SCHOOL Chronicle 2011 / 2012 2
1 THE JOHN HENRY NEWMAN SCHOOL CHRONICLE 2011 / 2012 2 www.johnhenrynewman.herts.sch.uk 2011 / 2012 Head Boy Headmaster Head Girl Danny Simpson Mr Mathew Kate Anderson COR AD LOQUITURCOR www.johnhenrynewman.herts.sch.uk 4 The John Henry Newman School Chronicle 5 Dear pupils, staff and parents, he Academic Year 2011-12 proved to be one of the most significant in the life of The John Henry Newman School. The School achieved Academy Status in MarchT 2012 whilst a new Headteacher, Mr Clive Mathew, was appointed to take over from Mr Michael Kelly, retiring after 19 years of Headship. Academy Status presents the school with greater and musical production of Grease, the great freedom and opportunity. We already are ben- number of school trips, home and abroad, the efitting from more equitable funding of our remarkable sporting traditions and success, the pupils and students – though still considerably charitable contributions to KISS, HCPT, The less than other secondary schools in the area. Passage and other worthwhile causes, the Justice This has enabled us to modernise areas of the and Peace and Chaplaincy Teams. The more I try school which are important to our pupils and to capture the rich and vibrant life of the school, students; high quality toilets, new computing the more I realise the impossibility of the task. facilities, new outdoor covered play area, new Hopefully, the remainder of this Publication will science laboratory and improvements to hard fill in the gaps! and soft furnishings around the school. The disappointment of losing approximately £20m The John Henry Newman School is a remarkable of capital investment by having the BSF project community; the most recent Ofsted inspection cancelled just before sign off (and after five years reaffirmed its ‘outstanding’ status.
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