Ruskin High School, Crewe

Ruskin High School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school in Crewe, Cheshire, England, for pupils aged 11 to 16 years.[3]

Ruskin Sports College
Address
Ruskin Road

Crewe
,
Cheshire
,
CW2 7JT

England
Coordinates53°05′25″N 2°26′50″W
Information
TypeCommunity school
Motto"High Standards, High Achievers"
Established1902 (1909[1])
Local authorityCheshire East
Department for Education URN111417 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsJohn Rhodes
HeadteacherElla Brett
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment751 pupils[2]
Websitehttp://www.ruskinhighschool.co.uk/

History

The school was founded in 1902 as Crewe County Secondary School in rooms at the then Technical College in Flag Lane and moved to the new Ruskin Road building in 1909. The name changed to Crewe County Grammar School after the 1944 Education Act.[3] When secondary education in Crewe was reorganised the school became the Ruskin County High School (and fully comprehensive) in 1978.[3] It achieved a Specialist Schools status in 2002 after a successful application to the Specialist Schools Trust and sufficient fund-raising.[3]

Headteachers:

Mrs Brett (2009–Present)

Mr Mottershead (1994 - 2009)

Mr Munks (1974 - 1994)

Mr Storey (1938 - 1942)

Mr D.H. McCurtain (1902 - 1938)

Recent developments

The school specialises in sport, and briefly modern foreign languages. The refurbished sports hall was opened in October 2005, whilst a new dining hall was completed in spring 2006. When the school was awarded Sports College Status, five floodlit tennis courts were built at a cost of almost £250,000.[3]

Ruskin celebrated its centenary year on the Ruskin Road site in 2009. The celebrations officially began on Friday, 9 January 2009, with an assembly involving pupils and staff, ex-staff, ex-pupils and government officials. Assembly was followed by a tree planting service and concluded with a memorial service, during which a bench was dedicated to each of the three pupils who lost their lives while pupils at the school.[1]

Alumni
Baron Price, of Sturminster Newton in the County of Dorset

Crewe County Grammar School for Boys
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See also

References
  1. "New Era Technology UK | Part of the New Era Technology family".
  2. "Establishment: Ruskin Sports and Languages College". EduBase. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  3. "Ruskin Sports and Languages College". www.school-portal.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  4. "Nigel Peever". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. "Tina King". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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