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| Motto | discamus ut serviamus (We learn that we might serve) |
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| Established | c.1400's |
| Religion | non-denominational |
| Headmaster | Mr J McAtear M.A. MPhil MEd |
| Chair | Mrs M Ravenhill |
| Specialisms | Music College, Sports College |
| Location | Castleton Way Eye Suffolk IP23 7BL England |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| DfE number | 935/4036 |
| DfE URN | 136271 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 899[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | blue, black and gold |
| Website | www.hartismere.com |
Hartismere High School is a co-educational academy, 6th Form, music and sports college for pupils aged 11-18 in Eye, a town in High Suffolk. The headmaster is Jim McAtear who joined the School in 2006.
In 2009 the school changed its status to become a Foundation School, the first in Suffolk. In September 2010 the school became Suffolk's first Academy.
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The school was founded in the 15th century. Its original form predates the grammar school which was founded in 1451. A variety of sites have been occupied by the School which has existed as a National School, a County School and was joined by a Secondary Modern in 1935. The Grammar School was closed in the late 1960s. The school became a Comprehensive and became known as Hartismere shortly thereafter.
The site of the current School was excavated in 2008 revealing continuous habitation dating back to Neolithic times. Enclosures included a full stone age burial, significant quantities of Roman coinage and a Saxon smithing area.