Frogmore Community College
Encyclopedia
Frogmore Community College is a state secondary school
based in Yateley
, Hampshire
, UK drawing attendeees from Yateley
, nearby Blackwater
, Darby Green and Sandhurst. The school has been awarded Technology College
status.
originally called the Blackwater Valley Centre (BVC) which was fully absorbed when the school took its present name at the end of the 1990s. The school opened "FCAS" (Frogmore Centre for Advanced Studies) in 2005, but the sixth form disbanded after only two years of practice, forcing a partnership with The Sixth Form College, Farnborough
. The college still runs an Adult Learning Centre within FCAS. It at first co-operated with Yateley School
but gradually expanded in the 1980s. The school is situated on campus with Potley Hill County Primary School. Also based in the campus area is Frogmore Leisure Centre and Frogmore Day Care Centre. Nowadays the school has become a specialist technology college, in line with government policy.
The Headmaster of Frogmore in the 1990s was Paul Harwood, who left the school to become one of the first 'super-heads' (that would be deployed to take over failing schools nationally).
Ex-Headteacher Peter Green left the school in 2008. The current headteacher is Sarah Howells
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
based in Yateley
Yateley
Yateley is a suburban town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It lies in the north-eastern corner of Hart District Council. It includes the settlements of Frogmore and Darby Green. It had a population of 21,011 according to the 2001 census...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, UK drawing attendeees from Yateley
Yateley
Yateley is a suburban town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It lies in the north-eastern corner of Hart District Council. It includes the settlements of Frogmore and Darby Green. It had a population of 21,011 according to the 2001 census...
, nearby Blackwater
Blackwater, Hampshire
Blackwater is a small town in the north-eastern corner of the English county of Hampshire, lying in the Hart District.-Location:It is situated on the borders of both Berkshire and Surrey about north of Farnborough, west of Camberley and east of Basingstoke on the A30 road. Blackwater is situated...
, Darby Green and Sandhurst. The school has been awarded Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
status.
History
Formerly Frogmore Comprehensive School, then Frogmore Community School, it also used to include a Sixth Form CollegeSixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
originally called the Blackwater Valley Centre (BVC) which was fully absorbed when the school took its present name at the end of the 1990s. The school opened "FCAS" (Frogmore Centre for Advanced Studies) in 2005, but the sixth form disbanded after only two years of practice, forcing a partnership with The Sixth Form College, Farnborough
The Sixth Form College, Farnborough
The Sixth Form College, Farnborough is a sixth form college situated in Farnborough, Hampshire.-Admissions:It is also known as Farnborough Sixth Form College, or 'Farnborough Sixth' among the local population to differentiate it from Farnborough College of Technology, a further education college...
. The college still runs an Adult Learning Centre within FCAS. It at first co-operated with Yateley School
Yateley School
Yateley School is the largest secondary school in North East Hampshire. The school teaches over 1500 students aged 11 – 16, and the attached sixth form college caters for ages 16–18. The school has Arts College status. The school had its latest Ofsted Report in 2010.Yateley School contains three ...
but gradually expanded in the 1980s. The school is situated on campus with Potley Hill County Primary School. Also based in the campus area is Frogmore Leisure Centre and Frogmore Day Care Centre. Nowadays the school has become a specialist technology college, in line with government policy.
The Headmaster of Frogmore in the 1990s was Paul Harwood, who left the school to become one of the first 'super-heads' (that would be deployed to take over failing schools nationally).
Ex-Headteacher Peter Green left the school in 2008. The current headteacher is Sarah Howells