Established 1963 Phone +44 1623 792327 Number of students 1,250 | Founded 1963 | |
President Sarah Amos MA BSc Dip pHD Headteacher Mr J P Loughton (1992-2011)Mr R Martlew (2011-2015)Mr D Bell (2015-2018) Vice Principals >Mrs F DerrickMr M Croft Location Warsop LaneRainworthNottinghamshireNG21 0AGEngland Motto Spes et fides; (Hope and faith) Profiles | ||
Joseph Whitaker School is a secondary school with academy status in Rainworth near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in England. Over 1,300 students are taught there, by a staff body of over 100 teachers. The current headmaster is Mr Martlew, who took over from J P Loughton after his Christmas 2010 retirement. The school takes its name from Joseph Whitaker, a naturalist who lived in Rainworth at Rainworth Lodge. In the early part of 2016, Mrs The school also has its own sixth form college for Post-16 A-Level studies, offering a multitude of subject areas. The school has invested heavily in the Post-16 facilities, with the opening of a flagship £1,000,000 Sixth Form Centre in November 2012. It has teaching rooms, a media suite, study areas and a Sixth Form café. All attending sixth form students also receive a netbook and membership of school's gym facility.
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The joseph whitaker school sports day 2012
Subjects
It is compulsory for all first year students (Year 7) to take the following subjects:
Physical Education
The school specialises in sports and has modern sports facilities including a sports hall that has room for 4 badminton courts. The sports hall is fitted out with basketball hoops, cricket nets as well as markings on the floor for basketball, football, badminton, tennis and netball. There is also a large gymnasium, a dance studio with lighting and sound, full wall mirror and bar, and blackout curtains. The school also has an all-weather floodlit pitch.