- Therfield School
Infobox Secondary school
name = Therfield School
motto = The Best For All
city =Leatherhead
state =Surrey
province =England
country =United Kingdom
head_label = Headmistress
head = Susan Willman
type = Mixed Secondary Comprehensive
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = Leith, Juniper, Polesden, Norbury
colours = Green
website = [http://www.therfieldschool.org.uk/ Therfield's Website]Therfield School is a vibrant and successful school. Therfield is a large, mixed, comprehensive for students aged 11-18 and it is a popular choice for parents. The school is highly regarded for its levels of academic achievement and its provision of extracurricular opportunities. The school's vision is "The Best For All". It is situated in
Leatherhead ,Surrey ,England .Location
Therfield is situated at the end of Dilston Road, off Kingston Road in Leatherhead, Surrey.
Academics
The school is highly regarded for its levels of academic achievement and its provision of extracurricular opportunities.The school’s vision is "The Best for All" - this is underpinned by aims which centre around striving for individual excellence whilst promoting core community values.
Ofsted
The most recent OfSTED inspection of November 2007 was highly positive. Thefield is delighted that the inspection report acknowledges the excellent work of the staff and students at Therfield
"Therfield is a good school which provides outstanding care support and guidance for its students" ""'OFSTED November 2007""'
Admissions
The school is open to all children regardless of ability. Therfield iscommitted to working in partnership with parents towards achievingour shared vision of ‘The Best For All’.
Sports College
Therfield became a "Specialist Sports College" in September 2005 and was re-designated in February 2008.
The specialist programme aims to use sport as a tool to raise the whole school attainment in an already very successful school through the focus on student and staff leadership skills, for Therfield to become a centre of excellence for sport (students can take part in up to twenty four different sports) and to enhance sporting opportunity within the local community through partnership with local residents, partner sports clubs and schools.
House Systems
Therfield provides a strong and pro-active pastoral support system. The House structure enables Therfield to promote the school ethos and encourage pride and ownership across the community.
Students are actively involved in House projects developing their leadership (in which they can gain a recognised qualification), teamwork, problem solving and communication skills.
Students are encouraged to become House mentors, supporting their peers and assisting younger students. The success of the system is evident when the students recognise a real sense of belonging, safety and developing self confidence.
Therfield organise every Key Stage into Houses, each consisting of 12 tutor groups, two from each school year. The House names are:
*Leith
*Juniper
*Norbury
*PolesdenThere are many Inter-House competitions throughout the year where the four Houses compete in different sporting events.
External links
* [http://www.therfieldschool.org.uk Therfield School Official Site]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/936_gcse_lea.stm]
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