The Romsey School

The Romsey School is a mixed community academy in Romsey, Hampshire, England. The school was a secondary modern, called Romsey County Secondary School,[1] until the 1970s when it became a comprehensive. In 2000 it became a Specialist Language College jointly with The Mountbatten School.[2] In 2005 the school's specialisation changed to a Mathematics and Computing College.[3] In August 2011 the school became an academy.[4] The school has approximately 1100 children aged 11–16 and 100 teachers. The catchment area includes the villages of Ampfield, Braishfield, Sherfield English, Michelmersh, Timsbury and Awbridge.

The Romsey School
Address
Greatbridge Road

Romsey
,
Hampshire
,
SO51 8ZB

England
Coordinates50.99488°N 1.50284°W / 50.99488; -1.50284
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoSiege Perilous
Established1958
Local authorityHampshire
SpecialistMaths and Computing
Department for Education URN137239 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsJudith Houghton
Executive HeadteacherJonathan de Sausmarez
HeadteacherColm McKavanagh
Staff~100
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1100
HousesAshton, Marsham, Stoke and Templer
Colour(s)Maroon, Grey, Black, Gold
Websitehttp://www.romsey.hants.sch.uk/

In 2010 81% of pupils achieved 5 or more A*–C grades in their GCSEs. 94% of pupils achieved at least a pass on A*-C.[5] In 2018 the Progress 8 measure was average for the school and 50% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs, compared to 45% for Hampshire and 40% for England.[6]

ASD Support Base

The school runs an ASD Support Base to support pupils with Special needs and Autistic spectrum disorder. The ASD Base was established in September 2002 to help students on the Autistic Spectrum attend mainstream lessons. In 2009, a sensory garden was built to help resource members relax and carry out gardening work.[7]

Awards

The school won the inaugural 'Community School of the Year' People's Service award from Children & Young People Now magazine in 2006.[8][9]

Academy Status

The Romsey School converted to an academy under the Academies Act 2010 on 1 August 2011.[10][11]

Notable former students

References
  1. The Education Authorities Directory and Annual. School Government Publishing, Company Limited. 1968.
  2. "The Romsey School, Hampshire". teachweb.
  3. "Vacancies". Romsey School.
  4. "Romsey School". Romsey School. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15.
  5. "About us, The Romsey School". Romsey School.
  6. "The Romsey School". Find and compare schools in England. GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  7. "ASD Resourced Provision". The Romsey School. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  8. "Awards 2006 Sector celebrates awards winners achievements". Children & Young People Now. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011.
  9. "Community champions". Romsey Advertiser. December 8, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  10. "The Romsey School". Ofsted. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  11. "Romsey School". Romsey School. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15.
  12. "Player profile: Phil Hughes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved September 28, 2011.



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