| Sir William Romney's School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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| ,, GL8 8AE | |
| Coordinates | 51°38′48″N2°09′37″W / 51.6466°N 2.1604°W /51.6466; -2.1604 |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1610 (1610) (as Tetbury Grammar School) |
| Department for Education URN | 136985Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Will Ruscoe |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 484 |
| Houses | Pegasus, Orion, Andromeda, Hydra |
| Website | swr |
Sir William Romney's School is an 11–16 secondary school withacademy status inTetbury,Gloucestershire, England. Pupils come from the Tetbury,Leighterton,Stroud,Cirencester,Nailsworth andAvening areas. In 2016 the school achieved a 'Good' rating fromOfsted.[1]
SirWilliam Romney (d. 1611), a native of Tetbury, was one of the founders of theEast India Company. He set aside some money in his will for a school to help children read and write.[2]
In 1837 aNational School was built off the Charlton road.[3] In 1921 agrammar school called Sir Willam Romney's School was opened in Long Street. In 1952 it had become acomprehensive school, and in 1969 it moved to the current site at the end of Lowfield Road. The school was awardedPerforming Arts status in 2005.[4]
Despite a fight to keep the school'ssixth 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.
In 2017 a 19th-century pipe organ, built byWilliam Sweetland of Bath, was relocated to the school fromClaremont 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:[8]
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