to form Richard Rose Central Academy in 2008. The school was subsequently rebuilt on the former St Aidan's site in 2011, costing £31m. The academy was first sponsored by Eddie Stobart owner Andrew Tinkler, and local businessman Brian Scowcroft.
Protests
In January 2009, there were protests by parents and pupils regarding poor quality education and school facilities. The school was found to be inadequate by Ofsted and was placed in special measures,[2] with the headmaster and chief executive being immediately replaced.[3]
Federation
Since September 2014 Richard Rose Central Academy is sponsored by United Learning. The school is in a federation with Richard Rose Morton Academy and the schools share a sixth form.[4] The sixth form offers students the option to study from a range of A-levels, BTECs and vocational courses as programmes of study.
Notable former pupils
Carlisle & County High School for Girls
- Margaret Forster, author
- Jancis Robinson OBE (head girl), wine critic
References
- ↑ http://www.rrca.org.uk/
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- ↑ http://rrsfc.unitedlearningcms.org.uk/
