Royal Latin School

Infobox UK school
name = Royal Latin School


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motto = "High Expectations For All (1993),
Alle May God Amende (1423)"
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established = 1423
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type = Voluntary controlled Grammar
religion = Christian
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Mr Robert Cooper
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specialist = Science College, Training school
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street = Chandos Road
city = Buckingham
county = Buckinghamshire
country = England
postcode = MK18 1AX
LEA = Buckinghamshire
ofsted = 110512
staff = 100
enrollment = 1261
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = 6
colours = Black and red
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website = http://www.royallatin.bucks.sch.uk/
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The Royal Latin School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckingham, England. It is a voluntary controlled school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has over 1260 pupils, including a sixth form of 390 pupils. It maintains a staff of over 120. In September 2003 the school was designated by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) as a specialist school in Science. It successfully redesignated in 2007, and achieved a second specialism as a Training school.

Since the County boundary adjustments of 1974 placed Eton College in Berkshire, the Royal Latin Grammar School claims the distinction of being the sole pre-Reformation grammar school in the County. ["Buckinghamshire - 25 years of architecture 1952-1977" Buckinghamshire County Council - Department of Architecture, p.19] The Royal Latin School was graded overall as "good" in the 2006 report by Ofsted and "Outstanding" in "Curriculum and other Activities" and "Personal Development and Wellbeing".

Houses

Each pupil, upon entrance, is placed into one of six houses named after influential figures involved in founding the school. The six houses are:

Uniform

Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: School blazer (black), black tailoured trousers OR black tailored skirt, black socks/tights, regulation white shirt, school tie (red, black and gold) and black shoes. Optionally a black v-neck pullover may be worn, in addition to the above.
Sixth Form: appropriate working wear

tudent positions

Prefects are chosen from the members of the sixth form, in particular the lower sixth (year 12) during the first half of the Autumn term.

Senior Prefects are chosen from existing prefects upon entry into the upper sixth (year 13) following consultation with teachers.

Every year, one male and one female member of the upper sixth are made Head Boy and Head Girl respectively. The decision is made following consultation with staff, interviews with the candidates and a discussion session. The positions are announced during the first half term of the year.

History

The school has played a significant role in the town of Buckingham since its earliest recorded reference in 1423, although it is thought that the school may date from the 13th century.

Although Buckingham's citizens supported Catherine of Aragon and her daughter Mary Tudor, and were opposed to the Reformation, the Chantry Chapel in which the Royal Latin School was based, rather than being destroyed by Edward VI (as many similar establishments were) was instead converted into the Royal Latin School. The Chantry Chapel remained the home of the Royal Latin School until 1907 when Buckinghamshire County Council provided major new buildings for the school and did so again in 1963. The warm brown brickwork of the 1963 extensions complements the stone built structure of the earlier buildings, the whole being enhanced by its parkland setting. [ibid.]

In 2006 The U15 rugby side made school history by becoming the first side from the Royal Latin to reach the semi finals of the Daily Mail vase.

Previous masters and headteachers

Notable alumni

* Sam Baldock, footballer
* Craig Pickering,Olympic athlete
* Michelle Cheung, badminton player

ee also

List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom

Footnotes

References

*Kettler, Sarah Valente. Trimble, Carole. "The Amateur Historians Guide to the Heart of England: Nearly 200 Medieval & Tudor Sites: nearly 200 Medieval & Tudor sites two hours or less from London"

External links

* [http://www.royallatin.bucks.sch.uk/ School website]
* [http://www.royallatin.bucks.sch.uk/visitors/performance.asp#ofsted Ofsted Report 2006]
* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_05.pl?School=8254501&Mode=Z DfES Performance Tables]
* [http://www.axeuk.com/rls RLS Leavers 2000] - contact details for pupils who left the school in 2000
* [http://www.dustyoldbooks.com/hoh/c_study.shtml#rls The Chantry Chapel and Royal Latin School in Buckingham.]