Fort Hill Community School Explained

Fort Hill Community School & Centre
Coordinates:	51.2715°N -1.1226°W
Established:	1977
Closed:	2018
Address:	Kenilworth Road
City:	Basingstoke
County:	Hampshire
Country:	England
Postcode:	RG23 8JQ
Local Authority:	Hampshire County Council
Ofsted:	yes
Urn:	116444
Gender:	Coeducational
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	16
Website:	http://www.forthillcommunityschool.org/

Fort Hill Community School was a coeducational secondary school located in Winklebury, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.

Location

The school was built within the ramparts of an Iron Age hill fort, Winklebury Ring.^[1] Around the school perimeter some of the old ditch site still remains. It is thought that the Celts once established a farming society around this fort.

The school was closed in 2018 and demolition of the site commenced in January 2019.^[2]

External links

• http://www.forthillcommunityschool.org/
• http://www.chjs.net
• http://www.winkleburyfederation.com/
• http://www.chiltern-pri.hants.sch.uk/

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Winklebury Ring Conservation Project . 13 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202040636/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/leisure/conservation/WinkleburyRing.htm . February 2, 2009 .
2. Web site: CONFIRMED: Decision made today to close Winklebury's Fort Hill Community School by September. 29 June 2018.