Fort Hill Community School

Fort Hill Community School & Centre
Motto Learning For Life
Established 1977
Headteacher Vicky Essex
Location Kenilworth Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG23 8JQ
England Coordinates: 51°16′17″N 1°07′22″W / 51.271463°N 1.122644°W
Local authority Hampshire
DfE URN 116444 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 750
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Website forthill.hants.sch.uk

Fort Hill Community School is a secondary school located in Winklebury, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK.

Location

The school was built within the ramparts of an iron age hill fort, Winklebury Ring.[1] Around the school perimeter some of the old ditch site still remains. It is thought that the Celts once established a farming society around this fort.

Transition to KS4

When the students start Yr 10, they have the option to choose 4 subjects they would like to study at GCSE level, along with the subjects they choose, they must study English, Maths, Science & P.E. (Physical Education is compulsory under the National Curriculum that students receive at least 2 hours each week of sporting activities) The subjects they can choose are;

Uniform

There are two sets of uniform for the Winter and Summer terms. The winter uniform is a shirt, tie, black trousers, embroidered sweatshirt and school blazer. In the summer, the students can wear an embroidered polo shirt and not have to wear the sweatshirt or blazer, however the trousers have to stay black and the shoes are the same. The girls can wear skirts any time of year but are most accepted in summer.

References

  1. ↑ "The Winklebury Ring Conservation Project". Retrieved 13 February 2009.

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