Midhurst Intermediate School (1970-2008) was a maintained comprehensive middle-deemed-secondary school for pupils aged 10 to 13. It was one of only 11 schools of its type, and the only school in the

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to be labelled as 'intermediate'. It catered for around 400 pupils. The school was located just outside Midhurst in the village of

Easebourne Easebourne () is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is half a mile (0.8 km) north of Midhurst, across the River Rother on the A272 and A286 roads. The parish includes the ham ...

History

The school was opened by

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County Council in 1970 as a purpose-built middle school serving Midhurst, Easebourne and the surrounding communities. In 2002, consultations were undertaken to review provision in the area to revert to the more usual two-tier structure of education. However, a parental ballot demonstrated clear support for the existing arrangements, and the status quo emerged as the preferred option. Consultation began again in 2007, with the local authority proposing once again to amend provision to provide an age of transfer of 11 between local primaries and the secondary school in Midhurst

Accordingly, the school closed in December 2008 as pupils transferred to the new Midhurst Rother College.

Organisation

Pupils in the school were organised into three year groups, aligned to the National Curriculum years of Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8. Pupils were taught mainly by specialist teachers as in

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s, although pupils in the first year of the school were in

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. Pupils transferred to the school from approximately 10 feeder primary schools from Midhurst and surround villages. Almost all pupils transferred at the end of Year 8 into Year 9 at the nearby

Midhurst Grammar School Midhurst Grammar School was a grammar school and later a comprehensive upper school in Midhurst, West Sussex. The school served pupils aged 11 to 18 who usually joined the school from one of the local intermediate schools. It was replaced in 200 ...

External links

Midhurst Intermediate School website

Midhurst Intermediate information on West Sussex Grid for Learning
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