Hylton Red House School

Hylton Red House School
Motto	Expect the Best
Location	Rutherglen Road Sunderland Tyne and Wear SR5 5LN England Coordinates: 54°55′45″N 1°25′16″W / 54.92914°N 1.42125°W / 54.92914; -1.42125
Local authority	City of Sunderland
DfE URN	108855 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1302
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16

Hylton Red House was a comprehensive secondary school for ages 11–16 located in Red House, Sunderland, England.

As of 2005 it had 736 students, a fall of 25% since 2000.^[1]^[2]

In July 2009, the school closed in preparation for the transition of its staff and students to the newly built Red House Academy - an Academy funded by the Leighton Group, hoping to provide a "balanced curriculum", allowing its students to "pursue their own ambitions" in "state-of-the-art buildings". The principal will be Dr. Thérèse Quincey, who was the headteacher of Hylton Red House School for its final years, under whose leadership the school was removed from special measures by Ofsted and given grades satisfactory to good.

Call centre training

In 2007 the school attracted some controversy regarding a training programme for call centre operators. The programme was set up in conjunction with an energy company (EDF Energy) which has a call centre in the area. For pupils, successful completion of the course provided half of the credit of a GCSE examination. Local adults were also able to participate. An assistant teacher claimed the programme was a successful one, providing students with "a taste of a real working environment" and helping to build their confidence. However a Sunderland representative of the National Union of Teachers criticized the scheme as "a step too far".^[2]

References

↑ Ofsted report (2005)
1 2 School with call centre training site in classroom criticised for lowering pupils' expectations Education Guardian, July 23, 2007

Schools in Tyne and Wear

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Independent	Argyle House School Dame Allan's School Newcastle High School for Girls Newcastle School for Boys Royal Grammar School Sunderland High School Westfield School

Further Education	Cambian Dilston College ESPA College Gateshead College Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls Newcastle College Newcastle Sixth Form College South Tyneside College Sunderland College Tyne Metropolitan College Usworth Sixth Form

Defunct	Breckenbeds Junior High School Gateshead Grammar School Heathfield Senior High School Hookergate School Hylton Red House School La Sagesse Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School Ryhope Grammar School St Mary's CE Primary School

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