The Ramsey Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Halstead, Essex, England.

The Ramsey Academy
Address
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Colne Road

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CO9 2HR

Coordinates51°56′50″N 0°38′46″E / 51.94714°N 0.64612°E / 51.94714; 0.64612
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1975
Department for Education URN139248 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherCharlotte Sterland
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment550
Colour(s)Burgundy and Black    
Websitewww.ramseyacademy.com

History

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In 1975 three local schools, including Earls Colne Grammar School, Halstead Grammar School[1] and Halstead Secondary School, amalgamated into the Ramsey School, as part of the re-organisation of schooling along comprehensive lines. The school was named after Dame Mary Ramsey, a 16th-century local educational philanthropist.

The 2006 Ofsted report averaged the college at a satisfactory grade.[2] However this was revoked by the Ofsted report in 2012, when the school was placed under special measures. The school converted to academy status in September 2013 and was renamed The Ramsey Academy.

In 2013, the school was once again graded as "good" in most areas and "outstanding" for leadership and management.[3]

In 2023 the school was found to have four potentially structurally unsound classrooms due to the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete as a building material.[4]

Notable former pupils

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References

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  1. ^ "History". Halsteadgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Inspection Report" (PDF). 21 June 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2008. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Ofsted | the Ramsey College". www.ofsted.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Which schools have closed, shut buildings or moved over aerated concrete?". BBC News. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. ^ Steve Lamacq returns to the BBC Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 2010