Welcome to our Year 7 Open Day
Governors, Staff and students at Ravens Wood, extend a warm welcome to our prospective Year 7 families, for the academic year 2024/25. Our aim is to ensure that you and your son(s) receive as much information as possible, through the variety of presentations and documents that we have provided as part of our virtual tour of the school.
Our virtual tour information is available for you to view at your leisure, to help you make that all-important decision regarding your son’s educational journey into secondary school.
Our Year 7 Open Morning Event will be held on Saturday 21st September from 9am to 12.00pm, and the Headteacher will speak at 9.30am and 10.30am. There is no need to book to attend this event.
A warm welcome from members of our Senior Leadership Team to the Ravens Wood School Open Day.
A warm welcome from members of our Senior Leadership Team to the Ravens Wood School Open Day.
Explore Ravens Wood
English
Be inspired by excellence everywhere in our English Department, as Mrs De Frayne, Head of English, invites you to join her in exploring Monstrous and Magical Imaginings and works from some of the finest literary heritage authors.
Mathematics
Our mathematicians learn to incorporate mathematics in the real world, helping them to prepare for life beyond Ravens Wood; our Director of KS4, Miss Franz, will accompany you on a journey to explore some of our maths lessons with key staff.
Science
Mrs Snasdell, Assistant Headteacher, invites you to enjoy scientific awe and wonder, as you enter the world of Science at Ravens Wood; where our students explore topics such as the Big Bang Theory, Aliens & how planet Earth was formed.
Design Technology & STEM
If technology inspires you, programmable technology and robotic Olympics are just some of the exciting Design Technology, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and Computer Science topics introduced by Mr Hunt, Assistant Headteacher.
PE & Outdoor Education
Mr Freds, Director of Co-Curricular, is proud to share with you an all-inclusive and extensive PE, Enrichment and Outdoor Education offer, available to all students at Ravens Wood. There really is something for everyone!
Creative Arts
Calling all artists, thespians, musicians and photographers – join the Performing Arts Team in exploring vibrant music, inspiring Dance and Drama and Creative Art, Design and Photography.
Modern Foreign Languages
Mr Davis welcomes you from our foreign languages department. In Year 7 your son can learn about the cathedral in Cologne, the Berlin Wall and the German parliament buildings. All very famous buildings with an interesting and rich history!
The department also teaches our Year 7 students French. Here we explore the French culture including French cuisine and architecture as well as the delights of the language.
Humanities
Inspiration in the Humanities curriculum is shared aplenty by Mr Tysall, Head of History; giving you the opportunity to hear about our exciting curriculum of History, Geography, Philosophy Religion and Ethics and our new subject: Oracy & Epics. One not to be missed!
Our School aspires to provide each and every student with an exemplary education. We achieve this goal by carefully crafting a student-centred approach where individual needs are matched with a broad, ambitious and exciting curriculum of awe and wonder. The School envisions that when our students graduate, with their personal educational achievements maximised, they are perfectly positioned to seize the opportunities that lie before them.
Here at Ravens Wood, our ethos is embedded in our aims:
- To develop a Culture which fosters a love of learning and intellectual curiosity within a strong and supportive community.
- To deliver a rich and varied curriculum which leads to high academic performance and provides our students with the Currency to open doors to the future.
- To equip students with the tools to develop their individual Character, in an environment which promotes dignity, integrity, self-discipline and self-esteem.
We believe in communicating as effectively as possible with parents/carers, appreciating that your son’s journey with us is very much a team effort.
– Miss M Lester, Headteacher
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Our last OFSTED inspection was in June 2023, in which we continue to be a good school. The full OFSTED report will be available on our website here when published.
The admission number for Year 7 2024/2025 is 224; the School’s Admission Policy can be found on the school’s website – Click here.
There are 8 Form Groups in each year. Where possible, the form group retain the same form tutor throughout their Ravens Wood journey.
The Local Authority measures the distance from the front door of the home to the school’s front entrance, ‘as the crow flies’. There is no pre-determined catchment area as this is determined by the number of boys that apply for places.
On National Offer Day, our offers extended to 2.6 miles from the school.
For the first term, all classes for all subjects are mixed ability, based upon information received from primary schools. The Year group is split into two halves for timetabling purposes R and W. The following informs streaming in Maths and Science only, which comes into effect after the Christmas holidays: Cognitive Ability Tests (CATs), Snapshot assessments, book reviews and performance in class. Further information can be found on the school website here.
Students study 15 subjects. To view some of the topics we teach Click here.
All Year 7 students’ study both French and German. We have a talented team of enthusiastic language teachers, and 75% of our students continue to study a language at GCSE. We also continue to offer both languages at A level.
We actively encourage reading through our weekly reading lessons in our library for Years 7-8 and our ‘Class Reader’ programme for years 7-10. Our students can also access a virtual library, VLeBooks, enabling them to borrow eBooks and read them on any device. We have a new library with a full-time librarian to support students with their reading, as well as a dedicated team of staff who work with students who need support with their reading, this can be through one-to-one reading, small group reading and specialist lessons. For more information about reading and writing at Ravens Wood – Click here.
The SEND section of our website details the Pupil Development Department staff and their specialisms.
The SEND information report for the last academic year is also available. If you have further questions concerning our SEND, provision please contact us via the following email address: send@rws.uk.net
We run a broad and diverse programme of extra-curricular activities, with around 50 different clubs offered across all different departments beyond lesson time, for more information Click here.
In the winter, we run an extensive rugby and football programme, as well as basketball teams.
In the summer, we run an extensive cricket programme and students also participate in tennis and athletics.
When a member of staff receives information, either directly or indirectly, regarding a bullying incident, this information will be taken very seriously and investigated. We will offer a proactive, sympathetic and supportive response to students who are the victims of bullying. We will respond to incidents of bullying behaviour in a proportionate way. When sanctions are necessary, they will be applied consistently and fairly.
At Ravens Wood School, our students’ Personal Development is an integral part of our curriculum. Staff and students work together, to create a School with a culture of safeguarding and this is supported by our extensive PSHE curriculum provision across Year 7 to 11. For more information Click here.
At Ravens Wood School, homework is seen as an important aspect of the learning process involving parents, teachers and students in a partnership aimed at raising standards of achievement, and maximising educational opportunity. In Year 7, homework is always set online using Satchel (ShowMyHomework). More information on homework can be found here.
Our students start their day at 8.30am for Registration with form tutors, and are dismissed at 3.10pm and 3.20pm once a week on their year group assembly day.
Please get in touch via the following email address: openday@rws.uk.net.
Additional Open Morning on Tuesday 24th September
Parents and Carers are strongly encouraged to attend the Saturday Open Day, however, we will host a visit to the school on Tuesday 24th September from 9.45 – 10.30am, for families who were unable to attend on the Saturday. As numbers are extremely limited on the Tuesday, places are by appointment only on a on a first come first served basis. Bookings are open via Eventbrite at this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ravens-wood-school-visit-for-prospective-parents-one-ticket-per-family-tickets-1009332860757?aff=oddtdtcreator
Please note that a virtual tour of our school is also available on our Open Day page.
You do not need to book for our Open Morning on Saturday 21st September, and we look forward to welcoming you to Ravens Wood.
Useful Links
- Ravens Wood – What we teach at KS3
- Ravens Wood – How we start our day
- Ravens Wood – How we plan our lessons
- Ravens Wood – How we assess
- Ravens Wood – Enrichment at RWS
- Ravens Wood – Reading and Writing at RWS
- Ravens Wood – 2024 Year 6 Transition
- Ravens Wood – Admissions
- Ravens Wood – Website Homepage
- Bromley Borough – Admissions
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