Rooks Heath College

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One of our greatest achievements is to have been judged by Ofsted, to be 'outstanding' for fifteen consecutive years. This reflects the hard work of our students, the support the College has from parents and carers, and the commitment of loyal and caring staff.

Rooks Heath has a warm and inviting atmosphere where students build valuable relationships with their teachers and other staff as they are guided on their learning pathways. We have a diverse curriculum that provides choices for all students and a dedicated staff that provides outstanding teaching to ensure that every child has the opportunity through learning to achieve success. At Rooks Heath, all students have equal access to the resources to help them to achieve their full potential and we work closely with parents and carers to achieve this aim. Rooks Heath is a vibrant, inclusive College where students are encouraged to learn and achieve irrespective of gender, race, class, special needs, belief, or any other personal characteristics.

Communication between home and the College is extremely important to us at Rooks Heath and we value regular contact with parents and carers at all times. Students are expected to achieve high standards of work and behavior in a friendly but disciplined learning environment. We aim to provide students with the skills and abilities to help them develop into independent, productive, and resourceful young people.

At Rooks Heath, we have a richly diverse student base and everyone makes excellent progress regardless of their different starting points. We have high achievers who have attained places at top universities such as Oxford and Cambridge as well as students that arrive after year seven, with no prior attainment, who achieve results that are well beyond expectations. Students in our care are encouraged to treat everyone with respect and equality, accepting differences between each other as a chance to learn and widen their perspectives end understanding of an increasingly multicultural global society.

Rooks Heath College has been delivering education graded as Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ to 11 – 18-year-old girls and boys for fifteen consecutive years. In 2011 the College gained Academy status and in 2017 a Multi Academy Trust was created, linking the College to Earlsmead Primary School with the option of adding further schools in the future.

The College is located in the London Borough of Harrow, close to the border with Hillingdon and Ealing. The popularity of the College is growing and the student roll has significantly increased over the last 4 years at a time of falling numbers in Harrow generally. Rooks Heath has a unique profile and is culturally, linguistically, and religiously diverse and promotes an ethos of inclusion and opportunity for learning for everyone.

A high proportion of students have English as an additional language and they are therefore skilled in a variety of languages as well as in English. A significant number of students also have refugee status and are dedicated to making a new life for themselves through hard work and commitment to their studies. These children will often start school at a very low level but a combination of targeted teaching strategies at Rooks Heath combined with a hunger for learning leads them to achieve grades that are in line with the National Average when they take their exams. The College has a highly inclusive approach to ensure that all students are welcomed, cared for, and supported to give their very best and achieve their full potential. Ofsted noted that the College is highly effective in promoting equal opportunities and tackling discrimination.

Rooks Heath has a reputation for having excellent pastoral support and has a caring and dedicated staff lead by Dr. John Reavley who has been the Headteacher for 17 years. Wherever possible student groups are kept small to achieve the best outcomes and appropriate support and learning pathways are developed for the individual needs of each student. For these reasons, and because of our dedicated Special Educational Needs department, families of children with special educational needs are attracted to the College. Parents and carers often comment on the friendly atmosphere that is promoted between staff and students at Rooks Heath.

We wish to provide the best possible education for every student and our aims are:

• To ensure Rooks Heath is a vibrant, inclusive College that encourages all students to learn and achieve, irrespective of culture, race, ability, or gender.
• To provide a learning environment where students are healthy, safe, and enjoy the opportunities available to enable them to achieve economic well-being.
• To serve the needs of the community:
• Raise levels of achievement for all students.
• Prioritize teaching to promote learning thereby raising student achievement.
• Foster the development of all students through respect for other young people and adults.
• Demonstrate an ambitious vision for the College and set high expectations for teachers and teachers.
• Actively promote spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development.
• Embed literacy and numeracy through a personalized and cross-curricular approach
• Ensure equal opportunities about gender, race, class, special needs, and belief.

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