The Romsey School
| The Romsey School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Greatbridge Road Romsey , Hampshire , SO51 8ZB England | |
Coeducational | |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1100 |
| Houses | Ashton, Marsham, Stoke and Templer |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, Grey, Black, Gold |
| Website | theromseyschool |
The Romsey School is a mixed community
The Mountbatten School.[2] In 2005 the school's specialisation changed to a Mathematics and Computing College.[3] In August 2011 the school became an academy.[4] The school has approximately 1100 children aged 11–16 and 100 teachers. The catchment area includes the villages of Ampfield, Braishfield, Sherfield English, Michelmersh, Timsbury and Awbridge
.
In 2010 81% of pupils achieved 5 or more A*–C grades in their
better source needed] In 2018 the Progress 8 measure was average for the school and 50% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs, compared to 45% for Hampshire and 40% for England.[6]
ASD Support Base
The school runs an ASD Support Base to support pupils with
Autistic Spectrum attend mainstream lessons. In 2009, a sensory garden was built to help resource members relax and carry out gardening work.[7]
Awards
The school won the inaugural 'Community School of the Year' People's Service award from Children & Young People Now magazine in 2006.[8][9]
Academy Status
The Romsey School converted to an academy under the Academies Act 2010 on 1 August 2011.[10][11]
Notable former students
- Todd Bennett, Olympic runner [12]
- Phil Hughes, cricketer[13]
- Caroline Nokes, Member of Parliament for Romsey and Southampton North[14]
- James Buckley-Thorp, Entrepreneur, Founder and Director of apparel corporation Rupert and Buckley[15]
References
- ^ The Education Authorities Directory and Annual. School Government Publishing, Company Limited. 1968.
- ^ "The Romsey School, Hampshire". teachweb.
- ^ "Vacancies". Romsey School.
- ^ "Romsey School". Romsey School. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
- ^ "About us, The Romsey School". Romsey School.
- ^ "The Romsey School". Find and compare schools in England. GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "ASD Resourced Provision". The Romsey School. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Awards 2006 Sector celebrates awards winners achievements". Children & Young People Now. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Community champions". Romsey Advertiser. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "The Romsey School". Ofsted. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Romsey School". Romsey School. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
- ^ https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/10565949.todd-to-be-remembered-at-abbey/
- ^ "Player profile: Phil Hughes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ Jones, Sarah (7 May 2010). "Gidley goes as Tories win Romsey". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "University of Kent Alumni". University of Kent. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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