Brune Park Community School is a

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on Military Road,

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, England.

History

The name comes from the Prideaux-Brune family who donated the land on which the school is built to the

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for the purpose of establishing a school. The school's crest is based on the Prideaux-Brune

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, and the motto is ''toujours prêt'' (always ready). The school was opened at its current location in 1965, amalgamating the existing Central School with the Grove Boys' and Girls' Secondary Modern Schools. Its

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was removed in 1987, and replaced by the nearby

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St Vincent College St Vincent College is a co-educational sixth form (16-18) college located in Gosport, Hampshire, England. The majority of students come from the surrounding towns including Gosport, Fareham, Stubbington and Winchester. The nearby Gosport Ferry ...

and

Fareham College Fareham College is a further education college situated on a campus on the western side of the town of Fareham in Hampshire, England. History Fareham College was formed in 1984 as a merger between an earlier technical college (Fareham Technica ...

. The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (

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) rated the school as 'inadequate' in June 2016. following this report, Ofsted placed the school in special measures, In 2017, the school was converted to an academy under the Gosport and Fareham Multi-Academy Trust.

References

External links

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The school's Ofsted report page
1965 establishments in England Secondary schools in Hampshire Educational institutions established in 1965 Gosport Academies in Hampshire {{Hampshire-school-stub