Ortu Gable Hall School Explained

Ortu Gable Hall School
Coordinates:51.5333°N 0.4495°W
Motto:"Knowledge Nurtures Wisdom"
"Working Together To Ensure Success" (Sixth Form)
Trust:Ortu Federation
Head Label:Principal
Head:Gary Lewis
Director:Sue Weston (Sixth Form)
Specialist:Arts (performing arts)
Country:England
Postcode:SS17 8JT
Ofsted:yes
Urn:136854
Enrolment:1390
Age Range:11-19
Houses:Bussell, Da Vinci, Hepburn, Wonder
Website:http://www.ortugablehall.org/

Ortu Gable Hall School (formerly Gable Hall School) is an oversubscribed coeducational secondary school academy and sixth form located in Corringham (near Stanford-Le-Hope) in Thurrock, Essex, England.[1] Previously a foundation school administered by Thurrock Council, the school academized on 1 July 2011 and became a multi-academy trust in 2013.[2] In 2017 the school was rebranded as Ortu Gable Hall, ortu being Latin for "rising", alongside the trust's rebrand under the same moniker.[3] The trust is now called the Ortu Federation and the school is sponsored by it.[4]

Ortu Gable Hall School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs.[5] Since 2002 the school has been a specialist arts college (performing arts) and was previously an applied learning college from 2007.[6] [7]

Controversies

In April 2013, Peter Goldsmith, a former teacher at Gable Hall and Westcliff High School for Boys, admitted to downloading child abuse images. He pled guilty to three charges in exchange for avoiding jail time. Principal Sophina Asong made a statement in response in which it was reassured that the school knew there were "no direct links to any of our students" and that it had been "working closely with the Local Authority Safeguarding Officer for Thurrock to ensure that provision is available to support our students and parents should any specific safeguarding concerns regarding this individual emerge at this point."[8] [9]

In September 2021 a social media post about a teacher at the school allegedly calling Year 11 students "retards", "cowards" and "chicken sh**s" in an assembly went viral. Principal Ceril Evans stated that "It has come to my attention that a member of my teaching staff has made derogatory comments to the cohort of Year 11 students. As a school, we do not tolerate or accept such behaviour." The teacher was then suspended, pending an investigation.[10] In response, some parents and ex-pupils came to the teacher's defence and campaigned for his reinstatement. The students who reported him were called "snowflakes" and "push buttons" and the teacher's suspension was lifted later that week.[11] [12]

Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham

The Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham is an extension of Ortu Gable Hall School and it provides further education for 16-19 year olds. In Gable Hall's 2018 Ofsted inspection the sixth form was rated as Good.[13] [14] Students are able to apply for A-Levels, T-Levels and BTECs in a variety of subjects each categorised under five different "blocks".[15] A-Level applications require no less than three courses and these courses must not be from the same blocks.[16] From 2022 the sixth form will offer a level 3 BTEC in E-Sports.[17]

The sixth form motto is "Working Together To Ensure Success" and it boasts a robust 100% student pass rate for over four years running.[18] 98% of students so far have held two grades in A-Levels and 86% achieved three or more A*-E passes. Furthermore, fifteen subject areas boast a full-blown 100% pass rate.[19] [20] The current sixth form director is Ms. Sue Weston.[21]

Notable former pupils

Headteachers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ortu Gable Hall School - GOV.UK. 2021-12-03. www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. en.
  2. Web site: Principal's Welcome - Ortu Gable Hall School. www.ortugablehall.org.
  3. Web site: 2017-09-08. Gable Hall school changes name. 2021-12-03. Your Thurrock. en-US.
  4. Web site: Our Schools - Ortu Federation. www.ortu.org.
  5. Web site: Curriculum Overview - Ortu Gable Hall School. www.ortugablehall.org.
  6. Web site: 2009-06-12 . List of applied learning specialist schools . 2021-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090612093745/http://www.ssatrust.org.uk/vocationallearning/vocationalspecialism/vss.aspa . 12 June 2009 . dead.
  7. Web site: Specialisms - Ortu Gable Hall School. www.ortugablehall.org.
  8. Web site: Staff Reporter. 2017-04-30. Former Gable Hall teacher escapes jail after pleading guilty to downloading images of child abuse. 2021-12-03. Your Thurrock. en-US.
  9. Web site: Music teacher admits downloading child abuse images. 2021-12-03. Echo. en.
  10. Web site: King. Mel. 2021-09-17. Essex school suspends teacher after he reportedly aimed slurs at pupils. 2021-12-03. EssexLive. en.
  11. Web site: Parents campaign to save teacher suspended for calling pupils 'chicken s***s'. 2021-12-03. uk.news.yahoo.com. en-GB.
  12. Web site: Teacher's suspension lifted after probe into 'derogatory' comments. 2021-12-03. Echo. en.
  13. Web site: Ortu Gable Hall School 2018 Ofsted Inspection. Ofsted.
  14. Web site: Ofsted Information - Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham. 2021-12-04. www.ortusixthform.org.
  15. Web site: Ortu Sixth Form Centre Prospectus 2022-2023.
  16. Web site: Apply Online - Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham. 2021-12-04. www.ortusixthform.org.
  17. Web site: Esports *NEW* - Courses - Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham. 2021-12-04. www.ortusixthform.org.
  18. Web site: Ortu students celebrate 100 per cent pass rate. 2021-12-04. Thurrock Gazette. en.
  19. Web site: GCE A Level Pass Rates still 100% at Ortu Sixth Form. 2021-12-04. www.ortusixthform.org. en.
  20. Web site: Ortu Gable Hall Principal Congratulates Sixth Form Students on Excellent Results. 2021-12-04. www.ortusixthform.org. en.
  21. Web site: Director's Welcome - Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham. 2021-12-04. www.ortusixthform.org.
  22. Web site: Getting To Know: Renei Batlokwa. 2021-12-03. www.southendunited.co.uk. en-gb.
  23. Web site: Crates is star at old school. 2021-12-03. Gazette. en.
  24. Web site: Dreamers of the Day. 2021-12-03. www.thurrockrfc.com.
  25. Web site: Back to school for 13-year-old Diversity star. 2021-12-03. Echo. en.
  26. Web site: Successful Thurrock District Old Boys - Thurrock Secondary Schools Football. 2021-12-03. sites.google.com.
  27. Web site: 2018-04-09. Ortu Gable Hall praise "star pupil" Ruti after The Voice victory. 2021-12-03. Your Thurrock. en-US.
  28. Web site: Corringham's McFly's Dougie happy to be home. 2021-12-03. Thurrock Gazette. en.
  29. Web site: Talented Emily in top group. 2022-02-02. Thurrock Gazette. en.
  30. Web site: Mike Stanley: I'll never forgot the night I played against England. 2021-12-03. Thurrock Gazette. en.
  31. Web site: Corringham: Resource centre named after former headmaster. 2021-12-08. Gazette. en.
  32. Web site: Staff Reporter. 2010-10-12. Headteacher: John King OBE: Big shoes to fill. 2021-12-03. Your Thurrock. en-US.
  33. Web site: "Super-head" John King to retire. 2021-12-03. Thurrock Gazette. en.
  34. Web site: New head for Gable Hall. 2021-12-03. Thurrock Gazette. en.
  35. Web site: New head wants children to 'indulge their passions' at struggling school. 2021-12-03. Thurrock Gazette. en.
  36. Web site: New Principal for Ortu Gable Hall School Appointed. 2021-12-03. www.ortugablehall.org. en.

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