- Retford Oaks High School
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street = Babworth Road
city =Retford
county =Nottinghamshire
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postcode = DN22 7NJ
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website = http://www.retfordoaks.notts.sch.uk
website_name = WebsiteRetford Oaks High School is a mainstream school in the market town of
Retford ,Nottinghamshire .The school is situated to the west of the town, next to the A620, adjacent to the western side of the
East Coast Main Line .History
The school was established in 2003 when two other Retford schools amalgamated. His HRH Duke of Kent formally opened the school in October 2008.
Former schools
The King Edward VI [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/89528 school] was on "London Road", being previously known as the King Edward VI Grammar School since August 1857 and designed by
Decimus Burton . Much earlier, there was also Retford County High School for Girls on "Pelham Road". The former Retford Oaks School was on a site towards Ordsall near the [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/89556 former] leisure centre, the formerOrdsall Hall School on "Ordsall Road" (now the Post-16 Centre). Before 1977, the former Sir Frederick Milner (all male)secondary modern school was on "Pennington Walk". This became part of the King Edward VI school, and was used as the sixth form site prior to the new Post-16 centre being opened.Regeneration
Similar to five other schools in
Bassetlaw (two inWorksop and one inTuxford ,Bircotes and another in Retford), the school underwent an extensive rebuilding programme under PFI funding. It was [http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/County-council-gives-green-light.872016.jp not possible] to develop the King Edward VI school [http://www.bjjarvis.com/GrammarSchool.htm site] as a Post-16 Centre (even though the county council wanted to), because the county council did not own the property so an entirely new site was [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/89555 built] on "Babworth Road". This site is for ages 11-16. On the former Ordsall Hall site, a new [http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/services/leisure__culture/leisure_facilities/retford_leisure_centre.aspx leisure centre] was built in January 2008 and a separate Post-16 (sixth form) Centre was built in September 2007, when the 11-16 site opened as well. Worksop has also had a new sixth form (and leisure centre) built under the same PFI contract.Facilities
The school is very fortunate to have superb facilities due to moving into new buildings in March 2007. The school magazine is called the "Oak Tree".
Simon Widdup , a former cricketer, is a history teacher at the school.Academic performance
The school achieves good results at GCSE and A-Level and has improved rapidly since opening in 2003.
Contact
Retford Oaks High SchoolBabworth RoadRetford NottinghamshireDN22 7NJ
Tel: 01777 861618
Email: office@retfordoaks.notts.sch.uk
Web: www.retfordoaks.notts.sch.uk www.retfordoaks.co.uk
Alumni
King Edward VI Grammar school
* Anthony Barber,
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1970-4
*Doc Cox , TV presenter, notorious musician.
*Samuel Milner , physicist.
* John Taylor, writer
*John Warham , photographerir Frederick Milner Secondary Modern
*
Derek Randall , England cricketer.ee also
* [http://www.transformschools.co.uk/bassetlaw/school4_elizabethan.htm Elizabethan High School] - the other Retford comprehensive on "Hallcroft Road".
External links
* [http://www.retfordoaks.notts.sch.uk Retford Oaks High School]
* [http://retfordoaks.co.uk PE Dept]
* [http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/bassetlawpfi/theproposal.htm Bassetlaw PFI]
* [http://www.eyemead.com/RGS-HIST.htm History of Retford Grammar School]
* [http://www.geocities.com/oldretfordian/ Old Retfordian]
* [http://www.transformschools.co.uk/bassetlaw/school5_retfordpost.htm Post 16 Centre]
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