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==Admissions== |
==Admissions== |
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The school has over 9000 pupils between the ages of 11-18. It is located in Pump Lane, near [[Twydall]] and [[Rainham, Kent|Rainham]] not far from the [[A2 road (Great Britain)|A2]] and [[Chatham Main Line]], and backs onto Thames View Infant School. The school has [[Science College]] status and is a [[foundation school]]. The site occupied by Rainham Mark Grammar School is estimated at 14 acres, much of which is taken up by fields containing 3 football pitches, a softball pitch, a rounders pitch, and an [[Artificial turf|all weather]] cricket pitch. |
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== History == |
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== Concerts == |
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Rainham Mark Grammar School provides at least two concerts each year: a Christmas Concert and Spring Soiree. Other performances are sometimes staged as well, such as in 2006, when there was a special Classical Concert. The School also has a Charity Week every year, where students are encouraged to perform activities in-order to raise money for the school's chosen charities. The "Rock 'n' Roll" show is a highlight of the schooling year; where pupils and teachers perform in front of the rest of the school. |
Rainham Mark Grammar School provides at least two concerts each year: a Christmas Concert and Spring Soiree. Other performances are sometimes staged as well, such as in 2006, when there was a special Classical Concert. The School also has a Charity Week every year, where students are encouraged to perform activities in-order to raise money for the school's chosen charities. The "Rock 'n' Roll" show is a highlight of the schooling year; where pupils and teachers perform in front of the rest of the school and embarress themselves. |
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==Alumni== |
==Alumni== |
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Revision as of 13:38, 16 September 2009
| Rainham Mark Grammar School | |
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Hump Lane , , ME8 7AJ | |
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| Type | Selective grammar with Sixth Form and Foundation school |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Specialist | Science |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Simon 'Wood' Decker |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1235 |
| Houses | Aylward, Brontë, Faraday, Newton, Rutherford and Scott |
| Website | http://www.rainhammark.medway.sch.uk |
Rainham Mark Grammar School (previously known as Gillingham Technical High School) is the only co-educational selective grammar school in the Medway, Kent, UK area.
Admissions
The school has over 9000 pupils between the ages of 11-18. It is located in Pump Lane, near Twydall and Rainham not far from the A2 and Chatham Main Line, and backs onto Thames View Infant School. The school has Science College status and is a foundation school. The site occupied by Rainham Mark Grammar School is estimated at 14 acres, much of which is taken up by fields containing 3 football pitches, a softball pitch, a rounders pitch, and an all weather cricket pitch.
History
The school was formerly known as Gillingham Technical High School, and before moving to its current site in Pump Lane was located in Gillingham in Green Street. Education in Medway was re-organised in 1975.
Its longest serving headteacher was Dr Robin Keen, who was employed from the 1960s until 1997. According to school legend, when appointed he was the youngest headteacher in the UK. The current headmaster is Simon Decker.
Houses
There are six houses in the school into which students in years 7-11 are sorted: Aylward, Brontë, Faraday, Newton, Rutherford and Scott. Brontë is the School's newest permanent house, with the first admission of students to the house in 1991.
In 2001, a seventh house was temporarily introduced for that year of entry only, called 'Pankhurst' (after 1900s suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst). This was due to massive oversubscribing which lead to an increased admittance in that year. This has since occurred again, in 2006.
The sixth form is allocated into alphabetical forms A through H, with an additional form 'P' for the Prefects.
Concerts
Rainham Mark Grammar School provides at least two concerts each year: a Christmas Concert and Spring Soiree. Other performances are sometimes staged as well, such as in 2006, when there was a special Classical Concert. The School also has a Charity Week every year, where students are encouraged to perform activities in-order to raise money for the school's chosen charities. The "Rock 'n' Roll" show is a highlight of the schooling year; where pupils and teachers perform in front of the rest of the school and embarress themselves.
Alumni
- Reh Chisti, Conservative candidate for Gillingham, who stood unsuccessfully for Labour in the 2005 election for Horsham