The Heathcote School is a 14-16 secondary school in Stevenage

Stevenage

Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....

, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...

. The school was founded in the 1950s. It has been awarded Specialist Engineering College

Engineering college

Engineering colleges generally refer to institutes of higher education which offer an engineering course at degree level. The duration of the course is four to five years depending upon the university to which the college is affiliated. The students learn little of basic science concentrating...

status. The school is situated in Shephall.

The school has student government, the school council, which was established in 1969. Two representatives from each tutor group are elected to represent the views of the tutor group in the council meetings.

Closure

In 2007 Hertfordshire County Council statutory notice for the closure of The Heathcote School in August 2012. The last intake for year 7 students was in 2008. Keystage 3 students transferred to other local schools in 2010. Keystage 4 students will remain at the school until it closes in 2012.

Sports

• Football
• Netball
• Self Defence
• Badminton
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Rugby
• Hockey
• Gymnastics
• Dance

External links

• Heathcote School website