Tanbridge House School

Tanbridge House School is a coeducational secondary school located in Horsham, West Sussex, England. Its current head master is Mr Jules White who started in January 2008. The school teaches a variety of subjects across the curriculum. In 2012 95.7% of students achieved A*-C grades at GCSE. Of those, 79% achieved 5 A*-C including English and Maths.

Tanbridge House School
Address
Farthings Hill

Horsham
,
West Sussex
,
RH12 1SR

England
Coordinates51°03′53″N 0°21′04″W
Information
TypeCommunity school
Motto"Exceptional everyday"
Established1976 (current site built in 1994)
Local authorityWest Sussex
Department for Education URN126064 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsMr Bob Dulieu
HeadteacherMr Jules White
Staff170+
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1268+
HousesRedgrave, Radcliffe, Wilkinson
Colour(s)     
Websitehttp://www.tanbridge-house-sch.co.uk

In November 2012, the school achieved an 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating in all four key areas of inspection. This placed it in the top three percent of secondary schools in the country and made it one of only seven 'Outstanding' secondary schools in the county.[1]

School Information

There is a 'Student Voice' at Tanbridge which involves over 100 student representatives, who are involved in interviewing potential staff, leading on environmental and charitable issues and helping new pupils make the transition from primary to secondary school. The school was one of the first schools in West Sussex to achieve a Rights Respecting Schools Award (UNICEF).

There areSMART boards in every classroom, nine dedicated IT suites with another five computer areas and iPads.[2] Since 2008, the school has had a Virtual Learning Environment and Moodle. The school has its own Learning Resource Centre.

The annual school production is held every summer at The Capitol Theatre in Horsham; West Side Story (2008) Sweeney Todd (2009) Les Misérables (2010), Evita (2011), The Phantom of the Opera (2012) and Miss Saigon (2013) were all sell out shows.

Further Education

Many of the students progress to colleges across the county, with the majority going to The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham although other colleges include Northbrook College in Worthing, Central Sussex College in Crawley, Brinsbury College in Pulborough and Chichester College.

Houses

The school has three houses, which are all namesakes of famous English sportspeople. They are:

School achievements

The school has achieved the following in recent years[3]

School Timeline
    DateNotes
    1627Original site built by Richard Nye
    1887The second site was built by Thomas Oliver. It was one of the first houses with electricity in Horsham and was an example of neo-Jacobean architecture. It is the building in Worthing Road and is still existent today.
    1920Thomas Oliver dies; the building was sold to the county council for £7000
    1924The building becomes the Horsham High School for Girls
    1968The building was described as "a fine example of the revived Wealden tradition"
    1976The High School site is merged with the site at Manor House school and becomes Tanbridge House School, a mixed comprehensive. The former school buildings from the Manor House site were demolished and is now a supermarket.
    1988The school was due to be demolished but Audrey Robinson; a teacher at the school launched a successful campaign to save the building
    1993Foundation Stone for the new school laid by Sir Philip Ward. The new school had been planned by Chairman of Governors David Radbourne and Headmaster Neil Chapman.
    1994The current school site is built, adjacent to the A24 road (England).

    Notable alumni

    References
    1. enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". www.ofsted.gov.uk.
    2. http://www.tanbridge-house-sch.co.uk/ipadsenhancelearning.shtml
    3. "Awards and Achievements". Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
    4. "Horsham's Sanders dreaming of Brighton debut after bench call-up against Liverpool". www.wscountytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2019. Sanders, a former Trafalgar, Greenway and Tanbridge House School pupil,
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.