The Hamble School is a

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in Hamble-le-Rice, offering education to children between 11-16.

Ofsted

The school was inspected by

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in November 2001, when the quality of teaching received an overall "good" for both Years 7-9 and 10-11. Since then, a number of renovations have taken place, including increasing the facilities, earning the school its Sports College status. Recent site improvements include a Gymnastics Complex (opened in 2006) and a dedicated Humanities ( History,

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and Geography) block. In 2007 the school was inspected by Ofsted again and received another "good" ranking overall. In 2012, the school received a "satisfactory" ranking, generally needing improvement in teaching and behavior.OFSTED Report 2012 (PDF file)
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Notable alumni

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References

External links

Hamble College website

The school on Ofsted's website
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