Helena Romanes School
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| name = Helena Romanes School
| image = Helena Romanes School, Great Dunmow, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 223297.jpg
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| established = 1958
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| type = Academy
| trust = Saffron Academy Trust
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| head_label = Executive Headteacher
| head = Catherine Davis
| r_head_label = Headteacher- Primary Phase
| r_head = Jennifer Hone
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| address = Parsonage Downs
| city = Great Dunmow
| county = Essex
| country = England
| postcode = CM6 2AU
| ofsted = Good
| urn = 137975
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| gender = Coeducational
| lower_age = 4
| upper_age = 18
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| website = http://www.helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk/
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Helena Romanes School (also known/abbreviated as HRS) is a coeducational all-through school and sixth form.{{cite web|url=http://www.schoolsnet.com/uk-schools/school-details-reviews/essex/helena-romanes-school-sixth-form-centre/16180339/0/196147.html|title=Schoolsnet is the No1 schools guide for parents, by parents|website=www.schoolsnet.com|access-date=2010-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016163635/http://www.schoolsnet.com/uk-schools/school-details-reviews/essex/helena-romanes-school-sixth-form-centre/16180339/0/196147.html|archive-date=2010-10-16|url-status = live}} It is situated in Great Dunmow in the English county of Essex.{{Cite web|url=http://www.helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk/|title=Helena Romanes School - Home}} On the premises, there is a sports and leisure centre that is shared with the local community. It is also occasionally utilised in Physical Education lessons{{Cite news|title=Improvements needed at town secondary school, inspectors say|url=https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/improvements-needed-at-town-secondary-school-inspectors-say-4910730|last=Mansfield|first=Daniel|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=April 25, 2021|work=Dunmow Broadcast}}
History
Helena Romanes School was named after the first Chair of Governors (Helena Romanes) the daughter of Sir Almroth Wright. The school was built in 1958 and has remained on the same site since. More buildings were later added and it became a fully comprehensive secondary school in 1970.
Previously a foundation school administered by the Essex County Council, in April 2012 the school converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Saffron Academy Trust.{{Cite web|url=https://www.saffron.academy/page/?title=Our+Schools&pid=7|title=Our Schools - Saffron Academy Trust}}
In September 2021 Helena Romanes School opened a primary department for children ages 4 to 11. The primary department moved to a new dedicated building soon after.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/education/helena-romanes-celebrates-first-term-with-primary-phase-8591756|title=Helena Romanes primary phase celebrates first term in action|first=Will|last=Durrant|date=December 31, 2021|website=Dunmow Broadcast}}
Academics
Helena Romanes School offers GCSEs, BTECs, Cambridge Nationals and ASDAN awards as programmes of study for pupils.{{Cite web|url=https://www.helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk/secondary/curriculum/subjects|title=Helena Romanes School - Subjects}}
Students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-Levels and further BTECs.[https://www.helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk/sixth-form/curriculum Sixth-form curriculum]
References
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External links
- [http://www.helena-romanes.essex.sch.uk/ Helena Romanes School official website]
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Category:Secondary schools in Essex
Category:Educational institutions established in 1958