Purbrook Park School
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| Purbrook Park School | |
| Motto | Working Together Towards Excellence Since 1906 |
| Type | Language College |
| Head Teacher | Keith Clark |
| Location | Park Avenue Portsmouth Hampshire PO7 5PS England  |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Houses | 4 |
| School colours | Blue and Yellow |
Purbrook Park School Language College is a foundation secondary school located in Purbrook, north of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
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[edit] History
The original building was called Purbrook Park. This was built by the eminent Palladian architect Sir Robert Taylor, who was also the architect of the first bank of England. The client was Peter Taylor. Taylor was a local MP and something of a crook, accused of chipping silver off the coins when paying the king's troops. The house was an extraordinary creation and included the recreation of the first Roman antrium in England.
After Taylor's death, the house passed to his son, Charles Taylor, but was let and fell into disrepair. In the nineteenth century the Georgian masterpiece was demolished and a plain Victorian mansion put up in its place.
The Devereux family lived at Purbrook into the twentieth century when it was converted to a Grammar school and more recently became a foundation Secondary school.
[edit] Internal Structure
[edit] Houses
In PPS there are four houses, each represented by a colour. There are 10 tutor groups in each house. Each house raises money for a particular charity.
- Trojans (Sky Blue)
- Romans (Purple)
- Spartans (Red)
- Vikings (Green)
[edit] Uniform
It is expected that the uniform is 'worn well' with pride.
[edit] Boys
- Black Blazer
- School Tie
- Plain White Shirt - standard collar (No Logo)
- Black Trousers
- Socks - not bright colours
[edit] Girls
- Black Blazer
- School Tie
- Plain White Shirt - standard collar (No Logo)
- Black Trousers
- Black Knee Length Skirt - straight with vent
- Plain Tights or Socks - not bright colours (socks worn with skirt - black and white only)
[edit] Expectations of All Pupils
- Have there pupil planner with them at all times
- Wear school uniform correctly
- Be polite and show respect to other pupils and staff; behave well at all times
- Value others' thoughts and ideas and not interrupt or speak out of turn
- Be on time and be properly equipped for every lesson and activity
- Not eat in classrooms
- Not bring in chewing gum onto the school premises
- Leave coats and bags in the last room you were in before going to assembly
- Respect the school and property that belongs to others
[edit] Subjects Taught
- Child Development
- Design & Technology
- English
- Expressive Arts (Dance, Drama and Art)
- Geography
- History
- Humanities
- ICT
- Leisure & Tourism
- Mathematics
- Media Studies
- Modern Foreign Languages (French, Spanish, German, Latin, Japanese and Italian)
- Physical Education
- Religious Education
- Science
- Triple Science
