St George's Church of England Foundation School explained

St George's C of E Foundation School
Coordinates:51.3615°N 1.4078°W
Type:Foundation school
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:A. Mirams
Founder:The Reverend Richard Harvey
Address:Westwood Road
Country:England
Postcode:CT10 2LH
Dfeno:886/5447
Urn:118919
Ofsted:Yes
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:19
Colours:Navy/Red
Website:http://www.stgeorges-school.org.uk/

St George's C of E Foundation School, often abbreviated to St George's, is an all-through school in Broadstairs, Kent, catering for students for 4 to 19 years (primary and through secondary). The official school as it currently stands was formed in the mid-1970s by joining the two old schools of St George's Boys School and St George's Girls C of E School (founded 1841) together into one building and formed the current St George's community.[1]

History

Moving to Broadstairs

The original St George's School opened in Ramsgate in 1841.[2] In September 1967, St George's Girls C of E School moved from Ramsgate to a new building in Broadstairs near Dane Court Grammar School, with St George's Boys School moving to the site in 1973, after the construction of more facilities.[3] By 1975 it was officially a unisex School called St George's C of E School, and later became a Business and an Enterprise school. The 1960s and 1970s buildings stood until early 2010, when it was knocked down and a new school building was built next to the site.[4] [5] On 25 July 2004, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their Turnaround Tour supporting their album Turnaround.[6] [7] On 31 July 2004, Busted (band) and McFly played on the school field.[8] Other artists who have played at the school include Atomic Kitten and Status Quo (band).

The new building

The project

The new school building plan was formed by the previous principal Keith Rumblo, with his Deputy Head and future Principal Kim Stoner, and members of the school governing body. The plan was to build the first 21st-century facilities in Thanet, as part of the Government's 'Building Schools for the Future' scheme. It cost about £23M, with state-of-the-art facilities and modern equipment in all areas. The old buildings were almost entirely demolished.[9]

Moving into the building

Although the school wasn't officially opened until September 2010, staff moved in on 20 April 2010, Year 11 and Sixth Form on 21 April, Years 9 and 10 on the 22nd and Years 7 and 8 came in on the 22nd.[10]

Primary school

Due to the demand for a new primary school in the Thanet area, St George's received funding to build a new primary phase to open in September 2016. This was the first time that the school had a Primary Section since 1925.[11] The Head of School is Mrs Wreford, working with Primary Deputy Head Mrs Curry, along with Mr Mirams, and the rest of the SLT. From September, all year groups will be filled, making St George's truly an all-through school.[12]

Head Teachers

Norman Morland 1973–1988 who joined the school from The Charles Dickens School to oversee the merger of the boys' and girls' schools. He left at Easter 1988 and the school was overseen by Alistair Hogarth for the Summer Term[13]

John Fletcher 1988–1996. Mr Fletcher joined the school from King Ethelbert School and was also a J.P.[14]

Keith Rumblo 1996–2009 served the school as its Head for 13 out of his 19 years there, having also joined from King Ethelbert School. He started the new school plan.[15]

Kim Stoner 2009–2017 created a 'mantra' for students that "Nothing but our best will do".[16] Since Easter 2009, she oversaw :

In October 2015, at the request of the Local Authority, Mrs Stoner became interim executive headteacher of The Charles Dickens School for the 2015/2016 school year. This followed on from her successful interim lead of St Edmund's Catholic School, Dover in 2013.[22] [23]

Adam Mirams 2017– present-After Mrs Stoner retired in 2017. Mr Mirams became Head Teacher, having been Deputy Head for Mrs Stoner's tenure.

Former Pupils

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A History of St George's – St George's Church of England Foundation School.
  2. Web site: A History of St George's – St George's Church of England Foundation School.
  3. Web site: A History of St George's – St George's Church of England Foundation School.
  4. Web site: St. George's Secondary School . April 2010 . DDS Demolition . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160506150935/http://www.dds-demolition.co.uk/case-studies/st-georges-secondary-school/ . May 6, 2016 . February 29, 2024.
  5. Web site: St. George's Schools . Ramsgate History . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012750/http://ramsgatehistory.com/st_georges/st_georges_history.pdf . January 26, 2018 . February 29, 2024.
  6. Web site: Westlife Concert Setlist at St. George's, Broadstairs on July 25, 2004 setlist.fm. setlist.fm.
  7. News: Top pop group to play at school . 25 July 2004 .
  8. Web site: Busted Concert Setlist at St. George's, Broadstairs on July 31, 2004 setlist.fm. setlist.fm.
  9. Web site: Case Studies .
  10. Web site: Installation Of Partitions And Suspended Ceilings At St Georges New Build School In Kent Case Studies Invicta Ceilings & Partitioning. www.theinvictagroup.co.uk. 2015-09-30. The Invicta. Group.
  11. Web site: A History of St George's. 2020-07-16. www.stgeorges-school.org.uk.
  12. Web site: St George's Church of England Foundation School .
  13. Web site: Notes from the 1990s and 2000s. 2020-07-16. www.stgeorges-school.org.uk.
  14. Web site: A History of St George's – St George's Church of England Foundation School. 2020-07-16. www.stgeorges-school.org.uk. en.
  15. Web site: Head's 'momentous' decision to retire. 4 December 2008 . 2015-09-30.
  16. Web site: Meet St George's new head teacher. 2015-09-30.
  17. Web site: Top GCSE honours for Thanet schools St George's and Hartsdown. 2015-09-30.
  18. Web site: Kent BSF schemes signs off | Builder & Engineer . 16 October 2015 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305050116/http://construction-scotland.co.uk/news/kent-bsf-schemes-signs . dead .
  19. Web site: School Fulfils Dream Inspire Future Generations . www.courier.co.uk.
  20. Web site: Propoals to Make a Prescribed Alteration to St. George's Church of England Foundation School . DOCX . 2013 . consultations.kent.gov.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190101193822/http://consultations.kent.gov.uk/gf2.ti/f/504770/13560869.1/DOCX/-/Complete_Proposal_ST_GEORGES.docx . January 1, 2019 . February 29, 2024.
  21. Web site: New primary school would provide places for more than 400 children | Thanet Gazette . 16 October 2015 . 14 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150814014632/http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/New-primary-school-provide-places-400-children/story-26272528-detail/story.html . dead.
  22. Web site: . Interim Leadership Arrangements for the Charles Dickens School.
  23. Web site: Positive changes made at Dover school, but "much more to be done" . 24 May 2013 .
  24. Web site: St George's Alumni. 2020-07-21. www.stgeorges-school.org.uk.
  25. Web site: Sir William (Bill) Jordan. 2020-07-21. www.stgeorges-school.org.uk.

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