Robert Clack School


Robert Clack School is a comprehensive school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Russell Taylor is the Headteacher of Robert Clack School. He is a former pupil of the school and joined the teaching staff in 2002. As the Senior Deputy Head from 2008 until August 2017, Mr Taylor worked closely with the previous Head before being appointed as Headteacher in September 2017.

History

The Robert Clack Technical School opened in 1955 and was named after the former Mayor of the borough of Dagenham who died in 1953. In 1970 it amalgamated with the Triptons Secondary Modern School and became the Robert Clack Comprehensive School. The school is split into two sites: the Lower School and the Upper School. The school is heavily oversubscribed accommodating over 2050 students. In September 2015 it was revealed that Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were considering asking Robert Clack School to significantly expand to accommodate 2,500 pupils, which would make the Robert Clack the biggest secondary school in England.
The school is home to the United Kingdom's largest school council, with over 120 members who actively participate in policy making, welcoming visitors, conducting events and other aspect of school life as well as assisting senior management in making decisions. The school and its council have been rated by Ofsted as "Outstanding" for four consecutive years. In 2009 Ofsted highlighted it as one of 12 outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.

Buildings

As of September 2018 the school has three separate buildings located on the Green Lane Site. Those are the following: Main building, Sports Hall/Gym and T Block. Teaching in the Y7 block began in September 2018 and is a building made specially for Year 7 pupils.
This Y7 block became a maths block for the maths department as of September 2019. They also have a D Block consisting of a few offices and the LSC

Alumni

A number of other notable people have attended the school. These include boxing champion Nicky Cook, Bradford City striker Aaron McLean, West Ham United and England midfielder Declan Rice and British Eurovision singer Sandie Shaw.

Debate Championship

In 2016 three pupils from Robert Clack represented the United Kingdom in a world debating championship held in Japan. They made it to the Semi-Final of the competition and placed Third.
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