Sir William Romney's School, Tetbury


Sir William Romney's School is an 11-16 secondary school with academy status located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. It serves schools around the Tetbury, Leighterton, Stroud, Cirencester, Nailsworth and Avening areas. In 2016 the school achieved a 'Good' rating from Ofsted.

History

School

The school's 400th anniversary was celebrated in 2010.

Headteachers

Sir William Romney's was awarded Performing Arts status in 2005.

Pipe Organ

In 2017 a 19th-century pipe organ, built by William Sweetland of Bath, was relocated to the school from Claremont Methodist Chapel, Bath. The 2 manual organ is situated in the main hall and comprises 13 speaking stops. The cost of relocating the organ was met by the generous sponsorship of parents and friends of the school. The organ relocation was carried out by Head of Music Mr P Dillon, assisted by a retired organ builder.

Specification

Pedal
Bourdon 16'
Great
Open Diapason 8'
Dulciana 8'
Clarabella 8'
Principal 4'
Flute 4'
Fifteenth 2'
Swell
Open Diapason 8'
Lieblich Gedact 8'
Salicional 8'
Vox Celeste 8'
Principal 4'
Oboe 8'

Organ Scholars

Each year the school seeks to appoint an organ scholar from its students. The organ scholar is awarded lessons in exchange for performance at school events.

Sixth form

Despite a fight to keep the school's sixth form from closing, Sir William Romney's 16 to 18 provision was shut down in 2006. The nearest sixth forms are now Cirencester College and Downfield Sixth Form in Stroud.