Introduction
RHS has about 1,100 students aged 11–16 in the main school and 200 students aged 16–18 in the sixth form. In May 2008 there were plans to expand the school by two streams of about 30 pupils in each year.
The Governing Body consists of elected staff and parents, appointed members from the Education Authority, a Clerk to the Governors, co-opted members from the community, and ex-officio, the Head Teacher.
The school has several Deputy and Assistant Heads and each student age-group also has a Head of Year. The school is divided into departments with some subjects, Humanities, English and Science, called "Faculties". Many sixth formers go on to universities in London.
Plans for redevelopment of RHS were announced in January 2010. The incoming Conservative-LibDem coalition Government gave it the go-ahead on 6 August 2010.
Students are from a variety of religious, economic, and linguistic backgrounds. The school offers GCSE courses in languages from Bengali to Dutch. The school also puts emphasis on drama and the arts. Drama productions are ambitious, and have included modern classics such as A Clockwork Orange.
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