Herne Bay High Specialist School and Sports College is a mixed ability Foundation school

Foundation school

In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....

, with designated Sports College

Sports College

Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, PE, sports and dance. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Sports...

 status, situated in Herne Bay, Kent

Herne Bay, Kent

Herne Bay is a seaside town in Kent, South East England, with a population of 35,188. On the south coast of the Thames Estuary, it is north of Canterbury and east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local government district...

, England

England

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. The school currently has on roll over 1,500 students.

History

The school was founded as Greenhill Secondary School, at queens Road, Herne Bay. Later the school moved to its present site in Bullockstone Road. On September 1st 2000 the school became a Foundation school and control was passed from Kent County Council to the Board of Governors. Exactly three years later on September 1st 2003 the school became a Specialist school and Sports College. Year groups consist of year 7-13, (SIXTH FORM). Dr C. Owen is headteacher.