Raynes Park High School
| Mottoes | To each his need, from each his power (Traditional) Inspiring learning; achieving excellence (Modern) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1935 |
| Type | Comprehensive community school |
| Deputy Head | Agnes Bailey & Tyrone Myton |
| Chair of Governors | Michael Ross |
| Location |
Bushey Road Raynes Park Greater London SW20 0JL England Coordinates: 51°24′12″N 0°14′21″W / 51.4033°N 0.2391°W |
| Local authority | Merton |
| DfE URN | 102674 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1020 |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Houses | Miltons, Gibbs, Halliwells and Newsoms |
| Colours | White, Red, Yellow and Purple |
| Website | RPHS |
Raynes Park High School is a co-educational comprehensive school which educates around 2500 students aged 11 to 19. It is located in Raynes Park, England, coming under the London Borough of Merton
Raynes Park High School is situated at the junction of the Kingston bypass (A3) and Bushey Road (A298). To the east, it is bounded by West Barnes Lane (B282), and just east of the boundary between the boroughs of Kingston upon Thames (New Malden) and Merton, and just north of the Shannon Corner junction of the A3/B282.
The school first came into being as a boys only grammar school in 1935. It remained as such for the next 34 years until 1969 when it became a 13–18 boys' comprehensive. In September 1990, when as along with the rest of the borough's schools, it became a 12-16 mixed comprehensive. Finally in September 2010 like all other high schools in the borough, the school's sixth form was re-instated. The school is now an official mixed 11-19.
Following the conversion of Merton's education system to a two tier structure in the 1990s, the school's sixth form was closed. Students wishing to take A-levels enrolled at various colleges or sixth forms in the area. Subsequently, sixth form centres were re-introduced for all Merton High Schools and in September 2010 the purpose built sixth form block opened its doors to Year 12 students.
The Head Teacher is Kirsten Heard and the Chair of Governors is Michael Ross. The school last had an Ofsted inspection in October 2015, when it was graded Good.
There have been eight Headteachers:
W.H. Auden composed the words for the school song.
Raynes Park has four Houses: Miltons, Gibbs, Halliwells and Newsoms. The Houses are all identified by distinctive ties (Miltons:white, Gibbs:red, Halliwells:yellow and Newsoms:purple). These names were taken from four of the first five teachers. The fifth, Cobb, also had a House but (Cobbs:green) and the name remained in use for some buildings until December 2002
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