Robert Clack School

Robert Clack School is a comprehensive school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Russell Taylor is the Headteacher of Robert Clack School. He is a former pupil of the school and joined the teaching staff in 2002. As the Senior Deputy Head from 2008 until August 2017, Mr Taylor worked closely with the previous Head before being appointed as Headteacher in September 2017.

Robert Clack School
Address
Gosfield Road (upper site); Green Lane (lower site);
Lymington Field (2020 site)

Dagenham
,
Greater London
,
RM8 1JU/RM8 1AL

England
Coordinates51.5618°N 0.14565°E / 51.5618; 0.14565
Information
TypeCommunity school
Mottoforti difficile nihil (nothing is difficult for the brave) Latin
Established1955
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
Department for Education URN101245 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherRussell Taylor
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1995
Capacity2080 [1]
Websitehttp://www.robert-clack.bardaglea.org.uk

History

The Robert Clack Technical School opened in 1955 and was named after the former Mayor of the borough of Dagenham who died in 1953. In 1970 it amalgamated with the Triptons Secondary Modern School and became the Robert Clack Comprehensive School. The school is split into two sites: the Lower School (formerly Triptons Secondary Modern) and the Upper School (formerly Robert Clack Technical School). The school is heavily oversubscribed accommodating over 2050 students. In September 2015 it was revealed that Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were considering asking Robert Clack School to significantly expand to accommodate 2,500 pupils, which would make the Robert Clack the biggest secondary school in England.[2]

The school is home to the United Kingdom's largest school council, with over 120 members who actively participate in policy making, welcoming visitors, conducting events and other aspect of school life as well as assisting senior management in making decisions. The school and its council have been rated by Ofsted as "Outstanding" for four consecutive years. In 2009 Ofsted highlighted it as one of 12 outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.[3]

Buildings

As of August 2020 the school has four separate buildings located on the Green Lane Site. Those are the following: Main building, Sports Hall/Gym and T Block (Maths Block). Teaching in the Y7 block began in September 2018 and it was a building made specially for Year 7 pupils, but that was later stopped as it was transformed into the Maths Block. This Y7 block became a maths block for the maths department as of September 2019. They also have a D Block consisting of a few offices and the LSC (Learning Support Center) There is also a new site made in July 2020, the Lymington Fields site, where in September 2020 when schools reopen, some students will have to work there due to coronavirus protection measures.

Notable alumni

A number of notable people have attended the school including:

Debate Championship

In 2016 three pupils from Robert Clack represented the United Kingdom in a world debating championship held in Japan. They made it to the Semi-Final of the competition and placed Third.[4]

Meghan Markle

In March 2020, Meghan, Dutchess of Sussex visited Robert Clack in her first solo speech since splitting from the Royal Family.

Her speech was for International Women's day and mainly focusing on the Ford Dagenham strikes.

References
  1. "Ofsted 2016".
  2. "Dagenham school with 2,500 pupils could be country's biggest". BBC News. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. Twelve outstanding secondary schools - Excelling against the odds Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted, 24 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  4. Murphy-Bates, Sebastian. "Debate mates of Dagenham make world's top three". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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