Pershore High School Explained

Pershore High School
Coordinates:52.1253°N -2.0749°W
Established:1973 (founded 1928)
Type:Academy
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Phil Hanson
Specialists:Technology College & Training School
Address:Station Road
City:Pershore
County:Worcestershire
Country:England
Postcode:WR10 2BX
Local Authority:Worcestershire
Ofsted:yes
Urn:136925
Staff:RULE
Enrolment:1,242 pupils
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:
Armstrong
Kingsley
Magellan
Colours:Navy, light blue, yellow
Website:http://www.pershore.worcs.sch.uk

Pershore High School is a co-educational academy school, with a Sixth form, in Pershore, Worcestershire, England. It is the only high school in Pershore and also takes pupils from surrounding villages. It has a capacity of 1,273 pupils aged between 11 and 18.

The school was founded in 1928 as Pershore County Senior School. It was built to accommodate 480 pupils but began with 430 enrollments. In 1973 following the nationwide educational reforms of the late 1960s and early 1970s, it became a comprehensive school for 12- to 18-year-olds. It achieved Technology College status in 2002 and in 2007 it was recognised as a Training School. The school has a centre that provides specialist resources for up to 15 pupils with autism. In 2011 the school became an academy. In 2016 an art block was built in order to increase resources.[1] In September 2021, PHS converted to a secondary school and commenced the enrolment of Year 7 students, disrupting the tertiary system of the local middle schools.[2]

European project

The Comenius Project is the Secondary Schools element of the European Union SOCRATES programme. The school has links with schools in other EU countries, and also in Zambia.[3]

Performance

The 2017 Ofsted report judged the school a Grade 2 (good).[1]

In 2019 Pershore High School received nothingCommerce.[4]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pershore High School. Ofsted. 5 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Proposed Change of Age Range in Pershore Schools. 7 June 2023. 2021. Worcester County Council.
  3. Book: Goodfellow. Michael. Walton. Michael. Harris. Jessica. Why Not the Best Schools?: The England Report. 5 September 2016. 2008. Aust Council for Ed Research. 9780864318121. 8.
  4. Web site: Chamber Business Awards Previous Winners. 2021. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce. 4 October 2021.