| Motto | "Labour Omnia Vincit" |
|---|---|
| Type | Community School |
| Headteacher |
Debbie Godfrey-Phaure (Executive Head) Jon Willcox (Head of School) |
| Specialism | Sports |
| Location | Harewood Avenue Bournemouth Dorset BH7 6NZ England |
| Local authority | Bournemouth |
| DfE URN | 113869 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website | www.portchester.bournemouth.sch.uk |
Portchester School, or Portchester Sports College, is a specialist sports secondary school in Bournemouth, England, for boys aged 11–16. The school was located on Portchester Road but was knocked down and moved to a new site in Harewood Avenue. Portchester school's motto is "Labour Omnia Vincit"
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In the School there are five Technology rooms,five English rooms, seven science rooms, five IT rooms, three MFL rooms, five humanities rooms, five maths rooms and two music rooms, amongst many others. The school has also two drama studios, two halls, a library, sports lab, science lab,a fully equipped gym, sports hall and music studio. There are outdoor tennis and basketball courts.
The school has a brand new sports hall entitled the Roy Moore Sports Hall. The hall has seven badminton courts and a brilliant rock climbing wall. The school is one of the few schools in the country who have these sorts of facilities.
The current Head of School is Jon Willcox and the Executive Head is Debbie Godfrey-Phaure. The former headteacher Chris Brady retired July 2010, he ran the scholl for over ten years. The school has four assistant heads: Mike Winkworth, Paul Pearce, Laura Downton and John Greetham.
The school has a house system based on sports personalities: Pelé, Redgrave, MacArthur and Moore. Each year group is split between the houses.
All boys must wear black trousers, light blue shirt, school tie, dark blue school jumper, black shoes. Boys are not allowed to wear any jewellery including rings, piercings or necklaces. Trainers, outside coats, hats, or 'hoodies' are not to be worn inside the school building.
The school opened in January 1940 in the building previously used by Bournemouth School which had been built in 1901. The school took its name from the site's address along Portchester Road and has always been a boys-only school. It would later become a secondary modern school and moved to the present site along Harewood Avenue at Littledown in 1975 next the sister school, Avonbourne, although the Portchester Road building was also used until 1989. Fenwick Court is now on the site and is named after Dr Fenwick who was the first headmaster of Bournemouth School. Additions have been added to Portchester in recent years and it shares a sports hall with Avonbourne. Also recently, student Tom Clark became a Guinness world record holder for rowing.
Avonbourne is the school right next to Portchester, the schools don't normally interact with each other. From the start of the 2011/12 academic year the schools are working more closely together. The Headteacher of Avonbourne Debbie Godfrey-Phaure became the new Executive Head for both schools. The schools now are part of The Avonbourne International Business and Enterprise Trust.
The school has a Peer Mediation Scheme, in which students are trained to resolve arguments between other pupils. Other schools around the country are now looking to introduce the scheme.
The trust are now erecting a new 6th form in which pupils from Portchester, Avonbourne and other school across the borough can join. The building is being built on the school grounds and should be complete for opening in the next two years.