St Gregory's Catholic School

St. Gregory's Catholic Comprehensive School

Motto	"Christ at the Centre of Living and Learning"
Established	1966
Type	Academy
Religion	Roman Catholic
Headteacher	Mr. Stephen Adamson
Location	Reynolds Lane Kent TN4 9XL England
DfE number	886/5435
DfE URN	140640 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Houses	ESU, NE, EPD, CC, CPD
Colours	Red, White and Blue
Website	www.sgschool.org.uk

St. Gregory's Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The school was founded in 1966.

Often shortened to St. Greg's, the school consistently produces sound GCSE results and regularly appears in the TES Top 200 state schools league table. The school has been redeveloped numerous times in recent years, with the new Sixth Form block which is the most notable addition to the infrastructure of the school.

St Gregory's has a strong relationship with Catholic primary schools in the surrounding area, most notably St Augustine's Catholic Primary School from whom a large number of pupils come.

School aims

- To promote in each child the acquisition of skills, knowledge and personal responsibility.
- To broaden our students' vision, understanding and experience of the world.
- To provide a broadly-based framework of study as required by the National Curriculum.
- To assist young people to make their own informed judgements.

Areas of Learning

The school is arranged into 5 Areas of Learning (AoL). Students are assigned to an Area of Learning and they will stay in this Area for all of their school career - developing a strong supportive relationship with their peers and the team of teachers in their Area. If the student has a good reason to move review group, or even AoL, they can.

Family members may be put into the same Area of Learning but not necessarily the same Review Group. The Areas of Learning are led by an Assistant Headteacher, supported by a Pastoral leader.

Area of Learning	Subjects	Head of AoL	Pastoral Leader
Communication & Culture (CC)	English, MFL, Drama	Ms. P. Kerr	Ms. J. Griffiths
Creative & Physical Design (CPD	Art, Music, PE, Technology	Mr. Tekkham	Mrs. D. Hansford
Ethos & Personal Development (EPD)	RE, History	Mr. N Bradbury	Mrs. J. Devine
Environmental & Scientific Understanding (ESU)	Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Geography.	Mrs. L Maxfield	Mr. H. Nelson
Numeracy & Enterprise (NE)	Maths, ICT, Statistics	Mr. P Draper	Mr. R. Cruse

In year 7 students are taught in mixed-ability groups for most subjects - called by a Saints name (Anna, Clare, Joan, Helen, Luke, Peter, Simon). Anna, Clare, Joan and Helen learning French and Luke, Peter and Simon learning Spanish. Anna and Luke are also the 2 grammar-streaming groups. At the end of each day, students have 25 minutes Review Time, with their Review Tutor, in mixed age "vertical" Review Groups. This is to encourage students to reflect on their personal learning in a family environment.

Years 7–9

The following subjects are taught at Key Stage 3:

• Religious Education
• Science
• Maths
• English
• ICT
• Physical Education
• Modern Foreign Language (French or Spanish)
• Geography
• History
• Art
• Drama
• Music
• Technology (which includes: Food Technology, Resistant Materials Technology& Textiles)

Note: German has now been replaced by Spanish, thus German will only be available for A-level

Year 10–11

All students follow courses leading to GCSEs in the following subjects:

• Religious Education
• Mathematics
• English Literature
• English Language
• Science (double award or separate sciences)
• ICT/Computing

Students then have a choice of subjects, leading to GCSEs:

• Art & Design
• Business Studies
• Drama
• Geography
• History
• Separate Science (Chemistry, Physics and Biology)
• Music
• Physical Education
• French or Spanish
• Technology selected from: Food, Graphic Design, Resistant Materials & Textile

All students still have to participate in at least an hour of Physical Education a week.

Staff List

Head - Mr S Adamson

Deputy Head- Mr J Dawkins

Deputy Head - Mr S McQuillan

School Librarian - Mrs K Stanley

Science Department:

• Mr W Haslewood
• Mr M Perry
• Mr I Claus
• Mr A Bebbington
• Miss L Chapple (Mrs L Pollard)
• Miss C Hann
• Miss S Hawkins
• Mrs McAdie

Geography Department:

• Mrs Z Maynard
• Mrs J Furniss
• Mrs J Pa'lnok
• Mrs J Collins

Maths Department:

• Mrs C Murphy
• Mr N Ronan
• Mr P Draper

History Department:

• Mrs R Walker
• Mr J Clifford

RE Department:

• Mr N Malone
• Mrs Á Lyons
• Mrs E Miller
• Mr J Walmsley

Art Department:

• Mr K Matthews
• Mr Stott
• Mr Tekkham

Technology Department:

• Mrs J Devine
• Mrs S Beacon
• Mrs C Randall
• Mr J Martin
• Mr N Clarkson
• Mr Stone
• Mr Cruse

English Department:

• Mr C McGaughey
• Mrs E O'Neil
• Mrs J Pa'lnok
• Mrs L Ackroyd
• Mrs E Clarke

MFL Department:

• Mrs P Kerr
• Mrs C Liaudet
• Mrs J Barraud
• Mrs S Godin

Music Department:

• Mr Trevaskis
• Mrs E Shoreland

PE Department:

• Mr H Nelson
• Mrs H Knowles
• Mr J Cumber
• Mr N Bradbury

Sixth form

The Sixth Form at St Gregory's is regarded as the most influential and responsible part of the school. All of the Year 12 students are deemed to be "Prefects", with some of them, through application and interview procedures made "Senior Prefects". The choice of post-16 education can be of ultimate importance and so we will do our utmost to provide the mixture of courses that best meets the needs of the individual. Students can take a mixture of 'AS' and AVCEs in year 12 in order to maximise opportunities for progression. Some students may choose to follow an intermediate VCE in year 12 with a view to taking up advanced courses later.

A range of options are available in the Sixth Form, including A level GCE, Applied A levels and B Tech qualifications.

Alumni

Notable alumni include:

• Chris White, Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington since the 2010 general election.

External links

• Official school website
• Education League Table