Joseph Whitaker School

Coordinates: 53°06′52″N 1°07′13″W / 53.1144°N 1.1203°W / 53.1144; -1.1203
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Joseph Whitaker School
Address
Map
Warsop Lane

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NG21 0AG

Coordinates53°06′52″N 1°07′13″W / 53.1144°N 1.1203°W / 53.1144; -1.1203
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoSpes et fides
(Hope and faith)
Established1963
Department for Education URN137628 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherCarey Ayres
Staff79 FTE teaching staff, ~30 support staff
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,250
HousesSherwood (Green), Rufford (Red), Clumber (Yellow), Newstead (Blue)
Colour(s)Blazer: Navy Blue
Necktie: Navy Blue with Blue, Green, Red and Yellow stripes (according to students' house)
Trousers: Middle Grey
Websitewww.josephwhitaker.org

Joseph Whitaker School is a secondary school with academy status in Rainworth near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in England. The school takes its name from Joseph Whitaker, a naturalist who lived in Rainworth at Rainworth Lodge.[1][2]

The school is part of the East Midlands Educational Trust (EMET) which it joined in September 2016.[3] The headteacher is Carey Ayres, who took over from David Bell in 2020.

The school has its own sixth form college for post-16 A-Level studies. In November 2012, the school's flagship £1,000,000 sixth form centre opened. It contains teaching rooms, a media suite, various study areas and a café. All post-16 students have access to the school's on-site fitness suite as part of their membership to the sixth form.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "History of Joseph Whitaker School". Joseph Whitaker School. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Joseph Whitaker, born in 1850". BBC Domesday Reloaded. BBC. 1986. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ Village school delighted with academy move. Chad, 7 September 2016, p.12. Accessed 9 January 2022