£22m school building project dedicated by Bishop of London

Andrew Wilcock and the Mayor Cllr Shirley Harper-O’Neill with Bishop Richard

Photo Credit: Matthew Spicer

24/09/09

A day of celebration took place on Tuesday 22nd September as the Upper and Lower sections of Bishop Ramsey School were joined together on a single site following a multi-million pound building project.

The new building will enable all the school’s 1250 students to be taught in state-of-the-art accommodation including specialist rooms for science, music, art, design & technology, ICT and drama. The new building also contains a beautiful three-storey entrance atrium and spacious social areas.

Leading the celebrations, the Bishop of London, Dr Richard Chartres offered a prayer of dedication for the new buildings and led a service in the new chapel.

The Bishop of London said:

"I was mightily impressed by the bright young individuals who showed me around the school and it is pleasing that they will benefit from this inspirational new development.

"Diocese of London schools educate 50,000 pupils across London and Bishop Ramsey School, rated 'outstanding' in its most recent Ofsted report, is a wonderful example of the success of Church schools in the capital."

Speaking about the opening, Headteacher Andrew Wilcock said:

"This is a great day for Bishop Ramsey School. It marks the fulfilment of a dream that dates back to the foundation of the school in 1977. It also calls in a new era, in which this school can enjoy being a single community and benefit from really outstanding facilities for learning".

On the day, student guides gave tours of the new facilities, followed by English, Maths, Science, Drama and Dance showcases.

The project has been supported by the London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS), which works with all the Church of England schools in the Diocese of London and was the biggest the LDBS has ever undertaken.