Range High School

Infobox School2
name = Range High School


motto = "A Modern School With Traditional Values"
students = ~1300
established = 1976
type = Secondary Comprehensive School
head_name = Head
head = Mrs. Miller
city = Formby
state = Sefton
country = England
website = [http://www.range.sefton.sch.uk/ Range High School]

Range High School is located in Formby, Sefton, England and is one of two secondary comprehensive schools in the area (the other being Formby High School). The high school caters for roughly 1300 students aged 11-18 (including roughly 250 in the Sixth form). The headteacher is Mrs Maureen Miller.

The local primary schools St. Lukes and Woodlands Primary School both act as feeder schools to Range High School.

Specialist School Status

Range High School received Specialist school status in Mathematics and Computing in 2005 following large fundraising activities involving parents, local businesses and The Ogden Trust. Upon gaining specialist status, a grant was provided to the school by the Government allowing investment in new technology and to change the building work, making what was formally a Geography department into a state-of-the-art IT suite with Interactive whiteboards now in operation in many of the classrooms within the school.

Trivia

*The 6th Form building shares the same design as Formby High School's 6th Form building - only a few miles down the road.
*Member of the P.E. department, Gill Burns is a former captain of the Women's English Rugby union Team. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/2000369.stm BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | International | England women into final ] ]
*The school is based on a house system. Each new student is assigned to a House; Derby (Yellow), Blundell (Blue), Weld (Red) & Sefton (green) These colours are reflected in the sports shirts worn for PE. The houses compete throughout the year in a variety of sporting and quiz events which culminates in a sports day to determine who wins the House Cup at the end of the year.

References

External links

* [http://www.range.sefton.sch.uk Range High School Website]
* [http://www.sefton.gov.uk/page&6102&schoolid=2497&type=Secondary%20School Range High at Sefton Schools finder]