The Hurst School
| The Hurst School | |
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Brimpton Road, Baughurst , , RG26 5NL England | |
| Coordinates | 51°21′28″N 1°10′27″W / 51.3578°N 1.1742°WCoordinates: 51°21′28″N 1°10′27″W / 51.3578°N 1.1742°W |
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| Type | Community School |
| Motto | Ambition Commitment Excellence Respect Community |
| Established | 1957 |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| Department for Education URN | 116422 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Jayne McLaren |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrollment | 975 (2021) |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: September 13, 2021 | |
The Hurst School, previously The Hurst Community College, is a state secondary school in the village of Baughurst, within the county of Hampshire in England.
The school provides secondary education for boys and girls aged from 11 to 16. It is categorized as a community school and is run wholly by the local education authority (LEA). The school was previously granted specialist science school status for which it received additional funding. However the school remained a comprehensive school, and did not take the option available to specialist schools to select a proportion of its pupils.[1]
Though the school does not provide higher education through sixth-form, it has links with both the Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) and Queen Mary's College (QMC), where the majority of pupils continue education after the age of 16.[2]
In 2021 the school has 975 pupils out of a rated capacity of 1,075, according to the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED).[1] Pupils come from a catchment area which includes the nearby town of Tadley and the villages of Silchester, Bramley, Sherborne St John and Pamber Heath.[2]
Curriculum[]
The school teaches a variety of subjects which are examined at GCSE level or through BTEC awards. Pupils follow the National Curriculum.[2]
House system[]
The school previously operated a house system. There were 4 houses, which were named after famous ships; Victory, Endeavour, Challenger, and Invincible. The houses were retired in 2021 in favour of year groupings.
Performance[]
OFSTED inspected the school in May 2001. They concluded that the school was "a very good school with some excellent features", which had improved significantly since the previous inspection in 1997. However, more recently following an OFSTED visit in 2013, the school was said to "Require Improvement".[3] The Hurst was inspected again in May 2015 and in the report published on 8 June 2015 [4] OFSTED inspectors found that the school was "Good".
Alumni[]
- Kathy Smallwood-Cook - Three-times an Olympic bronze medallist[citation needed]
- James Bye - actor
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Hurst Community College". Department for Education. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "About the Hurst Community School" (PDF). The Hurst Community College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-05-27. Retrieved 2006-05-13.
- ^ Chamberlain, Susan (2001). Inspection Report: The Hurst Community School (PDF). Inspection number 193592.
- ^ "The Hurst Community College". Ofsted. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
External links[]
- The Hurst Community College (with Specialist Science Status), details about the school from the local education authority, Hampshire County Council.
- Secondary schools in Hampshire
- Community schools in Hampshire