The Romsey School is a mixed community
academy in
Romsey
Romsey ( ) is a historic market town in the county of Hampshire, England. Romsey was home to the 17th-century philosopher and economist William Petty and the 19th-century British prime minister, Lord Palmerston, whose statue has stood in the t ...
,
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
,
England
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. The school was a
secondary modern, called Romsey County Secondary School, until the 1970s when it became a
comprehensive. In 2000 it became a
Specialist Language College jointly with
The Mountbatten School. In 2005 the school's specialisation changed to a
Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing Colleges were introduced in England in 2002 and Northern Ireland in 2006 as part of the Government's Specialist Schools programme which was designed to raise standards in secondary education. Specialist schools focus on ...
. In August 2011 the school became an academy. The school has approximately 1100 children aged 11–16 and 100 teachers. The catchment area includes the villages of
Ampfield,
Braishfield
Braishfield is a village and civil parish north of Romsey in Hampshire, England. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English ''bræsc'' + ''feld'', meaning 'open land with small branches or brushwood'. The hamlet of Pucknall lies due ...
, Sherfield English,
Michelmersh,
Timsbury and
Awbridge
Awbridge is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, about three miles northwest of Romsey, and near the River Test. According to the 2001 census the parish, which includes the villages of Awbridge, U ...
.
In 2010 81% of pupils achieved 5 or more A*–C grades in their
GCSE
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s. 94% of pupils achieved at least a pass on A*-C. 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.
ASD Support Base
The school runs an ASD Support Base to support pupils with
Special needs
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and
Autistic spectrum disorder
The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulti ...
. The ASD Base was established in September 2002 to help students on the
Autistic Spectrum
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attend mainstream lessons. In 2009, a sensory garden was built to help resource members relax and carry out gardening work.
Awards
The school won the inaugural 'Community School of the Year' People's Service award from
Children & Young People Now magazine in 2006.
Academy Status
The Romsey School converted to an academy under the
Academies Act 2010
An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...
on 1 August 2011.
Notable former students
*
Todd Bennett, Olympic runner
*
Phil Hughes
Philip Joseph Hughes (born June 24, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and San Diego Padres from 2007 through 2018. He stands tal ...
, cricketer
*
Caroline Nokes
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes (''née'' Perry; born 26 June 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Romsey and Southampton North in Hampshire in the 2010 general election. Elect ...
, Member of
Parliament
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for
Romsey and Southampton North
Romsey and Southampton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Caroline Nokes for the Conservative Party. For the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer it ...
*
James Buckley-Thorp, Entrepreneur, Founder and Director of apparel corporation
Rupert and Buckley
References
Secondary schools in Hampshire
Academies in Hampshire
Romsey
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