Royal Latin School
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| Motto |
"Alle May God Amende" (Ruding 1423) "High expectations for all" (1993) |
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| Established | c.1423 |
| Type | Academy Grammar School |
| Religion | Christian |
| Chair of Governors | Katrine Brown |
| Founder | King Edward VI (by royal charter) |
| Location |
Chandos Road Buckingham Buckinghamshire MK18 1AX England Coordinates: 51°59′36″N 0°59′10″W / 51.99347°N 0.98616°W |
| DfE URN | 137344 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 160+ |
| Students | 1260+ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 6 |
| Colours | Black and Red |
| Publication | The Latin |
| Website | royallatin |
"Alle May God Amende" (Ruding 1423)
The Royal Latin School (RLS) is a co-educational grammar school in Buckingham, England, with one of the most distinguished histories as a grammar school in the country. It has continually existed for almost six hundred years; receiving a Royal Charter in this time and moving premises three times. In September 2011 the school became an academy. It takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18 and has over 1260 pupils, including a sixth form of 390 pupils. It maintains a staff of just over 160. In September 2003 the school was designated by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) as a specialist school in science. It was successfully redesignated in 2007 and achieved a second specialism as a training school.
Since the county's boundary adjustments of 1974 placed Eton College in Berkshire, the Royal Latin School claims the distinction of being the sole pre-Reformation grammar school in the county. The Royal Latin School was graded as outstanding in the 2009 report by Ofsted.
Each pupil, upon entrance, is placed into one of six houses, named after founders of the school at various stages in its history. The six houses are:
Years seven to eleven: School blazer, black trousers, black skirt for girls, black socks/tights, white regulation shirt, school tie (red, black and house colour) and black shoes. A black v-neck jumper may be worn.
Sixth Form: Smart clothing, matching dark suits with a jacket for girls and shirt and tie for boys.
Prefects are chosen from the members of the Sixth Form lower sixth during the first half of the autumn term. House captains are chosen after selections for head and deputy head girl and boy have been made, and this is usually done by the candidates making speeches in front of their houses, and the house voting on the two best candidates. This is open to any lower sixth former in the designated house and not just prefects.
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