Perins School
Encyclopedia
Perins School is a community Sports College
and secondary school
in New Alresford
, Hampshire
, England. The school has been granted specialist status for leading the field in the area of sports within Hampshire and has received an award for improved performance.
To the back of Stephenson, there is an additional building which holds what is known as the 'Sports Hall', where examinations and other events/activities are held, in addition to sporting activities.
Ibsen was extended in 2002 to incorporate a new building which formed the venue for all Drama activities and select performances, with two studios, known as The Hub. There is also a building near to the field which holds a community gym known as 'Evolution', dance studio, changing rooms and classrooms used for PE theory lessons.
is Mrs. Janice Bernard, who took up her post in September 2000. The previous head teacher, Mr. Glen Strong, presided over significant improvements in performance, and was in post from 1994. In 2000, OFSTED
reported that pupils' attainment had risen from "above average" to "well above average". The school has 948 students in the 2004-2005 school year, with 961 anticipated for the next year. http://www.hants.gov.uk/education/schools/budgetshares/2005/0/4130.html. The number of students enrolled at Perins has grown consistently in recent years, compared to that of 2001 when there were only 761 students enrolled.
presented the head teacher with an award for the school as one of the 36 most improved in the country over four years. He described the heads as "entrepreneur
s of the new century".
grant of £151,000 to develop sports facilities in Hampshire, splitting the money with another Sports College in Eastleigh
, in the south of the county. Perins will soon have a science
status.
Primary, Four Marks
Primary, Ropley
Primary, Preston Candover Primary, Sun Hill Junior School and Medstead Primary feed into Perins School.
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...
and secondary school
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...
in New Alresford
New Alresford
New Alresford or simply Alresford is a small town and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is situated some 12 km north-east of the city of Winchester and 20 km south-west of the town of Alton...
, 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...
, England. The school has been granted specialist status for leading the field in the area of sports within Hampshire and has received an award for improved performance.
Performance
Perins is a well performing school, achieving GCSE pass rates well above the national average. 72% of pupils obtained five or more GCSES grade C or above including maths and English in 2009, compared with the national average of 47.6%.Blocks
The school consists of 6 main blocks Pascal (Maths and English), Eliot (Geography, Art, ICT and RE), Rousseau (Modern foreign languages, RE and History), Ibsen (Music and Drama), Newton (Science) and Stephenson (DT and Food Technology/Textiles). The buildings' names are combined to create the acronym of the school's name - Perins, and are consequentially in order as you move from the top to the bottom of the school.To the back of Stephenson, there is an additional building which holds what is known as the 'Sports Hall', where examinations and other events/activities are held, in addition to sporting activities.
Ibsen was extended in 2002 to incorporate a new building which formed the venue for all Drama activities and select performances, with two studios, known as The Hub. There is also a building near to the field which holds a community gym known as 'Evolution', dance studio, changing rooms and classrooms used for PE theory lessons.
Head teacher
The current head teacherHead teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
is Mrs. Janice Bernard, who took up her post in September 2000. The previous head teacher, Mr. Glen Strong, presided over significant improvements in performance, and was in post from 1994. In 2000, OFSTED
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
reported that pupils' attainment had risen from "above average" to "well above average". The school has 948 students in the 2004-2005 school year, with 961 anticipated for the next year. http://www.hants.gov.uk/education/schools/budgetshares/2005/0/4130.html. The number of students enrolled at Perins has grown consistently in recent years, compared to that of 2001 when there were only 761 students enrolled.
Notable visitors
In recognition of the school's improvement, in 2000 British former Prime Minister Tony BlairTony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
presented the head teacher with an award for the school as one of the 36 most improved in the country over four years. He described the heads as "entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
s of the new century".
Community activities
The school provides important cultural and sporting facilities for the town and surrounding area. The town's "facilities group" reports that its Main Hall compensates for the relatively limited capacity of Alresford Town Hall, but notes that school facilities are not always exploited to capacity. The local community is also expected to benefit from the new dance studio, fitness suite, and second sports hall which has recently been developed due to the new "sport college" status. In 2004 Perins also shared a National LotteryNational Lottery (United Kingdom)
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grant of £151,000 to develop sports facilities in Hampshire, splitting the money with another Sports College in Eastleigh
Eastleigh
Eastleigh is a railway town in Hampshire, England, and the main town in the Eastleigh borough which is part of Southampton Urban Area. The town lies between Southampton and Winchester, and is part of the South Hampshire conurbation...
, in the south of the county. Perins will soon have a science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
status.
Feeder schools
CheritonCheriton, Hampshire
Cheriton Is a small village and civil parish located near the city of Winchester, in Hampshire, England. The settlement is perhaps most famous for being the location of the Battle of Cheriton in the English Civil War. Cheriton is also the Source of the River Itchen.Facilities and ServicesCheriton...
Primary, Four Marks
Four Marks
Four Marks is a large village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is southwest of Alton, on the A31 road....
Primary, Ropley
Ropley
Ropley is a village and large civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of , situated east from New Alresford, with a station 1½ miles from the village. It is southwest of Alton, just off the A31 road...
Primary, Preston Candover Primary, Sun Hill Junior School and Medstead Primary feed into Perins School.
Notable alumni
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. - Alexa ChungAlexa ChungAlexa Chung is an English television presenter, model and contributing editor at British Vogue.She currently hosts Gonzo with Alexa Chung for MTV UK, and is scheduled to host Thrift America for PBS in 2011...
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. - Russell HowardRussell HowardRussell Joseph Howard is an English comedian best known for his TV show Russell Howard's Good News and his appearances on the topical panel TV show Mock The Week...
, Stand up comedian and regular on BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
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. - Chris GeereChris GeereChristopher William "Chris" Geere is an English actor. He best known for his role as King Edvard/Eddie in the The Prince and Me sequels.-Private life:Geere lives in Putney, London....
, Actor on BBC Drama series "Waterloo RoadWaterloo Road (TV series)Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
" playing the role of Matt Wilding. - Dan KieranDan KieranDan Kieran is Deputy Editor of The Idler, a bi-yearly British magazine. He is a writer, editor, and CEO and co-founder of the crowd-funding publishing platform ....
, Author (Crap TownsCrap TownsCrap Towns: The 50 Worst Places To Live In The UK and Crap Towns II: The Nation Decides are a series of humorous books edited by Sam Jordison and Dan Kieran and published in association with UK Quarterly The Idler. Towns in the UK were nominated by visitors to The Idler Website for their...
) and travel journalist for The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
External links
- Perins School website
- OFSTED inspection report
- "Blair honours improved schools" article by the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
describing Perins School's improved schools award. - BBC report on Perins School
- School information from the Hampshire County Council