Homefield School

Homefield School (closed - Feb. 10, 2005)

Homefield School was a co-educational school catering for age range of 4 – 18 year son the southern edge of Winkton, a village on the fringes of the New Forest in Hampshire, in a large, respectable, cream-painted building with a sign announcing "Sports Academy. Dorset Lawn Tennis Association School of the Year." Over the door is an inscription: "Ratione Non Vi" (By reason, not by force). Homefield was on a rural site with school buildings clustered around extensive playing fields overlooking farmland. There are 2 departments, Preparatory and Senior - the prep school is a self-contained unit with attractive play area.

Location

In the county of Dorset approximately 1.5 hours by road from London and 20 minutes from Bournemouth.
Nearest town: Christchurch
Nearest railway station: Bournemouth (20 minutes from the school)
Local airport: Southampton Eastleigh (35 minutes from the school)

Academic Profile

Years 7 - 11 A full range of subjects included the core subjects: English, Maths and Physical Education plus a selection of optional subjects from: Art (Painting & Drawing), Art (Three Dimensional), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Home Economics (Food), Information Technology (Computers)

Closure

Homefield School closed permanently in January 2005.

External links

Schools in Dorset (including Bournemouth and Poole)

Primary	Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy Longfleet CofE Primary School

Middle	Emmanuel CE Middle School St Michael's CE Middle School

Secondary	All Saints CE School Avonbourne School Beaminster School The Bishop of Winchester Academy The Blandford School The Bourne Academy Budmouth College Carter Community Sports College Corfe Hills School Ferndown Upper School Gillingham School Glenmoor Academy The Grange School The Gryphon School Harewood College Highcliffe School Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy Lytchett Minster School Magna Academy Oak Academy Poole High School The Purbeck School Queen Elizabeth's School St Aldhelm's Academy St Edward's RC & CE School St Peter's RC School Shaftesbury School The Sir John Colfox Academy Sturminster Newton High School The Thomas Hardye School Twynham School Wey Valley School and Sports College Winton Academy The Woodroffe School

Grammar	Bournemouth School Bournemouth School for Girls Parkstone Grammar School Poole Grammar School

Independent (preparatory)	Castle Court School Dumpton School Hanford School Port Regis School Sherborne Preparatory School

Independent	Bournemouth Collegiate School Bryanston School Canford School Clayesmore School Leweston School Milton Abbey School Ringwood Waldorf School St Mary's School, Shaftesbury Sherborne School Sherborne School for Girls Talbot Heath School

Further education colleges	Bournemouth and Poole College Kingston Maurward College Weymouth College

Former	Beaminster Grammar School Cranborne Chase School Durnford School Homefield School The Old Malthouse Swanage Grammar School Uplands School Weymouth College (independent)

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