Sir William Romney's School, Tetbury Explained

Sir William Romney's School
Coordinates:51.6466°N -2.1604°W
Established: (as Tetbury Grammar School)
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Will Ruscoe
Postcode:GL8 8AE
Urn:136985
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:484
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Free Label 1:Houses
Free 1:Pegasus, Orion, Andromeda, Hydra

Sir William Romney's School is an 11–16 secondary school with academy status in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. Pupils come from the Tetbury, Leighterton, Stroud, Cirencester, Nailsworth and Avening areas. In 2016 the school achieved a 'Good' rating from Ofsted.[1]

History

Sir William Romney (d. 1611), a native of Tetbury, was one of the founders of the East India Company. He set aside some money in his will for a school to help children read and write.[2]

In 1837 a National School was built off the Charlton road.[3] In 1921 a grammar school called Sir Willam Romney's School was opened in Long Street. In 1952 it had become a comprehensive school, and in 1969 it moved to the current site at the end of Lowfield Road. The school was awarded Performing Arts status in 2005.[4]

Despite a fight to keep the school's sixth form from closing, Sir William Romney's 16 to 18 provision ended in 2007.[5]

The school's 400th anniversary was celebrated in 2010.[6] In 2020 Sir William Romney's School joined The Athelstan Trust, a multi-academy trust consisting of secondary schools in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.

Headteachers

Pipe organ

In 2017 a 19th-century pipe organ, built by William Sweetland of Bath, was relocated to the school from Claremont Methodist Chapel, Bath.[7] The two-manual organ is in the main hall and has 13 speaking stops. The cost of relocating the organ was met by parents and friends of the school. The organ relocation was carried out by head of music, Peter Dillon, assisted by a retired organ builder.

The organ has the following departments and stops:

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. News: Sir William Romney's School . 27 August 2020 . Gloucestershire Live . 20 June 2019 . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827184420/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/sir-william-romneys-school-266004 . live .
  2. News: Shepherd . Charlotte . 400 years at Tetbury school . Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard . 9 November 2010 . 27 August 2020 . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827184422/https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/8625964.400-years-at-tetbury-school/ . live .
  3. Book: Baggs . A. P. . A History of the County of Gloucestershire, Volume 11 . Jurica . A. R. J. . Sheils . W. J. . 1976 . University of London . Herbert . N. M. . . 281–282 . Tetbury: Education . 6 December 2022 . Pugh . R. B. . Ralph Pugh . British History Online.
  4. Web site: Sir William Romney's School . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827184448/https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/sir-william-romney-s-school-1047112 . 27 August 2020 . 27 August 2020 . TES.
  5. Web site: 8 February 2006 . Reprieved sixth form set to close . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827184455/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/4692768.stm . 27 August 2020 . 27 August 2020 . BBC.
  6. News: Shepherd. Charlotte. 400 year anniversary marked in style at Tetbury school. 16 February 2018. Wilts and Glos Standard. 26 September 2010. 17 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217083450/http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/8402679.Stepping_back_in_time_at_Sir_William_Romney_s/. live.
  7. Web site: Nexus Methodist Church . Nexus Methodist Church . 27 August 2020 . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827184456/https://www.nexusbath.org.uk/history.htm . live .

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