Type Academy DfE URN 136517 Tables Phone +44 1689 856050 | Headteacher Ms S Spence Ofsted Reports Number of students 1,450 Staff 150 (approx.) | |
Location Oakley Road (A233)
Bromley
London
BR2 8HP
England Gender Male 11-16, Mixed 16-18 Address Oakley Rd, Bromley BR2 8HP, UK Motto Committed to Excellence and Innovation | ||
Ravens Wood School, formerly Bromley Technical High School, located in Keston, London Borough of Bromley, England, is an all-boys school. The Sixth Form accepts both boys and girls. As of 2009 the school had 1,450 pupils. The school is a designated technology college, specialising in Design Technology and Information Technology. The school became an academy on 1 April 2011.
Contents
- Bbc news report by ravens wood school about cry and ben daniels memorial fund
- Sport
- Drama
- Performing Arts Academy RAPA
- Music Academy
- References
Ravens Wood School (RWS) is part of the Ravens Wood Learning Trust.
Bbc news report by ravens wood school about cry and ben daniels memorial fund
Sport
In May 2007, the Year 10 football squad won the English Schools' Football Association Under 15 Schools' Cup. In April 2012, the Under 18 Rugby Academy reached the Daily Mail Vase Final played at Twickenham. Ravens Wood lost narrowly against the Leys School. April 2014 saw another English Schools Football Association National Football triumph with the Year 8 team winning a tightly fought contest held at Reading's Madejski Stadium.
The RWS Football and Rugby academies are developed exclusively for students entering Sixth Form. Currently, there are around 30 students for the Rugby Academy and three teams for the Football Academy. The Football Academy is tied with Fulham FC which allows the students to closely participate with the club including use of their training facilities, coaches and pathways to semi-professional clubs.
Drama
The school has achieved success in the Rock Challenge dance/drama competition having won the Southern Premier league three years in a row which is the first time ever to happen in Rock Challenge (2008, 2009 and 2010) and also came second in the first ever Rock Challenge National Final (2009). It is thought to be the first boys' school in the UK to take the contemporary dance drama title.
Performing Arts Academy (RAPA)
The Ravens Wood Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) was established in September 2009 to house and extend the most elite performing students. Theses students receive professional training during senior years. They receive 4 additional training sessions as part of their sixth form studies.
Music Academy
The Ravens Wood Music Academy was established in September 2011 to give students the opportunity to develop their skills as performers, composers or technicians with the potential for recognition of their achievements at a national level. Since its launch, the Music Academy have been involved with The Bromley Youth Music Trust, Music for Youth (Regional/National festival), ArtsTrain, University of the Arts (London) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (South Kensington).
Admission to the Music Academy is by audition only and ABRSM Grade 5 or equivalent in an instrument.