Sir John Cass Redcoat School
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| Type | Voluntary aided school |
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| Religion | Church of England |
| Interim Headteacher | L.Hussain |
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Stepney Way London E1 0RH England Coordinates: 51°30′59″N 0°02′38″W / 51.5164°N 0.0439°W |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| DfE URN | 100977 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1830 (1366 Secondary 464 Sixthform) |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Sir John Cass's Foundation and Redcoat Secondary School and Sixth Form College is a Church of England School in Stepney, the East End of London.The last Ofsted report in October 2015 rated SJCR School as "Outstanding."
The school admits pupils aged 11 to 18, with approximately 1400 students in the main school and 720 in the sixth form. Although the school is run by the Church of England, ninety percent of its pupils come from ethnic Bangladeshi, mainly Muslim backgrounds.
A 2015 inspection by Ofsted declared the school outstanding.
Sir John Cass was born in the City of London in 1661 and, during his lifetime, served as both Alderman and Sheriff. He was also MP for the City and knighted in 1712.
In 1710 Cass set up a school for 50 boys and 40 girls and rented buildings in the churchyard of St Botolph-without-Aldgate. Intending to leave the vast majority of his property to the independent school (having already generously supported the parochial school), when he died in 1718 of a brain haemorrhage, Cass had only initialled three pages of his Will. The incomplete Will was contested, but was finally upheld by the Court of Chancery 30 years after his death. The charity school was managed by nine independent trustees named in the Will, none of whom were ex-officio or nominated by external bodies. The school, which by this time had been forced to close, was re-opened, and the Foundation established.
It was decided to separate primary and secondary school education, and a suitable site was found in Stepney.
The Red Coat School, Stepney, has had various names including Stepney Parish Day Schools, Stepney Church School and the Charity School in the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town. It was established in 1714 by voluntary subscription for the clothing and education of a limited number of boys born within Mile End Old Town. The school-house was built on Stepney Green (though the boys were separately housed in Mile End Road for some time).
Both the Sir John Cass and the Red Coat school merged to become the Sir John Cass's Foundation and Red Coat School, opening doors for the first time on 5 September 1966.
In September 2016, SJCR School will be celebrating 50 Years in education. All alumni (ex-pupils and ex-staff) are invited to join in the celebrations, to register an interest sign up at www.sjcr.net/alumni
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