Rushcliffe School  Rushcliffe School (formerly Rushcliffe Comprehensive School) is a secondary school with academy status in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire and is situated on "Boundary Road" in West Bridgford, one of the wealthiest areas in the county. It is ranked regularly in the top 100 comprehensive schools in the UK for GCSE results and is in the top 2% of UK comprehensives for A Level results. The School's recognised as Outstanding by Ofsted in all categories. In late 2015 Rushcliffe School became the 26th school in The UK to earn the World Class Schools Quality Mark, and is the first school in the East Midlands and North of England to win this accolade. It opened in September 1969. The local education area was re-organised and the Rushcliffe Boys' Technical Grammar School and Rushcliffe Girls' Technical Grammar School, both on "Boundary Road" since 1961, merged. In April 2011, Rushcliffe School adopted Foundation Status. The school became an academy in August 2012. In March 2014, Rushcliffe School was graded outstanding in all categories in an Ofsted report. It is part of the "Spencer Academies Trust" alongside Arnold Hill Academy and The Farnborough Academy  In 2016, Rushcliffe School was one of only eight schools nationally to be nominated for the TES school of the year. In May 2018, Phil Crompton retired as Executive Head Teacher and Steve Lewis replaced him overseeing Rushcliffe School and Farnborough Academy, while Damian Painton became Head of School at Rushcliffe. As of September 2018, Rushcliffe School and the rest of the Trent Academies Group merged with the Spencer Academies Trust. The Colours are Red, Black, and Silver are found not only on the uniform but around the building itself. The School's motto is "Constantia et labore" meaning consistency and effort. This is reflected in the concept of "The Rushcliffe Way" which states the values the school holds, all students are expected to know it. The schools ethos is that "everyone at Rushcliffe school will be given the chance to shine brightly"  The school has a specialism in science and is a training school. It admits pupils from eleven to eighteen. Pupils from primary schools in Ruddington, West Bridgford, Gamston, Edwalton and Lady Bay usually go to the school. It has two sports halls, 2 halls (A & B) and a field. It is situated on the same site as Rushcliffe Leisure Centre giving students access to a gym, and badminton court (These Facilities are used by the public).