Established 1975 (1975) Religion Church of England DfE number 886/5447 Founded 1975 Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Foundation school Principal Mr A. Mirams Phone +44 1843 609000 | |
Location Westwood Road
Broadstairs
Kent
CT10 2LH
England Address Westwood Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2LH, UK Similar The Charles Dickens, Dane Court Grammar School, Chatham House Grammar, The Royal Harbour Academy, Hartsdown Academy | ||
St George's C of E Foundation School, often abbreviated to St George's, is an all-through school in Broadstairs, Kent, catering for students for 4 to 19 years. The official School as it currently stands was formed in the mid 1970s by joining the two old schools of St George's Boys School and St George's Girls C of E School together into one building and formed the current St George's community. The student executive team is set up using 10 year 11 students. Along with the Head Boy and Girl they help run and support events such as the choir service and celebration evenings. In September 2016, Mrs Stoner announced that at the end of the 2016-17 school year she would be retiring as Head Teacher. In November Adam Mirams was elected the new Principal as of Term 4.
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Moving to Broadstairs
The original St George's School opened in Ramsgate in 1841. In September 1967, St George's Girls C of E School moved from Ramsgate to a new building in Broadstairs near Dane Court Grammar School, with St George's Boys School moving to the site in 1973, after the construction of more facilities. By 1975 it was officially a unisex School called St George's C of E School, and later became a Business and an Enterprise school.The 1960s and 1970s buildings stood until early 2010 when it was knocked down and a new school building was built next to the site.
House System
As of 2013 the school has 4 House Learning Communities, each named after a Cathedral City
Houses - all have house colour on tie
Inter House Challenge
In the Inter House Challenge students from the above 'House Learning Communities' compete with students from other Houses in a series of challenges, such as Sport, Art, Science, and other activities to win points for their House. The House with the most points wins the Inter House Cup at the end of each academic year. These events happen at the end of every term, and the points carry over through the school year, until making a final end-of-year total.
Rochester dominated the 1990s, as has Exeter since the early 2000s.
The Project
The new school building plan was formed by the previous Principal Keith Rumblo, with his Vice Principal (Now current Principal) Kim Stoner, and members of the school governing Body. The plan was to build the first 21st Century facilities in Thanet, as part of the Government's 'Building Schools for the Future' scheme. It cost about £23M, with state-of-the-art facilities and modern equipment in all areas.
Moving into the Building
Although the School wasn't officially opened until September 2010, staff moved in on 20 April 2010, Year 11 and Sixth Form on 21 April, Years 9 and 10 on the 22nd and Years 7 and 8 came in on the 22nd.
Primary School
Due to the demand for a new Primary School in the Thanet area, St Georges received funding to build a new Primary School to open in September 2016. The new Primary School Head Teacher in Mrs Jarvis and the deputy head in Mrs Curry. To follow updates of the progress please visit the school's website.
Since 1996
Keith Rumblo 1996–2009 served the school as its head for 13 out of his 19 years there. He started the new school plan.
Kim Stoner 2009–2017 created a 'mantra' for students that "Nothing but our best will do". Since Easter 2009, she has overseen :
In October 2015, at the request of the Local Authority, Mrs Stoner became Interim Executive Headteacher of The Charles Dickens School for the 2015/2016 school year. This follows on from her successful interim lead of St Edmund's Catholic School, Dover in 2013.
Adam Mirams 2017- present- After Mrs Stoner retired in 2017. Mr Mirams became Principal