| Motto | "Believe and Achieve" |
|---|---|
| Type | Community Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Miss Sue Hearle |
| Deputy Headteacher | Jon Hicks, John Howells |
| Specialism | Technology and Humanities |
| Location | East Woodhay Road Winchester Hampshire SO22 6JJ England |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| Students | 1250 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website | henrybeaufortschool.org.uk/ |
Henry Beaufort School, sometimes called Henry Beaufort College of Technology, is a secondary school in Harestock, a suburb of Winchester, in the county of Hampshire in England. It has dual specialist school status as a Technology College and Humanities College.
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The school was built in 1971 as the first purpose-built, co-educational, comprehensive school in Winchester, to serve the new developments created by the new Teg Down, Weeke Manor and Harestock estates. In the first year of opening the school had a full complement of year 7 children and about half a year 8 complement. The school grow each year until 1975 it had a full 5 years of intake. The first headmaster was Mr Hubert who remained headmaster until 1990 when he retired. He was replaced by Mr D. Dickinson who was head for about 10 years. He left in 2000 and was replaced by Mr Jonathan de Sausmarez.
Initially, each year was divided into 6 tutor groups H, R, E, S, T and O, taken from `Harestock', the suburb of Winchester in which it is located. The `A' was missed out as a tutor group to avoid any suggestion that it was made up of superior pupils students.
Today it is divided into seven tutors: Athens, Berlin, Luxembourg, Moscow, Prague, Rome and Warsaw. Most tutors currently practice horizontal tutoring however Prague is undergoing a vertical tutoring trial. There is an annual sports day which is held midway through July and the students are encouraged to participate in sport and eat healthily as the school has the Healthy Schools status. The school runs the Beaufort Bistro which serves hot and cold food and drink priced between £0.40 and £2 before school and during the two student break times. Henry Beaufort runs bus services to many of the surrounding areas before and after school including a later bus if students wish to participate in after school activities. Henry Beaufort has many awards Including Technology and Humanities College status. Vertical tutoring will official start for all seven tutors on September 2011. As of the start of the spring term in 2011, Miss Sue Hearle has replaced Mr Jonathan de Sausmarez as headteacher at the school.
As of January 2009 most buildings have begun refurbishment including exterior and interiors. This includes painting the building in the new navy blue and white as opposed to the pale blue and black before it. The refurbishment is coming along well and the new colours are a huge improvement. The school is also looking forward to a new Astroturf pitch. Construction started on June 2009 and is now fully complete.