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Ortu Gable Hall School
Address
Map
Southend Road
Corringham

Stanford-le-Hope
,
Essex
,
SS17 8JT

England
Coordinates51°32′00″N 0°26′58″E / 51.53328°N 0.44946°E / 51.53328; 0.44946
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto"Knowledge Nurtures Wisdom"
"Working Together To Ensure Success" (Sixth Form)
Local authorityThurrock Council
TrustOrtu Federation
SpecialistArts (performing arts)
Department for Education URN136854 Tables
OfstedReports
DirectorSue Weston (Sixth Form)
PrincipalSam Cooper
GenderCoeducational
Age range11-19
Enrolment1390
HousesBussell, Da Vinci, Hepburn, Wonder
Websitehttp://www.ortugablehall.org/

Ortu Gable Hall School (formerly Gable Hall School) is an oversubscribed coeducational secondary school academy and sixth form located in Corringham (near Stanford-Le-Hope) in Thurrock, Essex, England.[1] Previously a foundation school administered by Thurrock Council, the school academized on 1 July 2011 and became a multi-academy trust in 2013.[2] In 2017 the school was rebranded as Ortu Gable Hall, ortu being Latin for "rising", alongside the trust's rebrand under the same moniker.[3] The trust is now called the Ortu Federation and the school is sponsored by it.[4]

Ortu Gable Hall School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs.[5] Since 2002 the school has been a specialist arts college (performing arts) and was previously an applied learning college from 2007.[6][7]

Controversies

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In April 2013, Peter Goldsmith, a former teacher at Gable Hall and Westcliff High School for Boys, admitted to downloading child abuse images. He pled guilty to three charges in exchange for avoiding jail time. Principal Sophina Asong made a statement in response in which it was reassured that the school knew there were "no direct links to any of our students" and that it had been "working closely with the Local Authority Safeguarding Officer for Thurrock to ensure that provision is available to support our students and parents should any specific safeguarding concerns regarding this individual emerge at this point."[8][9]

In September 2021 a social media post about a teacher at the school allegedly calling Year 11 students "retards", "cowards" and "chicken sh**s" in an assembly went viral. Principal Ceril Evans stated that "It has come to my attention that a member of my teaching staff has made derogatory comments to the cohort of Year 11 students. As a school, we do not tolerate or accept such behaviour." The teacher was then suspended, pending an investigation.[10] In response, some parents and ex-pupils came to the teacher's defence and campaigned for his reinstatement. The students who reported him were called "snowflakes" and "push buttons" and the teacher's suspension was lifted later that week.[11][12]

Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham

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The Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham is an extension of Ortu Gable Hall School and it provides further education for 16-19 year olds. In Gable Hall's 2018 Ofsted inspection the sixth form was rated as Good.[13][14] Students are able to apply for A-Levels, T-Levels and BTECs in a variety of subjects each categorised under five different "blocks".[15] A-Level applications require no less than three courses and these courses must not be from the same blocks.[16] From 2022 the sixth form will offer a level 3 BTEC in E-Sports.[17][15]

The sixth form motto is "Working Together To Ensure Success" and it boasts a robust 100% student pass rate for over four years running.[18] 98% of students so far have held two grades in A-Levels and 86% achieved three or more A*-E passes. Furthermore, fifteen subject areas boast a full-blown 100% pass rate.[19][20] The current sixth form director is Ms. Sue Weston.[21]

Notable former pupils

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Headteachers

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  • Les Jones (1980–1993/1994)[31]
  • John King OBE (1993/1994–2011)[32][33]
  • Sophina Asong (2011–2017) [34]
  • Clive Stokes (2017-2018)[35][36]
  • Ceri Evans (2018–2022)[35][36]
  • Gary Lewis (2022- 2024)
  • Sam Cooper (2024- Present)

References

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  1. ^ "Ortu Gable Hall School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Principal's Welcome - Ortu Gable Hall School". www.ortugablehall.org.
  3. ^ "Gable Hall school changes it's [sic] name". Your Thurrock. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Our Schools - Ortu Federation". www.ortu.org.
  5. ^ "Curriculum Overview - Ortu Gable Hall School". www.ortugablehall.org.
  6. ^ "List of applied learning specialist schools". 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Specialisms - Ortu Gable Hall School". www.ortugablehall.org.
  8. ^ Staff Reporter (30 April 2017). "Former Gable Hall teacher escapes jail after pleading guilty to downloading images of child abuse". Your Thurrock. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Music teacher admits downloading child abuse images". Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  10. ^ King, Mel (17 September 2021). "Essex school suspends teacher after he reportedly aimed slurs at pupils". EssexLive. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Parents campaign to save teacher suspended for calling pupils 'chicken s***s'". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Teacher's suspension lifted after probe into 'derogatory' comments". Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Ortu Gable Hall School 2018 Ofsted Inspection". Ofsted.
  14. ^ "Ofsted Information - Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham". www.ortusixthform.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Ortu Sixth Form Centre Prospectus 2022-2023" (PDF).
  16. ^ "Apply Online - Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham". www.ortusixthform.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Esports *NEW* - Courses - Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham". www.ortusixthform.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Ortu students celebrate 100 per cent pass rate". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  19. ^ "GCE A Level Pass Rates still 100% at Ortu Sixth Form". www.ortusixthform.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Ortu Gable Hall Principal Congratulates Sixth Form Students on Excellent Results". www.ortusixthform.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Director's Welcome - Ortu Sixth Form Centre Stanford & Corringham". www.ortusixthform.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Getting To Know: Renei Batlokwa". www.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Crates is star at old school". Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  24. ^ "Dreamers of the Day". www.thurrockrfc.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Back to school for 13-year-old Diversity star". Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Successful Thurrock District Old Boys - Thurrock Secondary Schools Football". sites.google.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Ortu Gable Hall praise "star pupil" Ruti after The Voice victory". Your Thurrock. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Corringham's McFly's Dougie happy to be home". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  29. ^ "Talented Emily in top group". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  30. ^ "Mike Stanley: I'll never forgot the night I played against England". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Corringham: Resource centre named after former headmaster". Gazette. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  32. ^ Staff Reporter (12 October 2010). "Headteacher: John King OBE: Big shoes to fill". Your Thurrock. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  33. ^ ""Super-head" John King to retire". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  34. ^ "New head for Gable Hall". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  35. ^ a b "New head wants children to 'indulge their passions' at struggling school". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  36. ^ a b "New Principal for Ortu Gable Hall School Appointed". www.ortugablehall.org. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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