Bitterne Park School Explained

Bitterne Park School
Motto:	RACER (Respect, Achievement, Community, Enjoyment, Relationships)
Established:	1 September 1995
Trust:	Reach Cooperative Trust
Head:	Stewart Roderick
Address:	Copsewood Road
Country:	England
Ofsted:	yes
Urn:	116458
Gender:	Mixed
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	19
Coordinates:	50.93°N -1.37°W

Bitterne Park School is a large mixed secondary comprehensive school in the Bitterne Park suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, in the south of England.

The school last received an Ofsted inspection on 29 and 30 November 2017, in which it was rated 'Good'.^[1]

Notable former pupils

• Darren Anderton, footballer^[2]
• Bradley Collins, footballer
• Caragh McMurtry, rower^[3]
• Chris Packham, naturalist and television presenter^[4]
• Royston Smith (politician)
• Jeremy Sochan, basketball player
• Ali Sparkes, novelist^[5]

External links

• The school's website
• The school on Ofsted's website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bitterne Park School Final Inspection Report. Holden. Gary. 29-30 November 2017. 2018-01-03. 3 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103193544/http://www.bitterneparkschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Final_Inspection-report_from_Ofsted_13.12.17.pdf. live.
2. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=3645 Southampton Football Club: News: Returning home
3. News: Megan . Stanley . Tokyo 2020 Olympics: The athletes from Hampshire representing Team GB . Hampshire Live . 21 July 2021 .
4. Web site: Chris Packham Returns to His Roots . Hampshire Life . Archant Life Ltd . 30 March 2010 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719152537/http://hampshire.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/chris-packham-photographer-presenter-inside-out-13845/ . 19 July 2011 . dmy .
5. News: Donovan . Sion . Bright Sparke - Ali Sparkes interview . 31 May 2020 . Hampshire Life . 22 June 2010.