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ENGLISH OAK RECRUITMENT

RATCLIFFE COLLEGE

Our aim is to achieve excellence through happiness, and to create a learning community in which young people may grow to become confident, competent, articulate members of society. We have just achieved our best ever sets of results in public examinations, yet we firmly believe that a good school is about much more than academic success alone. Children of all ages enjoy a wonderful variety of activities outside of the classroom, including sport (for which we have outstanding facilities), music, drama and cultural opportunities, to name but a few. Several students, past and present, have represented the School at district, county and national levels in sport and music, and we are rightly proud of them. Yet we also celebrate achievement in many other areas, to allow every child to be recognised for the unique person that he or she is.

We are a co-educational day and boarding school for children aged 3 - 18. Our Nursery School children (aged 3-5), Junior Department pupils (aged 5-11) and Senior School students (aged 11-18) enjoy excellent teaching within the same campus. Our School extends to over 100 acres of beautiful countryside in a very safe and secure rural environment, yet within easy reach of major international airports, including those in London, the Midlands and the North of England.

The School has a rich history, dating back to 1847 when the celebrated architect Pugin built the stunning buildings we enjoy today. Originally founded by the Institute of Charity, or Rosminian Fathers, we are a Catholic school which welcomes children of other Christian denominations and, indeed, of other Faiths. We are now embarking upon a very exciting Five Year Development of the School, and would like to invite you to consider us as the possible educators of children, from your community, within a boarding school environment.

For a prospectus please look here