Farnham Heath End School
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Nick Phillips[1] |
| Location |
Hale Reeds Farnham Surrey GU9 9BN  EnglandCoordinates: 51°13′55″N 0°47′01″W / 51.23199°N 0.78348°W |
| DfE number | 936/4052 |
| DfE URN | 139486 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 900 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses |
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| Website |
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Farnham Heath End School is a mixed coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Heath End, Surrey in south-east of England, with roughly 900 pupils.
About
In April 2013 the school gained Specialist Mathematics and Computing College status. The school also has "Healthy School" status and is also accredited as an "Investor in People". It is on a rising roll and in February 2011 was rated by Ofsted as a "Satisfactory" school. The initial part of the report stated:
Farnham Heath End School is providing a satisfactory and improving quality of education. The many strengths in teaching contribute to it being good overall.[2]
When Ofsted visited the school in 2012, they marked it as a "Good" school, improving on the previous standard.
On 11 February 2011 the school management became embroiled in controversy as they informed parents of the death of a pupil during a PE lesson by text message.[3]
Senior Staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nick Phillips | Head teacher |
| Shirley Austin | Deputy Head Teacher |
| Leigh Cole | Assistant Head Teacher |
| Julia Fairhurst | Assistant Head Teacher |
| Jack Marsh | Assistant Head Teacher |
Houses
The houses are named after famous people:
| Name | Colour | Named After | Head of House |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austen | Green | Jane Austen | Mr Ian Maynard |
| Owens | Blue | Jesse Owens | Mr Peter Hyland |
| Brunel | Purple | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | Ms Joanne Carpenter |
| Nightingale | Red | Florence Nightingale | Ms Bethany Lawson |
Houses were introduced in 2008
Alumni
Notable alumni of the school include Carole Hersee who holds the longest television appearance in history at 70,000 hours, Joel Freeland, a professional basketball player and Kylie Grimes a paralympic wheel-chair rugby player, and Jann Turner author of Heartland and Southern Cross, who was Head Girl c. 1980.
References
- ↑ "Headteacher's Welcome".
- ↑ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/1967681/urn/125248.pdf Ofsted Report
- ↑ http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2087437_parents_told_of_pupils_death_by_text_message
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