page_title: Richmond School
section_title: Performing Arts
hierarchical_section_title: Richmond School / Performing Arts
caption_attribution_description: A performance of Oliver at Richmond School in 2009
context_page_description: Richmond School and Sixth Form College, often referred to simply as Richmond School, is a comprehensive school in North Yorkshire, England. It was created by the merger of three schools, the oldest of which, Richmond Grammar School, is of such antiquity that its exact founding date is unknown. The first mentions of it in writings, however, is estimated, to be between 1361 and 1474. It was officially ratified as an educational establishment in 1568 by Elizabeth I.
  The school is situated on the outskirts of Richmond, near the Yorkshire Dales. It accepts both boys and girls and serves a wide catchment area across most of the north-west corner of North Yorkshire, including Swaledale.
context_section_description: Richmond School has a tradition of drama, dance and music. The school has links with Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal where it regularly performs plays. Once a year the school produces a show, performed within the school and usually with a live orchestra, a set constructed by the Art Department, and professional lighting and sound (assisted by a team of students). Local primary school children are invited to a matinée.
caption: A performance of Oliver! in 2009
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