Perins School Explained

Perins School
Coordinates:51.0889°N -1.1665°W
Motto:In Omnia Excellentia [1]
Type:Secondary academy
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Steve Jones
Founder:Henry Perin
Specialist:Sports College
Address:Pound Hill
City:New Alresford
County:Hampshire
Country:England
Postcode:SO24 9BS
Urn:137128
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:1,017
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Houses:Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Ignis
Colours:Blue & White (House Colours - Red, Yellow, Green, Purple)
Website:http://www.perins.net/

Perins School (formerly named Perins Community School and Perin's Grammar School) is an academy, sports college and secondary school in New Alresford, Hampshire, England. The school was founded in 1696 by Henry Perin.[2]

Performance

Perins has been a well performing school, achieving GCSE pass rates well above the national average. 72% of pupils obtained five or more GCSES grade C or above including maths and English in 2009, compared with the national average of 47.6%.[3] In 2000, OFSTED reported that pupils' attainment had risen from "above average" to "well above average". In the 2010 OFSTED inspection report it was given outstanding status. In 2013, it was given good status.

Houses

The houses used to be named after space shuttles.

However, in 2016, the new headteacher (Steve Jones) added a new house and changed the names of the existing ones. The changes and addition are as follows:

Buildings

Seven main buildings

Other buildings

Management

Head teacher

Since 2015, the headteacher has been Steve Jones.[4]

Feeder schools

Cheriton Primary, Four Marks Primary, Ropley Primary, Preston Candover Primary, Sun Hill Junior School and Medstead Primary feed into Perins School.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perins Ethos & Vision. 3 April 2017.
  2. Web site: History of Perins School . www.perins.net . Perins School . 12 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Education | League Tables | Performance results for Perins School A Community Sports College . BBC News . 2009-01-15 . 2012-01-07.
  4. Web site: New Headteacher Appointed | Perins School.