Established 1911 Type Comprehensive Chair Ellise Storey Color Blue Founded 1911 | Closed 2010 Headteacher Jenny Garner Address Reading RG7 1ER, UK Motto Building on Previous Best Ceased operations 2010 | |
Location Hyde End Lane
Ryeish Green
Reading
Royal County of Berkshire
RG7 1ER
United Kingdom Similar Oakbank School, Maiden Erlegh School, Theale Green School, Kendrick School, Reading Girls' School | ||
Ryeish Green School was a comprehensive secondary school located in the hamlet of Ryeish Green, near Spencers Wood in Reading, Berkshire. The school closed in 2010, and a new school—Oakbank—opened on the site in 2012.
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History
Ryeish Green School was originally called Three Mile Cross Primary School when it was built in 1911. It originally taught pupils aged 5 to 14 years. Its first headmaster was Mr Reeley.
After World War II, the school modernised, expanded and amalgamated with a school in Spencers Wood (which is now the village library) to become a senior school.
Closure
Ryeish Green was closed in 2010. Wokingham Borough Council closed the school after it experienced falling student numbers; the school saw a reduction of approximately 150 students over a four-year period from 2002 to 2006.
In 2007, an independent candidate stood in the local council elections running on a Save Ryeish Green School ticket. Although both Labour and Liberal candidates stood down in favour of him, he fell a few votes short of the Conservative candidate who supported the school's closure.
Reopening
In September 2012, Oakbank—a free school—opened on the site formerly occupied by Ryeish Green.