Sir Robert Pattinson Academy

Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Address

Moor Lane North Hykeham , Lincolnshire , LN6 9AF England
Coordinates	53°11′12″N 0°35′29″W / 53.1867°N 0.5913°W / 53.1867; -0.5913
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Sapientia et doctrina Wisdom and Learning
Established	1953
Founder	Kesteven County Council
Department for Education URN	137135 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Rev Canon Alan Robson
Head teacher	Dale Hardy
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,450
Houses	Windsor, Stuart, Tudor, York and Lancaster
Colour(s)	Blue/Red
Former name	Robert Pattinson School
Website	http://www.srpa.co.uk

Sir Robert Pattinson Academy (formerly Robert Pattinson School) is a secondary school on the northeast side of Moor Lane in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England. Also known as RP, Lincoln City used the field as temporary training grounds. The Academy has approximately 1,450 students and is a Language College specialist school.

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History

The school was opened in 1953 as the Robert Pattinson School. Sir Robert Pattinson was the Chairman of Kesteven County Council for 20 years, and for 50 years a County Councillor. He was Liberal MP for Grantham 1922–23. He was knighted in 1934, the year he became leader of Kesteven County Council.

The school was a 'bilateral' school (part grammar/part secondary modern) until January 1961 when the grammar school students transferred to the newly opened North Kesteven Grammar School. It became a comprehensive when parts of northern Kesteven became comprehensive in September 1970. This was four years before Lincoln went comprehensive – Lincoln was a separate county borough until April 1974.

It became a grant-maintained school self-governing in 1992, transferring to Foundation status in 1999.^{[citation needed]} On 1 August 2011 the school became an Academy and changed its name to Sir Robert Pattinson Academy.^[1]^[2]

Timeline

1992 – became a self-governing school with grant-maintained status
1994 – new science block opened by Sir Henry Nevile, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire
2000 – become a Beacon School
2001 – appointed as a specialist school for languages
2002 – language site opened by Anne, Princess Royal on 18 April
2003 – achievement award for examination performance. Listed as an effective school by Ofsted
2004 – John Alexander Music Suite opened, after a donation of £125,000
2005 – new technology suite opened by Stewart Pattinson, grandson of Sir Robert Pattinson. Recognised as a high-performing specialist school by the Department for Education and Skills
2006 – appointed as a Languages and Science College
2011 – granted academy status. Name change to Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
2016 - new drama studio opened
2018 - new library and refurbished classrooms opened
2018 - new head teacher appointed

Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps

The Band Det (F) detachment of the Army Cadet Force is sited on the school.^[3] It was formed by the Nottingham-based East Midlands Reserve Forces.^[4] The cadet building was built in October 2010, and is used by the Regimental Band of the Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force.^{[citation needed]}1237 Squadron (North Hykeham) ATC are also based there and the two cadet forces work together to ensure a positive image of young people in the community.

Academic performance

In the 1990s the school received GCSE results 3% higher than the Lincolnshire average. The school receives average GCSE results in Lincolnshire and England. At A level, the North Hykeham Joint Sixth Form is slightly over the English average.^{[citation needed]}

Notable former pupils

Lindsay Coulson – bassist (King King)
Paul Mayo – footballer^{[citation needed]}
Nigel Huddleston – Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mid Worcestershire.
Sophie Wells - Paralympic gold medalist