Established 1973 Principal Mr Richard Millard DfE URN 139160 Tables Phone +44 1234 290200 Founded 1973 Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Academy DfE number 822/4085 Address Bedford MK41 8PX, UK Number of students 1,250 | |
Location Wentworth Drive
Putnoe
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK41 8PX
England Similar Castle Newnham School, Beaucha Middle School, St Thomas More Catholic, Biddenham Internatio School a, Bedford Academy Profiles | ||
Rutherford report october 2016 mark rutherford school
Mark Rutherford School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Bedford, England. The school is named in honour of the writer William Hale White who used Mark Rutherford as a pseudonym.
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- Rutherford report october 2016 mark rutherford school
- Mark rutherford school bbc school report 2016
- History
- Catchment
- Notable former pupils
- References
Mark Rutherford school educates pupils from age 11 through to 16. In addition, the school offers a sixth form provision for pupils age 16 to 19 wishing to study courses such as A levels. The school has a specialism in performing arts, and offers a range of courses related to the specialism.
Mark rutherford school bbc school report 2016
History
The school opened in 1973 as an upper school, educating children from the age of 13. However, in September 2010 children in academic years 7 and 8 of Woodside Middle School transferred to Mark Rutherford School, and year 7 pupils from Woodside now transfer to Mark Rutherford every year. This means that Mark Rutherford School now educates children from the age of 11, unlike many other secondary schools in the Borough of Bedford. Woodside Middle School formally closed in September 2011, though the site is still used by Putnoe Primary School which took over responsibility of Woodside's academic years 5 and 6.
In June 2012, the school launched a consultation on the possibility of converting to an academy. In September, governors of the school voted to convert to academy status, which commenced on 1 January 2013.
Catchment
The school's catchment area covers Putnoe and Goldington, as well as some parts of Brickhill and Newnham. Middle and primary schools which fall into Mark Rutherford Schools catchment area include Putnoe Primary School and Goldington Academy.