Archbishop Sancroft High School

Archbishop Sancroft High School is a Church of England secondary school located in Harleston, Norfolk, England.

Archbishop Sancroft High School
Address
Wilderness Lane

Harleston
,
Norfolk
,
IP20 9DD

England
Coordinates52.3994°N 1.2939°E / 52.3994; 1.2939
Information
Other nameASHS
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1688 (1688)
FounderArchbishop William Sancroft
Local authorityNorfolk
TrustSt Benet’s Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN146059 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive Head TeacherMr. Richard Cranmer
Head of SchoolMr. Robert Connelly
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment455 as of September 2020
Capacity501
HousesOrmerod, Dove, Sancroft, Pickering
Ofsted GradeGood
Websitehttp://ashs.stbenets.org/

History

The school was first established by Archbishop William Sancroft, who by deed on 25 June 1688 granted £54 a year to Emmanuel College, Cambridge to pay a clergyman to teach in Harleston.[1] Sancroft had to gain permission from the monarch James II to found the school.

The school occupied its current premises in 1964. Since then the school has continued to expand and has in recent years been over-subscribed, with students travelling some distance in Norfolk and Suffolk to be educated at the school.

In 2018, the school became the first secondary school as part of the Diocese of Norwich's St Benet’s Multi Academy Trust.

Description

When Ofsted visited the school in 2013, prior to it becoming an academy, it found a good school. The school is smaller than the average-sized secondary school where very large majority of the students are from White British backgrounds and all speak English as their first language. The proportion of disabled students and those with special educational needs was below the national average though the proportion of students receiving the pupil premium is similar to the national average.[2]

Curriculum

The school operates a three-year, Key Stage 3 where all the core National Curriculum subjects are taught. Year 7 and Year 8 study core subjects: English, Mathematics, Science. The following foundation subjects are offered: French, German, Geography and History, Computing, Design & Technology, Drama, Life Skills, PSHE & RE, Music, Art and PE. In year 9, German is dropped.[3]

Every student in Key Stage 4 has the opportunity to study subjects that will give them the greatest possible range of choices in the future. All students will study English language, English literature, Mathematics, Sciences, Religious Education – a total of 6 GCSEs which make up the core. In addition to these courses all students have PE lessons and RSHE - Relationships, Sex and Health Education which are not examined.

In addition to the 6 core qualifications, all students take either Geography, History, French or Computer Science and one extra option chosen from Geography, History, German, Computer Science, PE, Health & Fitness, Music, Food and Cookery, Engineering, Art and Design, Drama, or Enrichment. This makes 8 GCSEs in all- 9 if yjr pupil is selected to do Triple Science.[4]

See also

References
  1. Schools Inquiry Commission: XIII. GE. Eyre & W. Spottiswoode. 1869.
  2. "Ofsted Report 2013". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "ASHS Curriculum Intent - Archbishop Sancroft High School". www.ashs.org.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. "Options Booklet 2020-2022" (PDF). www.ashs.org.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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