Meridian School, Royston
| Motto | A Bonis Ad Meliora - "From Good to Better" |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Kim Horner |
| Location |
Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7JH England 52°03′17″N 0°00′38″W / 52.0546°N 0.0106°WCoordinates: 52°03′17″N 0°00′38″W / 52.0546°N 0.0106°W |
| DfE URN | 117539 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 474 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Houses | Apollo, Gandhi, Mandela, Nightingale |
| Publication | On the Line |
| Website | Official website |
The Meridian School is a secondary school and sixth form located in Royston, Hertfordshire, England. It is an academy, and has approximately 474 registered students, including 80 in the sixth form. The school features an all-weather pitch which is used by the school, the community and the local football team. The Pavilion provides indoor changing facilities and access to the tennis courts.
The Meridian School first opened as Royston’s upper school in 1969. The opening ceremony was attended by the then Minister for Education, Sir Edward Boyle, and the town’s MP, Shirley Williams, who was herself later appointed Secretary of State for Education.
A new all-weather pitch was added to the School’s facilities in 2009. The cost of the pitch, approximately £700,000, came from the Johnson Matthey Sports and Social Club, the Brian Leslie Racher 2004 Charitable Trust, and other sources. The official opening ceremony was performed by former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, English football's most-capped player, in September 2009. Speaking at the event, Royston MP Oliver Heald noted: "The facilities in Royston have been transformed in recent years and our sport is now well catered for. Peter Shilton spoke of the huge improvement in the quality of all-weather surfaces, since the early days when as a goalie he had to dress up with Michelin Man-style padding […]. It was so kind of Peter to keep the fixture on the same day as Sir Bobby Robson's Memorial at Durham Cathedral".
In November 2011, the Meridian School joined with Royston’s two middle schools, Greneway and Roysia, to form the Royston Schools Academy Trust, Hertfordshire’s first multi-school academy. The move gained the new body additional funding and greater freedom from the control of Hertfordshire County Council, allowing greater flexibility in terms of its members’ curriculums.
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