| Type | Secondary School |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Peggy Farrington |
| Specialism | Arts College |
| Location | Memorial Road Hanham South Gloucestershire BS15 3LA England |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| DfE URN | 109318 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1100 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Gold and maroon |
| Website | www.hanhamhighschool.org.uk |
Hanham High School is a school of more than 1,000 pupils, situated on the outskirts of Bristol, England. The school is a Specialist School for the Performing Arts, has achieved the Artsmark Gold Award, Sportsmark, the Healthy Schools Award, International Schools Award, IiP, ICT and Basic Skills Quality Marks the “ICE” (Community Engagement) Award, and is part of a Diploma Pathfinder (14-19). It was rated “good with outstanding features” by Ofsted in March 2009. Stephen Merchant is a former pupil.
The School uses the Moodle virtual learning environment (VLE) to set and collect homework, and set extended learning projects as part of a homework schedule. A new system is being pioneered at Hanham High, whereby bad behaviour loses pupils points and good behaviour gains points. These points show on the VLE at the end of the year prizes will be awarded according to points, and pupils with enough points will be able to go on a reward trip. The school still uses detentions as part of a Negative Behaviour framework but it is more common to lose points. The school has recently had a crackdown, resulting in points being deducted for incorret school uniform. The school has a one whole school council run by students and a year council for each year group. Two pupils from each Tutor Group are selected to take part in Year council, two pupils from each year group are selected to take part in School Council. The minutes from Year Council are read at School Council and decisions are made about the items proposed in Year Council.