The Rawlett School
school in Staffordshire, UK
The Rawlett School is a secondary school with academy status located on the outskirts of Tamworth, a market town in Staffordshire, England. It was previously known as Rawlett Community Sports College and, before that, as Rawlett High School. The school is sponsored by the Academies Enterprise Trust. Rawlett educates around 1,000 students aged 11–16. The headteacher is Rebecca Walker. The catchment includes Tamworth, Fazeley, Mile Oak, Elford, Hopwas, Riverside, Coton Green and Gillway. The school is named after John Rawlet.
History
The school was officially opened in September 1980, by local Councillor Arnold Ward. In 1983, the school merged with the soon to be closed Perrycroft Girls' school and for some of that academic year operated as a split site. By 1985, all 5 year groups were full and the sixth form was becoming established.
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