Rawlett Community Sports College

Infobox UK school
name = Rawlett Community Sports College


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latitude = 52.65200
longitude = -1.70329
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type = Community comprehensive school
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Tim Bassettcite web |url=http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=159453&command=displayContent&sourceNode=159436&contentPK=21147387&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch |title=Rawlett Community High School - Mr Brodie Bids Farewell |publisher=Tamworth Herald |accessdate=2008-09-07]
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chair_label = Chairman Of The Governors
chair = John Buckingham
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specialist = Sports College, IT Academy
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street = Comberford Road
city = Tamworth
county = Staffordshire
country = England
postcode = B79 9AA
LEA = Staffordshire
ofsted = 124435
staff = Approx. 100
enrollment = 1272
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
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website = http://www.rawlett.staffs.sch.uk/
website_name = Official School Link

Rawlett Community Sports College is a high school located on the outskirts of Tamworth, a small market town in Staffordshire, England. It was previously known as "Rawlett High School". This is a specialist school that is a Sports College. Rawlett educates around 1,250 students aged 11-18. The Headteacher is Tim Bassett. The catchment includes Tamworth, Fazeley, Mile Oak, Elford, Hopwas, Riverside, Coton Green, and Gillway.

Facilities

The school operates the "Rawlett IT Academy", which offers Microsoft Office 2003 Specialist courses and exams. As it is a Sports College it has many sports facilities such as a four court sports hall, sprung wooden gymnasium, dance studio, meeting rooms, changing rooms, three floodlit county standard tennis courts, floodlit county standard netball court, floodlit synthetic pitch, and playing fields.

Connexions Card launch

Education secretary Estelle Morris chose Rawlett to launch the Connexions Card, on 14 June 2002. The card was a national initiative to encourage all 16-19 year olds to continue in education and training. [ [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2002_0286 "Estelle Morris Launches The Connexions Card In The West Midlands"] , Department for Education and Skills, 14 June 2002]

References

External links

* [http://www.rawlett.staffs.sch.uk/ Official site]