Amery Hill School is a

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secondary school with academy status set on a hill above the market town of

Alton, Hampshire Alton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, near the source of the River Wey. It had a population of 17,816 at the 2011 census. Alton was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as ''Aoltone' ...

, England. Its head teacher is Mr R. Jeckells.

History

It was awarded

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specialist school status in 2004 by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). It was rated 'a good school' and 'not yet an outstanding school' in the Ofsted inspection report (2013). Amery Hill School is now part of the ICT Register, a database that captures ICT and eLearning expertise in schools and learning centres across the world. Previously a community school administered by

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, in October 2011 Amery Hill School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Amery Hill School Academy Trust.

Facilities

School facilities include

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s and data projectors in all classrooms and an artificial turf sports pitch. The school has recently been designated as 'accessible' through the provision of lifts and ramps to make all parts of the building suitable for disabled persons. Having reached the standard for recognition as a 'High Performing Secondary School', a second specialism in mathematics is being developed. In 2018 the school secured Department for Education funding for the building of a new Performing Arts Centre, kitchen and dining facilities.

Area schools

The school enjoys close collaboration with nearby Alton College, and Amery Hill students attend the college for some enrichment and curriculum courses. In addition, the school works closely as a member of the East Hampshire 14–19 Consortium in developing Applied Diplomas for first teaching in 2009.

Notable former Pupils

Matthew Offord Matthew James Offord (born 3 September 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hendon since 2010. He was previously a member of the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa ...

MP * Chris Wood Cricketer * Laura Jurd Musician & composer *

Nadia Oh Nadia Georgina Oates (born 26 May 1990) is a former English singer, rapper, producer and model. She was featured on Space Cowboy's 2007 single "My Egyptian Lover". She has since released two studio albums—'' Hot Like Wow'' (2008) and ''Colo ...

Pop Musician * Alison Goldfrapp Musician & Record producer

References

External links

* * * {{authority control Alton, Hampshire Secondary schools in Hampshire Academies in Hampshire